The Official Website of New York City
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| Institution: |
NYC Government
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| Implementation Date: |
Aug 21, 2008 |
| Summary: |
The mission of NYC.gov - The Official New York City Web Site - is to provide the public with quick and easy access to information about New York City agencies, programs, and services.
The City's homepage also provides, through links to external sites, information about cultural, educational, and recreational activities in New York City.
NYC.gov has clear privacy or security statements/policies and is considered very “user-friendly”. For example, all pages use consistent color, formatting, “default colors” and underlined text to indicate links.
Also, there is a consistent use of navigation bars and links to the homepage on every page, the website contains very advanced forms, allowing citizens to submit pertinent information.
In addition, functions such as a sitemap, expanded search capabilities and pages intended for targeted audiences have been developed. Last but not least, a page with very thorough information about privacy and security is provided.
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| Impact: |
The inclusion of New York City as the second best practice in the report Digital Governance in Municipalities Worldwide 2005 is based on its second place ranking in the 2005 evaluation, which is based on a survey considering the practice of digital governance in 98 large municipalities worldwide.
The high ranking is a reflection of New York City’s balanced performance throughout the five categories considered (i.e., 1. Security and Privacy; 2. Usability; 3. Content; 4. Services; and 5. Citizen Participation)
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| Source: |
Report on the two websites http://www.andromeda.rutgers.edu and http://www.gepegi.org |
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http://www.nyc.gov/portal/index.jsp |
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