Digital Cities
About the project
Aim
The Digital City (DC) is a municipal area environment where a number of IST-based applications, focused on the special needs of this area, are installed aiming at:
i) the improvement of everyday life by simplifying public transactions, reducing telecommunication costs and delivering new services related to the local way of life in several sectors (health, education, business etc),
ii) the active participation of citizens in the community life and in local government policy-making via the electronic interaction and communication between citizens, elected representatives and Council officers,
iii) the establishment of Local Government and Public Authorities as guarantors of local society’s effective and democratic operation, and
iv) the realization of an infrastructure for enabling business and government development in the global economy.