26/04/2012

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‘Fix Your Street’ scoops three e-Government Awards for South Dublin County Council.

South Dublin County Council is delighted to announce that ‘Fix Your Street’ has scooped 3 e-Government awards at a ceremony which took place on the 25^th April in Dublin Castle. ‘Fix Your Street’ won top prize in the following categories: 

·        Open Source

·        People’s Choice

·        Judges Special Merit  

The Ireland eGovernment Awards are the recognised benchmark for excellence in Irish eGovernment services and standards. The Awards raise awareness and recognise the innovators, developers, forward thinkers and experts who are pioneering the changes happening in how the Irish Government delivers services to its citizens.

‘Fixyourstreet’ is a publicly accessible web site with associated mobile technologies on which non emergency issues such as street lighting, drainage, graffiti, illegal dumping, road and footpath maintenance can be reported.

Mayor Caitríona Jones stated “I am extremely pleased and proud to accept these awards on behalf of South Dublin County Council, this project further demonstrates South Dublin County Council’s already proven track record in collaborative working towards improving our citizens’ quality of life”. Residents are able to monitor the response and interact with their issue once it has been reported through the system with a commitment that local officials will respond within two working days” concluded Mayor Jones.

South Dublin County Council with the support of the Local Government Management Agency is currently working with a number of other local authorities on this initiative. The reporting of issues to ‘Fixyourstreet’ are accepted via the web site, www.fixyourstreet.ie , through email, on twitter and coming shortly mobile phone apps for the most popular mobile platforms.

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