Community Connect Foundation is proud to announce that the County/City E-Government Program has been awarded a grant to facilitate a web presence under the WV.gov website for every municipality and county in the state. In order to execute this huge undertaking CCF has partnered with The Association of Counties, The Municipal League and The West Virginia State Board of Education to ensure that community leaders and students will be aware of their responsibilities to ensure all objectives are met. This effort is a continuation of a pilot project, which included 6 designated cities and their respective counties in West Virginia. The success of the pilot project has proven that effective E-government websites can be a valuable tool for effective citizen and government interaction and result in cost savings for all governmental agencies in the provision of government services.

Local municipalities and county level governments engage in a wide range of activities and services that are not actively promoted to the public. The World Wide Web has become a readily available forum to publicize these activities and services, but the lack of technical expertise and the rather mundane nature of local government has lead to slow adoption of e-government applications in West Virginia. The County/City E-Government Program looks to promote cooperation between local government and the communities they serve by leveraging the creativity of high school students to provide interesting and dynamic content on city and county websites. The County/City E-Government Program will provide the necessary framework for students to be active in their local government while providing streamlined e-services that will strengthen their local community.

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