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With cloud computing and software-as-a-service (SaaS) technology government agencies can provide affordable services to citizens, businesses and government agencies.

BasicGov is hosting a webinar with Salesforce.com for South Carolina government agencies to learn how cloud computing and SaaS supports “Connecting People and Information”.

We are inviting government agencies in the State of South Carolina to participate in this complimentary webinar.

In this webinar you will learn how:

Cloud computing allows your Planning staff to:

• Track dates and milestones online
• Automatically schedule notifications, proceedings, hearings and other critical deadlines
• Report on project status to multi-users and multiple departments
• Access information in the office or field

Cloud computing allows your Permits & Inspections staff to:

• Automate scheduling of field inspections and reviews
• Print any permit related documents in seconds
• Access permit history in multiple departments, in the office or field
• Report with dashboard to show work completed or outstanding

Click here to register for webinar

Questions?  Contact us.

Michael Togyi
Vice President, Sales and Marketing
BasicGov
michael.togyi@basicgov.com

Stephanie Bogdanovic
Account Executive, Public Sector
Salesforce.com
sbogdanovic@salesforce.com

This week there was an article about the City of Galveston, Texas (population 50K+) and how it is changing its permitting and code process to speed up the rebuilding several years after the devastation caused by Hurricane Ike.

Prompted by disgruntled developers, trade groups and businesses, the City has made some changes using software to streamline its processes as well as opened up dialogue with residents and businesses to change processes.

Here’s an example of changes that the City has made and plans to make to be more responsive (see source):

• Geographic Information System maps of the island now available online.
• Builders, developers and residents no longer have to go to city hall to research code compliance districts, building inspection districts, Federal Emergency Management Agency floodplain maps, zoning and zoning overlay district maps, points of interest such as churches, child care and parks, historic districts and building permit activity.
• Launch a public online permit tracking system and to make online permitting for such trades as mechanical, electrical and plumbing available online by July 1.

There are thousands of other cities that are doing similar changes.

Attend a free webinar and learn how the City of Beaumont, California has streamlined and sped up its planning, permitting, and code process.

Click to register.