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Advanced Web Comment Forms
projectsAdvanced Web Comment Forms are self-service forms that route public comments and queries to the proper decision-maker or customer service contact.
Budget Proposals Online
projectsBudget proposals online provide access to proposed budget, tax, and spending proposals.
Community Portals
projectsCommunity portals, sometimes government-funded, present local content, community link directories, community event calendars, and more. They are designed in the public interest to make community content more accessible.
Content Syndication
projectsContent syndication provides citizens convenient access to new content and headlines from government via RSS and other online syndication standards.
Democracy Portal
projectsA democracy portal is an e-government website section that provides up-to-date access to decision-making content, representative processes, and citizen participation opportunities across multiple government departments, programmes, Council committees, and local commissions and task forces.
Democratized Navigation
projectsDemocratized navigation includes automatic generation of links to the most popular website content (downloads) over various timeframes such as the last week, month, year, or all-time.
Democratic Process Multimedia
projectsDemocratic process multimedia use Flash or other interactive experiences to provide an educational overview of democratic processes of government.
E-democracy Marketing
projectsPromotional campaigns and strategies that have successfully built citizen awareness and participation in e-democracy related activities in government.
Elected Official Videos
projectsElected official videos provide short video webcasts that introduce elected officials to citizens.
E-mail Response Policy
projectsAn e-mail response policy is a service pledge to citizens describing response policies and upfront exclusions (e.g. non-constitutients), the expected time for response, the method of communication, and the recourse process if a response is not received.
E-Newsletters
projectsE-Newsletters from government provide reliable and periodic updates on new content, e-service updates, and democratic participation opportunities. They are tied to site-wide e-mail opt-in strategies that allow cost effective cross promotion of e-democracy related content and e-consultations.
E-Notification
projectsBased on personal content preferences, e-notification services send timely e-mail, SMS, or instant message alerts with links to highly relevant updated information.
Geographic Personalisation
projectsGeographic personalisation covers the participatory use of geographic information as well as the ability to access personalised information based on location.
M-Democracy - Mobile Content
projectsM-Democracy includes the provision of government content and services in formats specifically tailored for handheld computers (PDAs) and/or mobile phones
Online Polls and Surveys
projectsAsking for quick and simple public input on a government web site.
Open Appointment System and Directory
projectsA database-driven system providing access to all open appointment opportunities for government commissions, committees, task forces as well as current membership lists and terms of service.
Public Meeting Announcement and Notification System
Public Meeting Announcement and Notification System
projectsA system where the public can subscribe to receive notices about public meetings and agenda items that interest them.
SMS Citizen Input
projectsSMS citizen input is the ability for citizens to send SMS (text messages via mobile phones) to mayors, councillors, the council, and the local authority as a whole.
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Universal Inbox for Elected Officials
projectsUniversal inbox for elected officials is a system to integrate voicemail, FAX, e-mail communications for elected officials.
Voter Education Online
projectsVoter education online goes beyond basic voting logistics to include enhanced non-partisan content that promoted informed voting in local elections and referendums.
Voting Records in XML
projectsAccess to recorded voting records in XML format.
Webcasting Public Meetings
projectsWireless Internet
projectsWireless internet with e-democracy represents the use of Wi-Fi in council chambers, committee meeting rooms, and other spaces used by councillors, staff, and potentially citizens.