A co-operative environment for local government an internet-lntranet approach

摘要

In this paper we present a Web-based, database oriented CSCW system to support infor- mation dispersal between different Local Government authonties (Region. Prefecture and Municipalities) and the citizens. The system is implemented around the `shared workspace notion, a group of directories and files controlled by the users of the workspace. Intranet and Extranet technologies are exploited to enable asynchronous and synchronous co-operation, manipulation of uiforination from heterogeneous sources, security and easy administration, providing in parallel advanced communication facilities. We propose an innovative approach for the development of shared workspaces over WWW, based on state-of-the-art software platforms, integrating WWW and database tech- nologies. The whole system was developed under a project funded by the Greek General Secretariat ot Research and Technology and aims in the efficient distribution and management of information between and within different types of local authorities (Municipalities, Pre- fecturcs).