Donegal County Council Wins Prestigious Technology Innovation Award
Donegal County Council is pleased to announce receipt of a major National Award for pioneering work in the application of new technology in the delivery of public services.
On Thursday, 26th January 2006, An Taoiseach, Bertie Ahern T.D. presented Mr Brian Boyle, Head of Information Systems, Donegal County Council, with an award for the best project in the Government to Citizen category at the Inside Government Innovation through Technology Awards for the Council’s e-Planning system. The e-Planning system is a web based application which allows members of the public to access all details of planning applications over the Internet using a combination of database, document management and geographic information systems technology.
The Council’s Director of Planning and Economic Development, Mr Francis Coyle, said "this award is appropriate recognition of the Council leading out on the provision of enhanced customer service by making each Planning application available on the web".
Mr Brian Boyle, Head of Information Systems, Donegal County Council stated that "the ePlanning system had certainly captured the public’s interest in Donegal with an average of 60,000 hits per month. The Planning staff in Donegal are innovative thinkers and have co-operated hugely in the implementation of new technology in their service over the last number of years. In co-operation with the Planning Service, we hope to further develop Donegal County Council’s on-line Planning services over the next few years as part of the Council’s Information Systems Strategic Plan 2006-2009".
L-R: Dermot O’Byrne, Marketing Manager at FAS (Category Award Sponsors), An Taoiseach Bertie Ahern, TD and Brian Boyle, Head of Information Systems at Donegal County Council receiving the award for Best Project in the Government to Citizen category at the public sector Innovation Through Technology awards
For further information please contact :
Mr Brian Boyle, Head of Information Systems Donegal County Council
bboyle@donegalcoco.ie
Mr Francis Coyle, Director of Planning & Economic Development, Donegal County Council fcoyle@donegalcoco.ie
1st February 2006