UC Berkeley

Enabling the mobile web

@ Bill AllisonCommon Solutions GroupJune 15, 2011

Context: The UCB Mobile Plan

5 point campus mobile strategy established in 2010:

1. Leverage

2. Central campus mobile site

3. Web Applications Mobile Use Cases

4. Innovation

5. Data Freedomhttps://wikihub.berkeley.edu/display/itac/UC+Berkeley+Campus+Mobile+Strategy

Mobile Application Use Cases

Focus of our investment is driven by business need, not by the technology

Investing in two different models: Kuali & UCLA’s MWF

The Mobile Web Framework

A centralized solution to a distributed problem

UCB focused on leveraging the framework

Opportunity to mobile-enable the campusFriday, June 10: Mobile Web Workshop

Saturday, June 11: Mobile Enablement Contest Announced

Tuesday, June 14: Submissions Due

Wednesday, June 15: Winner Drawn at CSG!

The Workshop & Contest

60 attendees (40 from departments, 20 from IT & PA)

8 submissions completed in 2 business days

Law School: Faculty Profiles

Library: Electronic Resources

School of Social Welfare

School of Social Welfare, cont’d

Law School: Realtime Shuttle

Summer Session Courses

Fall Program For Freshmen

Admissions: MyBerkeleyApp

Takeaways

Mobile will replace much of the desktop model – space is volatile, rapidly evolving. University posture must be agile and responsive.

Investment in mobile should be multi-point: baked-into vendor products (RFP, selection), transitioning traditional web at presentation layer (MWF), enterprise strategies (MWF/Kuali).

Deploying technology platforms centrally for distributed use, magnifying effect of proper incentives