By LACHLAN MOORHEAD
CASEY Council is dipping its toe into the digital universe.
This week the City of Casey officially launched its new digital strategy – Digital Casey – which encourages the community to interact with their local government through new technology.
In his opening message about the new project, new mayor Sam Aziz said Casey had to make sure it kept up to date with new technological trends.
“We are seeing a push to be more agile, innovative and creative; the increasing availability of open data; the emerging digital economy; the ‘Internet of Things’ and the increasing reach of social media into our households,” Cr Aziz said.
“At the City of Casey we are acutely aware of these trends and their impact.
“Customers are telling us they expect to be able to undertake their council business online, at a time and through a device of their own choosing.
“Businesses in our municipality are looking to exploit the opportunities these trends provide.
“And there is a demand that we use technologies to find efficiencies in council’s processes, increasing the value we provide from the rates we collect.”
Cr Aziz said Digital Casey was not a “point-in-time” strategy, but rather a “new way of operating at council”.
“Fundamental to the success of Digital Casey is a strong relationship between the council, the community and our stakeholders,” he said.
“We will be looking to people across the municipality to get involved and partner with us to shape this new era in council service delivery.”
As part of the council’s new digital strategy, Cr Aziz on Friday launched a mayoral twitter feed.
For more information and to check out the Digital Casey plan, visit www.casey.vic.gov.au/council/policies-strategies/d-f/Digital-Casey
