Ohio Township Association - Leadership Academy - Electives

Technology in Government

Length: 1.5 hours

Description: This is a workshop about the uses, applications and limitations of electronic technology, especially computers, in local government. The workshop will focus upon five themes relating to computers and technology in local government - selecting hardware and software, common applications and practices currently in use among many local governments, new applications of government on-line, emerging uses, and policies relating to the use of government computers.

I. E-Government / E-Democracy

On-line Offices Open 24-7/365
Voting
Instant Polls
What Does the Future Hold
Limits and Downsides

II. Common Applications and Practices

Records Management
Personnel Systems
Financial Management
Communication
Networking
Planning

III. New Applications

Application Processing for Many Permits and Licenses
Fee Payments
Survey and Polls
Directories Online
E-mail
Public Information Such as Annual Reports
Proposed Ordinances
Searchable Databases Including Ordinances

IV. Emerging Uses

Remote Sensing to Read Meters
GIS
Voting

V. Policies Relating to Computer Use

Personal Use / Other Business Uses
E-mail / Web Sites

This page last updated on February 5, 2008.

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