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Whitepapers are written to help
people make decisions. A crossbreed between an article and a brochure,
whitepapers usually describe problems or issues and how to solve
them, and are rapidly becoming a major source of information. Since
2001, the number of whitepapers published has grown from one million
to more than 270 million!
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Delivering e-Government:
Three Key Areas to Achieve ROI and Improve Citizen Services
Today, many local governments are preoccupied with a daily imperative
to increase and improve services to constituents and a continual
demand to do more with less. Addressing this challenge requires
a willingness to examine the relationship between government and
its citizens and whether moving to an e-government paradigm holds
promise in delivering increased and improved citizen services with
the same – or less – resources. This whitepaper presents
three key areas where communities may find significant return on
investment that supports transforming individual government agencies
into an e-government enterprise.
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Critical Mass: How Digital
Technology Will Define the Way You Live
Digital communities are where you live—that's "you"
as in Time magazine's Person of the Year for 2006, which recognizes
and celebrates "the small contributions of millions of people
and making them matter." This Digital Communities Special Report
discusses how the 120 million Americans who are active online users
and creators of content and services are changing the world by redefining
it around their preferences and predilections, and by the technologies
they use and the way they use them.
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LDAP Integration: Simplified
Administration and Increased Security
Agencies and departments worldwide are constantly being
faced with two seemingly conflicting pressures. The first pressure
is to reduce the costs of providing services, especially information
services. The second is to counter the ever-present security threats
that jeopardize information assets, over which they are custodians.
Many organizations struggle to balance these responsibilities.
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Rethinking Recovery: Three
Perspectives of Emergency Management
After Hurricane Katrina, many jurisdictions have become more aware
of the need for proper emergency preparedness. And even if your
community is not located in a hurricane zone, chances are that there
is another type of disaster that threatens your area—earthquakes,
forest fires, floods, or tornados are just a few of the threats
that communities face everyday. This paper presents information
on the three phases of emergency management, the financial and political
consequences of each phase, and addresses the most neglected part
of the process—the disaster recovery phase.
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CMOM: A Dynamic Management Approach
for Collection Systems
Accela Asset Management provides a flexible software application
to effectively track and manage your wastewater assets and resources.
The automated solution allows your agency to comply with CMOM guidelines
and take a more proactive approach to managing your assets.
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Vantage360—The Next
Generation Architecture:
A New User Experience
Accela Vantage360 challenges the traditional models set forth by
existing software implementations. Vantage360 provides agencies
with an automated system that effectively connects their “disconnected
silos” and helps them manage the critical jurisdiction information
of their departments.
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Mobile Technology Solutions
For Today's Government
Mobile technology shows great promise in improving the field inspection
process. Municipalities that are adopting this technology are enjoying
enhanced data accuracy, more effective resource scheduling, and
greater citizen satisfaction.
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Emergency Response System
Expansion and Innovation
With a new concern for homeland security, government agencies
and disaster management officials are looking for ways to standardize
information. With Accela's products and services, you can take the
first steps to identify and develop an effective emergency preparedness
and response framework for your jurisdiction.
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