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THE OIC LOCAL GOVERNMENT & XML SPECIAL INTEREST GROUP [LZIG] In many Councils Small & Medium-size Business [SMBs] and Small & Medium-size Enterprises [SMEs] (not-for-profit) comprise more than 95% of the Local Business population and are the major Employers and Rate-payers - ref Pittwater Council Management Plan 2006. In 2001 the Federal Government Department of Employment, Workplace Relations & Small Business [DEWRSB] commissioned members of the OIC Local Government Special Interest Group [LZIG] to conduct a series of eSurveys with 172 NSW Local Councils on "The relevance of XML in the adoption of On-Line Service Delivery by Local Government Agencies". Since completing those surveys, the OIC has hosted a number of education seminars on Government On-line direction including: 1 Sep 2001: The Government On-line Strategy John GRANT Chief General Manager Government On-line National Office for the Information Economy [NOIE] 2 Oct 2001: The Information Economy Patrick CALLIONI Chief General Manager Information Economy National Office for the Information Economy [NOIE] Theses seminars highlighted the need to understand the Government direction with Electronic Information Interchange [EII] Standards. OIC members have been tracking Local Government tenders and the requirements for Electronic Information Interchange [EII] with local home and small business users without inhouse IT expertise. In 2005 OIC members developed a Local Community Sport Resource Management Process to assist Local Volunteers Sports groups that utilised Council Sports Amenities to meet the requirements of Child Protection legislation. In Aug 2006 32 Victorian Councils formed a Consortium to develop a Hub to interface with local home/SME computer users If you would like to participate in the responses to these and similar tenders please register your membership application as a Participating Project Member
 2006 LOCAL GOVERNMENT TENDERS THAT INVOLVE LOCAL HOME USERS/SMES/SMBS  2006/08/19 32 Victorian Councils Compliance Hub for Home/SMEs Computer Users 2006/08/15 2006-09 Section 94 Contributions Plan
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2006 LOCAL GOVERNMENT MANAGEMENT PLANS - Examples Council 5-yr Management Plans
2006 OVERSEAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT SURVEYS
United States - independent Research for review by Members on request
2001 AUSTRALIAN LOCAL GOVERNMENT RESEARCH
