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OPEN

GOVERNMENT

Enhance transparency, accessibility, and

openness through online solutions that 5

empower the public.

Whether it’s viewing a
dashboard of construc-
tion projects in progress,
looking up a tax record,
or watching a livestream
of an Augusta Commis-
sion meeting, the public
expects and deserves
open online access to
information about their
government.

Information Technology
continues to promote
data-sharing and open
government tools for the
public. IT also partners
closely with Augusta’s GIS is also becoming an essential tool for digital citizen engagement
leadership and other as it transforms government data into visual, easy-to-understand
City departments to sup- maps and graphics. New GIS web tools allow the public to not only
port and enhance their view but also analyze data on their own, empowering residents and
transparency initiatives. businesses with the information that matters most to them.

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