The goal of the project is to stimulate open electronic access to public government information. Information is available for federal, state, and local governments. Instructions are provided for creating your own newsgroup. Helps local governments get online. With help from the National Association of Counties, ICMA and the National League of Cities, Public Technology, Inc. helps city, county, and state governments use technology wisely and links them with industry sources that can best meet their specific needs.
Site also includes research reports and publications.
Seattle Public Access Network A Practical Guide, City of Seattle, Washington Standards for city webpages, plus other useful links. Starting a Village, Blacksburg Electronic Village Information for starting a community network, and links to related information. Local Government Information Sharing Good example of what can be done with the Internet. An innovative web-based information sharing service for local governments in British Columbia. A nonpartisan web service that makes it easy for people to reach over 170,000 officials in the local, state, and federal government.