The success of an e-government project hinges on solving a problem rather than throwing technology at it, according to professionals working in Ontario.
There are 445 municipalities in the province and only seven per cent of them have populations over 100,000. "The municipalities are not a monolithic group with the same needs and challenges," said Craig Wellington, manager of communications and marketing, Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (AMCTO).
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British Columbia Assessment has worked with Cognos, an Ottawa, Ont.-based provider of business intelligence and corporate management solutions, to implement Assessment LinkBC, which provides real-time access to property information via Web browsers. Assessment LinkBC, powered by the Cognos Enterprise Business Intelligence Series, allows users to analyze trends -- whether by municipality or by neighborhood -- in property types and values.
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"It's about using technology to improve services to people," said Henri-Francois Gautrin, parliamentary assistant to Liberal Premier Jean Charest. Gautrin said e-government will also help save money, estimating the province's Revenue Department will save $18 million a year because it's cheaper to process income tax reports online.
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The southwestern Ontario municipality has turned to paytickets.ca to handle parking fine payments via the Web.
The move lets the town get its feet wet in electronic service delivery without making a huge investment, says Gord Lalonde, Oakville's IT director.
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The IT industry and public sector think citizens are clamouring for the delivery local services online, but that’s not necessarily so, local government experts told the Municipal Information Systems Association's (MISA) 2004 Forum this week.