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Institute for eGovernment

Vignette Corp. (Nasdaq:VIGN) today announced that Runnymede Borough Council will replace its multiple Web, intranet and extranet sites with a single portal from the Vignette(R) V7 suite to better engage with constituents and improve efficiency across the council. The implementation of Vignette(R) Application Portal and Vignette(R) Builder also will help Runnymede Borough Council meet e-government deadlines to deliver online services defined by the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM).

Instead, all contractors will register only in CCR, which is managed by the Defense Department. CCR will assume all of Pro-Net’s search capabilities and functions, and the Pro-Net name will be retired, according to SBA officials.

“We are committed to using technology to make government more efficient and make more services available 24-hours-a-day, seven-days-a-week,” said Governor Heineman. “While much has already been accomplished, we must keep this momentum going to meet the challenge of serving our citizens and businesses today and in the future.”

Most glitches were application server and Web server errors such as blank pages, embedded content errors and the 500 server error, according to the survey by the Business Internet Group of San Francisco.

The standards, released last week and mandatory for all federal agencies, are the work of the Defense, Health and Human Services, and Veterans Affairs departments.

The Utah Department of Public Safety recently announced the launch of a new mobile Web application developed exclusively for communicating public safety-related news, information, and alerts directly to mobile devices used by media outlets. The mobile app will run in conjunction with the Public Safety Media Portal available on Utah.gov (www.Utah.gov), the state of Utah’s official Web site. Utah is the first state government in the nation to develop and release a mobile application of this kind.

2010’s list includes cities large and small, from thirteen countries, in five continents. The average population of the Smart21 is 490,000, but as ICF Co-Founder Louis Zacharilla said during last Friday’s unveiling, “You don’t have to be big to be successful. Size doesn’t matter in the Broadband Economy.”

During the past 10 years or so, Rockefeller has repeatedly introduced bills with tax benefits related to broadband, particularly in rural areas. Two years ago, he offered a big resolution on the need for a national broadband plan, and he has worked on various pieces of legislation related to the topic, a Rockefeller aid said.

The site, which was launched early this year as a replacement for FirstGov.gov, provides a centralized place to find government information online. USA.gov lets visitors search for information on hundreds of government services, from checking tax refund status to contacting elected officials.

A team of researchers from the Taubman Center for Public Policy at Brown University examined 1,548 state and federal sites. The researchers analyzed 1,487 state Web sites (an average of 30 per states), as well as 48 federal government legislative and executive sites and 13 federal court sites. The research team conducted its analysis during June and July.

The $309 million DC Smart Street Lighting Project announced by D.C. Mayor Muriel Bowser will modernize more than 75,000 lights throughout the District. The project has been praised as the nation’s largest urban streetlight modernization project. It will convert all of the city’s street and alley lights to energy-efficient LED technology.

Eliminates 38,000 Tons of Greenhouse Gas Emissions

The technology will reduce energy usage by more than 50%, as well as eliminating 38,000 tons of greenhouse gas emissions each year. The project improves equity of service and extends Wi-Fi coverage in underserved neighborhoods.

In 2002, the first year of the program, the county collected $5.8 million from 8,700 taxpayers. In 2003, the county collected $13 million from 13,660 taxpayers.

The "Drive to Excellence" campaign announced by Gov. Tim Pawlenty Monday will succeed if it can deliver on his promise of better state government at a far lower cost. The key will be breaking down walls between departments and agencies, encouraging more innovation. This is easier said than done in any organization, let alone a massive government bureaucracy (remember Al Gore's vaunted efforts to streamline the federal government in the 1990s).