Neighbourhood web enables anyone to create a web site with absolutely no previous experience. It was created to help local authorities develop their local e-government programme.

The Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) has mandated that local organisations, local businesses, councillors and other elected members all need to be encouraged and supported in the development and maintenance of their own web sites by December 2005. Neighbourhood web does just that. View Priority Outcomes document

Neighbourhood web is accessed via the internet. Every local government organisation that signs up for Neighbourhood web will have a unique web address such as www.southwilts.com. The visual presentation of the site will be adapted so that it follows your local style and brand. See examples

Once in place, organisations and small businesses in your community will be able to access the site and start creating their own web sites on-line, for free. Within days, your Neighbourhood web site would start evolving into a buoyant and vibrant e-community.

In addition to the standard product, Neighbourhood web comes with several optional add-ons:

• Event Diary – to promote and publicise community events in an on-line diary
• Jobs Vacancies Directory – providing a fully functional employment placement and search service for the local community
• For Sale – allows users to sell surplus items locally

To find out more about the Neighbourhood web product go to Product Details

To help the process along you might opt to provide some user training and to carry out some marketing. If you need help in these areas, contact us