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Running Great Britain? There's an App For That!

Posted by timothy on from the good-thing-it's-so-simple dept.

judgecorp writes "Britain's Prime Minister David Cameron will get a personalised iPad app to help him run the country. The 'government dashboard' will include health waiting list figures, crime statistics, economic statistics and a real-time news feed. Cameron is a committed Apple user — but British members of Parliament have only been allowed iPads in the House of Commons since March 2011."

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  1. Re:Obama's Ipad by nomadic · · Score: 4, Informative

    Presumably you also criticized GWB, who literally took 3 times as many vacation days as Obama, right?

  2. Re:Will the app be on the app store? by MoonBuggy · · Score: 4, Informative

    Dev accounts can load apps directly onto factory standard iOS devices - it'd be a bitch to chase down bugs otherwise!

  3. Re:Will the app be on the app store? by lakeland · · Score: 4, Informative

    Someone else has already mentioned dev accounts, but it's also possible to run an enterprise app store. Perhaps not worth it for just one iPad but I wouldn't be surprised if that's the way they go since it will be seen as the proper approach.

  4. Not just iPads by Albanach · · Score: 4, Informative

    I have no idea why the summary says MPs are only allowed iPads in the House of Commons. Members are allowed to use smartphones or tablet computers, there are no brand restrictions placed upon them.

  5. Re:Why is a native client needed? by Xugumad · · Score: 4, Informative

    NHS waiting list statistics: http://www.dh.gov.uk/en/Publicationsandstatistics/Statistics/Performancedataandstatistics/HospitalWaitingTimesandListStatistics/index.htm

    Crime statistics: http://www.police.uk/

    Unemployment: http://www.statistics.gov.uk/hub/labour-market/people-not-in-work/unemployment