iCITY INFORMATION Disseminate Information Quickly to Citizens, Businesses and Visitors

Governments recognize the need to deliver important and detailed information to consumer citizens. The municipal/city website is a crucial mechanism for the government to interact with its citizens, providing organized, thorough and relevant content. The ability to convey information about government services, departments, tourist information, strategic initiatives and a range of other activities helps foster a greater dialogue between municipalities/cities and its citizens.

The iCity portal makes it easy for governments to create, publish and manage content on their website, keeping information up to date and centralized. Using CMS ( Content Management System) technologies, with the flexibility to interface with a range of 3rd party CMS solutions, iCity encourages distributed content creation with centralized approval and publishing. With iCity, government employees, the knowledge and subject matter experts of the organization, are encouraged to rapidly create, submit and publish important information to the community in a structured format, including:

• Municipal/City Information
  Governments can offer citizens general information about the city, its location and history, and its future aspirations. Leveraging the iCity solution, citizens, businesses, and visitors are kept abreast of events, marketing and other municipal initiatives that reaffirm the importance of the municipality in the everyday life of the community.
• Mayors and Councillor Lists/Contact
  Provide information to citizens about the mayor and councillors that drive the strategic direction of the city. Direct contact information can be posted for these representatives so that citizens and businesses feel that the door to City Hall is always open to hear their concerns. Additionally, during municipal elections, information on candidates, their experience and expertise, as well as contact information can be displayed to provide information to citizens on their voting options and encourage the community to take an interest in the city elections.
• City/Administrative Department Directory
  Citizens need to have quick and easy access to municipal and government information, the various departments and offices that operate in the city, and the responsibilities of each department. iCity's municipal directory provides a quick index of all city services and departments, along with descriptions of the services provided and contact information. The directory allows citizens to quickly navigate their city government and access the information they need.
• Tender/RFP Post and Download
  Post and list tenders for viewing and download by prospective vendors that want to do business with the city. The forms feature in the module allows for the capturing of vendor corporate information to know who has downloaded City RFPs and expressed interest in the opportunity. Tender alerts can also be created via email that distributes tenders to a range of qualified vendors interested in municipal opportunities.
• Council Meeting Agendas and Minutes
  Imperative to the reputation of the City is the ability to communicate its decisions to its tax-paying citizens. iCity allows the municipality to make council meeting minutes available from the website. Additionally, filmed council videos can be rendered through the iCity portal for citizens to watch the entire proceedings of the meeting and know the initiatives of the City's leadership.
• Application Forms and Online Forms
  Travelling to City Hall and obtaining forms is a thing of the past with iCity. iCity enables municipalities to move away from a paper system and provide citizens with quick and easily completed forms that can be downloaded or filled out online. Citizens can save time and postage, while municipalities save on administrative costs when common forms and applications are submitted through the iCity portal.
• City Emergency Services
  Citizens can access critical information about City Emergency Services, such as police, ambulatory and fire services. City Emergency services can post websites (sub information portals) within the iCity portal, or can have links to their official organization websites.
• City Job Board
  Post jobs at City Hall or for other government organizations through the Job Posting module that conforms to a standard template. Additionally, the Job Posting module can be expanded to community organizations and businesses that want to advertise for available positions at local companies - a great method for making the municipal portal a true community portal.

Contact IImex Systems today to learn how easily a diverse range of information can be organized, managed, and easily updated within the iCity portal.