City of Minneapolis tops e-Gov rankings National study ranks City's Web site as most accessible, informative
Sept. 25, 2002 (Minneapolis) The City of Minneapolis topped the rankings of the nation's largest cities in an e-government study conducted by Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. Using detailed analysis of 1,567 city government web sites in 70 of the largest metropolitan areas in the nation, the rankings were announced in the second annual installment of a comprehensive e-government study conducted by researchers at Brown University's Center for Public Policy earlier this month. "We've made great progress in making City government more accessible," says Minneapolis Mayor R.T. Rybak. "The City's Web site has been one of the ways we are reaching out to the public - providing information, getting feedback and making it easier to avail City services - as we move toward a one-stop shop concept. We continue to work on making the site user-friendly and provide increased e-services to our residents. This is a well-deserved recognition of our efforts." E-government refers to the delivery of information and services online through the Internet. Among the sites analyzed by the Brown University study were those of the executive offices, legislative offices, and major agencies serving crucial functions of government. Web sites were also evaluated for presence of various features dealing with information availability, service delivery, and public access. Minneapolis, the top-ranked city, rated 89.5% on a 0-100 point e-government index, followed by Seattle (85.9%), Denver (85.3%), San Diego (79.3%) and Boston (77.6%). The study is available at http://www.insidepolitics.org/egovt02city.html. The nation's top-ranked web site can be accessed at www.ci.minneapolis.mn.us. -x-x-x- Vaman Pai Communications Department 612.673.2123 _______________________________________ Minneapolis Issues Forum - A Civil City Civic Discussion - Mn E-Democracy Post messages to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subscribe, Unsubscribe, Digest option, and more: http://e-democracy.org/mpls
