1. The Local Government Information Network: Building a Regional Information Exchange for Municipal Decision Makers LORIS Conference March 25, 2003 Hradec Kralove

2. Knowledge as a Driving Force LOGIN BASICS 2 of 15 “Today the evidence suggests that knowledge is more important to people's well-being than capital, labor and the other factors that make our economies grow." Johannes Linn, the World Bank's Vice President for Europe and Central Asia, International Herald Tribune February 21, 2002.

3. Need for a Knowledge Management Tool è Need based and demand driven è Gathers and processes information è Reaches the grass roots over a region è Low cost and effective LOGIN BASICS 3 of 15

4. What is LOGIN? è LOGIN is an information clearinghouse that –promotes the professional development of local government officials –strengthens the capabilities of organizations that support public administration reform at the local level LOGIN BASICS 4 of 15

5. LOGIN: a network of people 1)Foundation for Local Government Reform Bulgaria 2)Union of Local and Regional Governments Latvia 3)Foundation in Support of Local Democracy & EMCOM Ltd.Poland 4)National Association of Local Governments Hungary 5)Municipal Training Centre Kaunas UniversityLithuania 6)Association of Cities Ukraine 7)Institute of Urban EconomicsRussia 8) Association of MunicipalitiesMacedonia How does LOGIN work? 5 of 15

6. How does LOGIN work? 6 of 15 è assessing need è gathering information è processing information è delivering information è marketing the system The Role of Partner Institutions

7. Developing Content How does LOGIN work? 7 of 15 è Library: 4612 documents on 23, March –user friendly entries –full text, downloadable and free è 15 topic categories and a search engine è Additional modules: news, legislative update, funding, calendar

8. The Internet Component è Non-competitive design è Modular structure è Centralized database, decentralized access è Multi-lingual How does LOGIN work? 8 of 15

9. 9 of 15 Non-competitive design LOGIN Modules FLGR Modules

10. 10 of 15 Centralized database, decentralized access

11. 11 of 15 Internet based data entry

12. Typical Library summary sheet with full text document 12 of 15

13. Multi Lingual Service How does LOGIN work? 13 of 15 Common database Language 1. Language 2. Language 6. Language 5. Language 4. Language 3. English section Translated materials

14. Evaluation and Feedback WHY LOGIN? 14 of 15 è On-line survey engine è Industrial strength traffic monitoring

15. Challenges and solutions è Information  resource è Strong needs assessment, needs based system è Non-internet based activities è Partner selection, revenue generating activities è Internet use is low è Sustainability Challenges and solutions 15 of 15

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