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FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO MANAGE PUBLIC SERVICES AT LOCAL LEVEL WORKSHOP

The Local Government Information Network: Building a Regional Information Exchange for Municipal Decision Makers. FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO MANAGE PUBLIC SERVICES AT LOCAL LEVEL WORKSHOP Prague, Hotel Olympik, 15 – 18 September, 2004. Knowledge as a Driving Force.

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FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO MANAGE PUBLIC SERVICES AT LOCAL LEVEL WORKSHOP

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  1. The Local Government Information Network: Building a Regional Information Exchange for Municipal Decision Makers FINANCIAL VIABILITY AND CAPACITY DEVELOPMENT TO MANAGE PUBLIC SERVICES AT LOCAL LEVEL WORKSHOP Prague, Hotel Olympik, 15 – 18 September, 2004

  2. Knowledge as a Driving Force “Today the evidence suggests that knowledge is more important to people's well-being than capital, labor and the other factors that make our economies grow." Johannes Linn, the World Bank's Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, International Herald Tribune February 21, 2002. LOGIN BASICS 2 of 17

  3. Need for a Knowledge Management Tool • Need based and demand driven • Gathers and processes information • Reaches the grass roots over a region • Low cost and effective LOGIN BASICS 3 of 17

  4. What is LOGIN? • LOGIN is an information clearinghouse that • promotes the professional development of local government officials • strengthens the capabilities of organizations that support public administration reform at the local level LOGIN BASICS 4 of 17

  5. LOGIN: a network of people 1) Foundation for Local Government Reform Bulgaria 2) Union of Local and Regional Governments Latvia 3) Foundation in Support of Local Democracy & EMCOM Ltd. Poland 4) National Association of Local Governments Hungary 5) Municipal Training Centre Kaunas University Lithuania 6) Association of Cities Ukraine 7) Institute of Urban Economics Russia 8) Association of Municipalities Macedonia 9) Federation of Local Authorities Romania How does LOGIN work? 5 of 17

  6. The Role of Partner Institutions • assessingneed • gathering information • processing information • delivering information • marketing the system How does LOGIN work? 6 of 17

  7. Developing Content • Library: 6166 documents - September 2004 • user friendly entries • full text, downloadable and free • 15 topic categories and a search engine • Additional modules: news, legislative update, funding, calendar How does LOGIN work? 7 of 17

  8. The Internet Component • Non-competitive design • Modular structure • Centralized database, decentralized access • Multi-lingual How does LOGIN work? 8 of 17

  9. Non-competitive design LOGIN Modules FLGR Modules 9 of 17

  10. 10 of 17 Centralized database, decentralized access

  11. Internet based data entry 11 of 17

  12. Typical Library summary sheet with full text document 12 of 17

  13. Multi Lingual Service Translated materials Language 1. Language 6. Language 2. English section Language 5. Language 3. Language 4. Common database How does LOGIN work? 13 of 17

  14. Evaluation and Feedback • On-line survey engine • Industrial strength traffic monitoring WHY LOGIN? 14 of 17

  15. Who do you work for? a) Local government b) Regional government c) Municipal or professional association d) National government e) Academic institution f) International development organization g) NGO partner of local government h) Private sector i) Other 15 of 17

  16. Unique visitors May 2003-May 2004: 132,588 16 of 17

  17. Information  resource Strong needs assessment, needs based system Non-internet based activities Partner selection, revenue generating activities Challenges and solutions • Internet use islow • Sustainability Challenges and solutions 17 of 17

  18. For additional information visit: www.logincee.org

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