Digital Government Strategy Report for the Department of Commerce

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2.1. Engage with customers to identify at least two existing major customer-facing services that contain high-value data or content as first-move candidates to make compliant with new open data, content, and web API policy.

Overall Status: in-progress

2.1.1. Paragraph on customer engagement approach

Paragraph on customer engagement approach: In addition to informal discussions with internal and external stakeholders, we have posted an entry on our blog (http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2012/08/08/commerce-department-needs-your-input-digital-strategy) soliciting feedback. We have also used a Facebook poll and daily tweets to drive traffic. Several stories have been written about our outreach and have also driven traffic to the blog post.

2.1.2. Prioritized list of systems (datasets)

System Name: Export.gov API
System Description: An API that will allow developers access to Export.gov\'s events data
System Scope: external
Main Customer: Freight Forwarders and Trade Associations


System Name: Census API
System Description: Additional economic and demographic data
System Scope: external
Main Customer: Users of economic and demographic data such as realtors, economic professionals,

7.1. Engage with customers to identify at least two existing priority customer-facing services to optimize for mobile use.

Overall Status: in-progress

7.1.1. Paragraph on customer engagement approach

Paragraph on customer engagement approach: In addition to informal discussions with internal and external stakeholders, we have posted an entry on our blog (http://www.commerce.gov/blog/2012/08/08/commerce-department-needs-your-input-digital-strategy) soliciting feedback. We have also used a Facebook poll and daily tweets to drive traffic. Several stories have been written about our outreach and have also driven traffic to the blog post.

7.1.2. Prioritized list of systems (datasets)

System Name: Commerce.gov
System Description: Ensuring mobile-optimization of Commerce.gov
System Scope: external
Main Customer: Citizens with mobile devices


System Name: Census mobile apps
System Description: Census will develop 2 additional mobile apps
System Scope: external
Main Customer: Citizens and users of demographic data

Last updated August 8, 2012 at 1:17 pm