The Role of Cities in 2006
Posted by Isidoros Passas at 27 April 2006 in Digital Cities
In one of the latest posts that were found in Civitium weblob, the role of the cities in 2006 was identified to fulfill the following targets:Universal Service, Open Access, Network Neutrality, Protection of Consumer Privacy.
As cities recognize the importance of this new role, they find new pressures are put on them. Public Sector CIOs are faced with a dual-role; that of managing the internal IT infrastructure to keep the city running (their traditional internal role) and promoting the use of technology for community benefit (their new external role). And they’re faced with a need for new expertise in areas like telecommunications law/policy, regulatory issues, etc.
You can read more on the ways that cities and their CIOs can manage the emerging requirements from this new role in this post on http://www.civitium.com/weblog/
Civitium is a management and technology consulting firm for municipal governments and institutions who are applying wireless technology as the foundation for Digital Communities.
As Civitium states in its home page the term Digital Community refers to any city, town, campus, village, borough or other area where technology is applied to promote social and economic development. Characteristics of a Digital Community include:
- Broadband services for businesses, residents and government agencies is universally-available, affordably-priced and support nomadic, portable and mobile usage models;
- Government officials and community leaders are committed and aligned to a long-term vision for technology and its positive impact on economic development and community enhancement;
- Solutions are deployed to create more efficient and responsive government and ease citizen-to-government interaction, including areas such as Public Safety, Transportation, Education, E-Government, Healthcare and Public Works;
- A formal process exists for cooperation between local governments and private technology and telecommunications companies;
- Local government officials are committed to policies for easing the investment burden of private sector companies; and
- Programs are in place to bring technology products, services, training and content to lower-income or disadvantaged areas of the community, helping to bridge the Digital Divide.