OpenCities
| Private | |
| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Computer software, Business service management |
| Founded 📆 | |
| Founder 👔 | Alex Gelbak, Luke Gelbak |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | Melbourne, Australia |
Area served 🗺️ | Australia, New Zealand, United States |
| Services |
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| Members | |
Number of employees | |
| 🌐 Website | www |
| 📇 Address | |
| 📞 telephone | |
OpenCities is a web development business headquartered in Melbourne, Australia, which specializes in providing "website and digital services for governments".[1]
The company was founded in 2008 by Alex Gelbak and Luke Gelbak.[2][3]
Websites Developed
OpenCities has designed and built over 500 websites for local governments in Australia, New Zealand and the United States.[4] Localities that have hired the firm include:
- Grand Rapids, Michigan[5]
- Miami, Florida[6]
- Orlando, Florida[7]
- Lake Macquarie, New South Wales[8]
- Cheyenne, Wyoming[9]
- Lakewood, Ohio
In 2017, OpenCities won the 2017 San Francisco Design Awards for its redesign of the City of Grand Rapids website.[10] In 2019, OpenCities ranked 15th in the Engaging Local Government Leaders (ELGL) Haverford Awards for its work in developing websites for local government.[11]
Company products
OpenCities products include its content management software, form builder and intranet software.
In 2020, OpenCities announced a partnership with Accela to create Premium Citizen Experience, a new no-code platform for state and local governments.[12]
National Benchmarking Report
Every year OpenCities conducts a national survey in the United States to compile the National Benchmarking Report, which assesses every U.S. city with a population of more than 10,000 residents.[13]
In 2016, the study found that "that 32 percent have poor optimization for mobile or tablet devices; 87 percent received a failing grade for encryption; 40 percent failed accessibility tests, and fewer than 9 percent are written at a reading level that average Americans can comfortably grasp".[14]
References
- ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-03-27). "PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "Meet the Team". Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ "OpenCities: The Digital Gateway to a Better Citizen Experience". CIO Review. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-03-27). "PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "Grand Rapids launches new city website". mlive. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "How Miami's Innovation Academy Promotes Digital Literacy Programs". CMSWire.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-03-27). "PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "Lake Macquarie City Council launches new community portal". iTnews. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "City of Cheyenne launches new websites". Wyoming News Now. Retrieved 2020-09-02. Unknown parameter
|url-status=ignored (help) - ↑ "2017 San Francisco Design Awards". drivenxdesign.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "#ELGLHaverford Winners: 11-15". ELGL. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
- ↑ "Accela, OpenCities Partner on No-Code Digital Services Tool". www.govtech.com. Retrieved 2020-09-17.
- ↑ Jeff Friedman (January 11, 2017). "OpenCities: Helping cities deliver better digital services". Microsoft. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
- ↑ David Raths (October 26, 2016). "Benchmarking Study Provides Wakeup Call for City Websites". GovTech. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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