Hamilton Seniors Portal The provincial government and the federal - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Hamilton Seniors’ Portal

The provincial government and the federal government are launching seniors portal initiatives and want us as a partner (along with Sudbury, Brockville and Windsor). We know that many Council members have a an interest in this issue and have been involved in the consultations We would like Council to know how we plan t to advance the establishment of a Hamilton

y approved Council project using portal techno hnology e to be launched officially in May 2005 roject that uses transformational technology t allow the not-for-profit community to use aboration tools, on-line registration and e- mmerce channels and even web-casting roject that brings together many community tners -Chaired by Christine Swenor and Ken Rober oject Managed by Shannon McKay

ersonalized Gateway to information & services, organized around a person’s primar primary interest, not organizations: • Student • Hockey enthusiast • Rural Resident* • Patient • Small business owner • Senior

y mproved self-service channels Enroll in recreational programs, pay bills and fees on-line E-Collaboration Participate in online forums and surveys, take advantag advantage of online workspaces, allowing people in the the community to work together Connection to Community Stay up to date on all local happenings, personalize MyHamilton.ca Strengthen Hamilton’s Community and community groups Government Information & Services Find information, services and officials at all levels of governme government

g p owing # of Seniors – Environmental Scan Growing number of dependencies niors constitute one of the fastest growing groups in Ca anada Impact on demands for services, products, and special progr programs 2041, about 23% of the population will be over 65, up m 12% in 1995 In ‘95, est. 3.6 million seniors; representing 12% of pop. up from 10% in 1981 & 5% in 1921 amilton 2001 Census indicates 14% of Hamilton’s pop. + exceeding the provincial average of 12% ernet Usage: Public Health Agency of Canada (Division of Aging & Senior reports Internet use 65+ is growing faster than all other grou • http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/seniors-aines/pubs/tech_fact_sheets/no04_e.htm

ow w Se o s be e t o a Portal? mproved convenience etter access to information Portal supports effective content management management Robust searching and linking ew ways of engagement with City, commun ommunity agencies and individuals ew decision making tools ersonalized space to match needs

mplement a Senior’s Portal as part of the myhamilton community project • It will be first thematic sub-portal following the Rural Rural Portal and it will be launched in Fall of 2005 Explore an interim implementation of seniorsinfo.ca/ for Hamilton ( similar to Brockville Brockville)

create a Senior’s Portal quirement to work with provincial and federal laborative Senior’s Portal Network project tea m to ensure common data standards, taxono onomy and integration into a common greater ater portal solution immediate impact on content management No specific content development for senior’s po ortal (tag info relevant to seniors) E: There would be a significant impact if we were to u province’s method of providing Hamilton with a Seni

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