Local and central government looking to offer online services to citizens and businesses will soon be able to access, at no cost, a solution accelerator application offered by Microsoft, and partners PC-WARE AG and Spenta Consulting, through the European Regional Information Society Association (eris@).

The application, known as a digital town hall, makes it possible for small and medium-sized municipalities to offer their citizens access to information and transaction services. It is easily expanded and can be used to create solutions that address citizens’ needs and support back-office operations.

The digital town hall was built by Microsoft independent software vendor (ISV) partners PC-WARE from Germany and Spenta Consulting from Spain and will be the first application available on a new collaborative portal offered by eris@, and based on the Microsoft(R) Solution Sharing Network.

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