Mobile government websites analysis

This article addresses the issue of government websites and the user´s browsing experience through them. It examines whether government agencies have mobile sites and if so whether these sites were really designed for that purpose in compliance with W3C (World Wide Web Consortium) best practices. A high percentage of citizens own basic cell phones. These users are unable to use the mobile websites to query particular information. Government mobile sites should be available to all citizens regardless of having a new generation cell phone. The websites shouldn´t be designed solely to be navigated by smartphones. This article analyses the current situation through a survey on mobile web sites in different countries.