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Feeling the Pressure: Local Governments React to New Transparency Mandates
Before the Internet of Things, smartphones, computers, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter and all the apps and services that we take for granted today, government transparency looked very different. But with technological advancements, citizens expects new levels of online access to government information, and to be able to find that information whenever it suits their needs. While local government transparency has always been important, there have been recent surges of pressure from state-level governments. This means local government organizations of all sizes and budgets are being forced to … [Read more...] about Feeling the Pressure: Local Governments React to New Transparency Mandates
3 Transparency Tips from the County of Lennox and Addington
In our recent webinar Bringing Information to the People: Transparency Tips for Small/Mid Sized Local Governments, we had a great conversation with Tracey McKenzie from the County of Lennox & Addington, Ontario about how her organization manages to achieve such a high standard of transparency while dealing with limited staff and resources. While a common barrier to organizational change can be finding the budget, staff time and buy-in from other departments or council members, our discussion revealed some compelling reasons why organizations should make improved transparency a priority … [Read more...] about 3 Transparency Tips from the County of Lennox and Addington
Transparency through technology: Scalable, cost-effective and achievable now
If local governments are not investing in technology that makes data more available to the public, they are not investing in transparency. It’s really that simple. Download our Run a Transparent Government white paper here. In today’s highly connected world, transparency has become synonymous with digital access to information. The right digital tools can make transparency achievable, scalable and cost-effective while making local government data accessible to the residents of major cities like Chicago and much smaller communities such as Williamsville, New York. Chicago and … [Read more...] about Transparency through technology: Scalable, cost-effective and achievable now
We Care Grant
About the We Care Grant The pandemic has reduced government revenues and funding, added emergency responsibilities, and increased operating costs. Because of this, iCompass is helping offset the expenses of government agencies and organizations by offering our "We Care Grant" to help move agenda and meeting management and administrative operations to the cloud to create efficiencies and modernize governance. Increasing transparency is a hallmark of the municipal councils. Governments, hard hit by pandemic related expenses still seek to communicate effectively with stakeholders while … [Read more...] about We Care Grant