The Association of Municipal Managers, Clerks and Treasurers of Ontario (the AMCTO) is pleased to announce the launch of the AMCTO Municipal e-Government Centre internet site. Developed with funding assistance from the Ontario Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing and technological assistance from ASi Technologies Inc., the site is another vehicle through which the AMCTO can promote effective and efficient municipal government and build a new knowledge base on leading e-government topics, in support of the Association's vision of being the leading organization in fostering and sustaining municipal excellence. The introduction of this publicly-accessible site also supports the AMCTO's and ministry's commitments to helping municipalities take advantage of e-government opportunities. The site addresses knowledge gaps that have been identified and will be a home for informal information and the discussion of ideas as they are developing. This site will be of use to municipalities regardless of their population size, geography or level of electronic service delivery or e-government experience.
Through the site, users will be able to:
- Find links to existing municipal sites and sites in other jurisdictions to identify best practices and innovative initiatives in e-government;
- Access a document library that reflects current e-government research, experience and best practices; and
- Exchange information, get advice and ask questions through the e-government discussion forum.
- Citizen Engagement: Facilitating two-way citizen engagement or digital democracy.
- Connectivity and Broadbanding: Ensuring the availability, inter-operability, consistency of networks, systems and processes.
- Online Internal Services: Streamlining and automating internal decision-making and program delivery processes.
- Online Services Delivery to the Public: Providing access to information and services by being available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, 365 days a year, using a variety of electronic channels.
- Strategies, Policies and Plans: Improving the ways business is conducted.
Quelle: Canada NewsWire
