E-MUNIS PROJECT LINKS TO CITIES WEB-SITES

Rijeka, Croatia - City of Rijeka as a member of the E-MuniS Consortium has been taking an active part on the project through the activities of the Information Technology Institute. Parallel with the development of the E-MuniS project, the fundamental references of further development of IT were stipulated in making a step forward towards establishing a closer contact between the City Administration and the citizens by using modern technologies, the Internet above all. Today, the City of Rijeka through its City Portal on www.grad-rijeka.hr provides information and services to its citizens, being constantly updated with new functions and links. In Portal development IT Institute followed the strategy described in the documents of the E-MuniS project. IT Institute developed and implemented a pilot application for the project, and parallel with it its own City Portal, which is in function since the beginning of 2003 and is continually updated. The success in the realisation of the Rijeka City Portal project was achieved in co-operation with the partner cities from the Consortium, but also in contacts realised through many international associations (TELECITIES, Major Cities of Europe.) and in co-operation with Croatian IT companies. The Rijeka City Portal consists of web pages, information service, interactive city map and two way communication with citizens (on line and e-democracy services). The first three units are in function, and the basis for the fourth is in progress by means of rearranging working processes and redesigning existing back office applications. Web site was established according to the E-MuniS project recommendations with the i-Site CMS (Content Management Software) solution developed i-Site by Croatian partner company Perpetuum mobile ltd. The solution is based on Microsoft working environment and tools (NT, SQL, Net, ASP .). The main feature of the applied software is the end user orientation - daily updates are performed by WEB co-ordinators from each municipality department. City information system is the key element of the Portal to serve the citizens through the Internet and provide them with basic information concerning the City administration. The software solution applied is EUMIS, developed in the Fraunhofer Institute based on Microsoft working environment and tools. The main features of the project is an intuitive approach of the user capable to reach the requested information in many ways: through the glossary of the services, life events, data on organisations, services providers or directly by choosing an appropriate form from the form depot. Interactive City Map was developed by IT Institute (GIS services) following the recommendations of the E-MuniS project. Map is based on graphical layers (vectorised map) CAD city map has been worked out with 1600 units, 1550 addresses, 620 streets and 1500 photos. The graphic data are integrated into the existing alpha numeric data base resulting in an interactive city map connected to the information service in a way that a click on any address from service providers position on the map. The usage of the map in an interactive mode provides a choice and an insight into the network of major units and institutions, such as: clinics, pharmacies, hospitals, bus stations, tourist accommodation units according to types, police stations etc. - BACK -

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Last updated on 16.09.2003