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e-Government RIA manifesto
Last week I was presenting at MAX 2009 in LA where I talked about Flex and Adobe AIR in Government, it was based on e-Deklaracje Desktop application released by Polish Ministry of Finance (you can find more info about e-Deklaracje Desktop in one of my previous posts here). Important here is to note that e-Deklaracje received Honorable Mention in Adobe 2009 MAX Awards. My presentation was focusing on requirements, challenges and solutions that Ministry of Finance faced during implementation of e-Deklaracje. Here is the link to video of my presentation online. At the end I concluded with my personal manifesto that I believe e-Government Rich Internet Applications should be guided by to achieve success! Manifesto is made of four mandatory bullets that are in totally random order but each as equal in its value:
Consistency – application should work consistently on all major operating systems, browsers or even hardware without compromises. Citizens should have freedom of using different environments and achieve same user experience.
Openness – the architecture of the application should be open and available to the public. Preferably it should use communication channels and formats based on open standards e.g. HTTP, SOAP, AMF or JASON. These commodities will make integration and extensions easier for the public.
Experience – citizens’ experience should be as straightforward as possible and that applies to anything like usage, accessibility or installation procedures. Actually experience should engage and drive the user through the application.
Security – this is the most obvious one but shouldn’t be forgotten. User data should be secure not only on server side or over communication channels but also on the client side. Encryption to storage or access should be applied where possible, giving the user confidence while using the application.
Any comments are most likely welcome. RIA is trend now that whole industry is going towards and as citizens and users of e-Government applications we should expect same from public institutions solutions.
