- Conduct telephone survey of all 35 GTA
municipalities to determine current status of GTA
Internet connectivity, specifically for eMail.
Itentify domain names, user ID format, mail package,
Internet service provider, etc. for all connected sites.
Determine connectivity plans for those municipalities who
are not yet connected.
- Research the feasibility, implications, costs,
benifits and alternatives of providing a common Internet
eMail directory for the GTA (or far all Ontario
Municipalities). Possible providers for such
service include AMO/Municom, Bell Global Solutions, and
Management Board/Go-Net.
- Consider and recommend any actions, if any,
which might be required to enhance Internet connectivity
among those GTA sites that have (or will have) their own
connections is place, as well as for any GTA municipality
with no immediate internal plans.
- Conduct telephone survey of all 35 GTA
municipalities to determine current status of Web Site
development, including URLs and a general
summary of content, format, etc.
- Research the feasibility, implications, costs,
benifits, and alternatives for a common GTA Web Site,
with links to all specific municipal sites within the
GTA. I believe (Jim
Andrew) there are may already be some
activity or commitment on this front from Economic
Development people. AMO/Municom also provides a directory
and links to all Ontario municipal Web Sites.
- Consider the possibility and practical
limitations associated with possible recommendations re,
any common format or conttent for GTA Web Sites.
I am not optimistic that a broad common format is either
necessay or desireable among independent and, ultimately,
competing organizations. However, there may be some
appropriate recommendations of things which can be added
to GTA Web Sites to enhance the overall GTA Web presence.
GTA IT Directors Workshops
The purpose of the workshop at the December 6/96 GTA IT
Directors meeting was to set a direction for 1997 meetings. A
copy of the minutes are
available.
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Jan.
1997
Friday January 31,
Location: Scarborough
Theme: GTA Reform and IT Service Delivery Models
Leaders: John Birss and Jack Dhaliwal
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Apr.
1997
Location: Region of Peel
Theme:
Leaders:
GTA NETWORK MEETING, May.
1997
Location: Newmarket
Theme:
Leaders:
GTA NETWORK MEETING, July
1997
Location: Region of Halton
Theme:
Leaders: Jane MacCaskill
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Sept.
1997
Location: City of Toronto
Theme:
Leaders:
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Nov.
1997
Location: Region of Durham
Theme:
Leaders:
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Aug.
1996
Thursday August 8, 1:30pm
Location: Room 304, Metro Hall
Minutes for this meeting are now available in WordPerfect and .html formats.
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Sept. 1996
Thursday September 5, 1:30pm
Location: Room 307, Metro Hall
The notice for this meeting are available in .htm and .doc formats.
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Oct. 1996
Thursday October 3, 1:30pm
Location: CANCELLED
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Nov. 1996
Thursday October 31, 1:30pm
Location: Room 304, Metro Hall
GTA NETWORK MEETING, Dec. 1996
Thursday November 28, 1:30pm
Location: Room 304, Metro Hall
Minutes
for this meeting are now available.
- Summer `96 -- Get GTANet: Internet
site up an running
- The GTA Net is fully supported and
promoted by its stakeholders;
- The GTA Net is widely recognized
as a successful venture in inter-organization
cooperation;
- The GTA Net has a strong presence
in the locally, provincially, nationally and
internationally;
- The GTA Net Core Team feels well
informed about other related initiatives;
- The GTA Net Core Team has the
necessary input from stakeholders and consumers to affect
the GTA Net's development accordingly;
- Stakeholder and consumer
expectations are aligned with the GTA Net's capabilities
and direction.
