Computer Science Project Abstract
THE ACCELERATION OF THE INCORPORATION OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY IN MUNICIPAL GOVERNMENT
Presenters:
Erin Huffington, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; huff@imsa.edu
Kathleen King, Illinois Mathematics and Science Academy, 1500 W. Sullivan Road, Aurora, IL 60506; serafina@imsa.edu
Mentor:
Dr. Stewart Personick, Drexel University, 3141Chestnut St. Philadelphia, PA 19104
Abstract:
This year our research was conducted in the field of information technology. The long-term objective was to accelerate the incorporation of information technology in municipal government. Our intention was to create a new and original on-line application that could be utilized by city governments in order to provide improved services for their citizens. In order to so, we began our project by conducting an in-depth investigation of the online services that are currently available and the present on-line capabilities of local towns. We continued our project by brainstorming and exploring various possibilities for development. In the end, we created the design for a web page that would provide information about traffic within a given city. Among other services, the site, given an approximate date and time, will provide directions using the fastest available route, as well as giving predicted weather and construction problems. It would also allow users to customize the site so that they would be notified in case of problems that would affect traffic, such as inclement weather. The service would be accessible to the people through the city’s homepage.