ABOUT THE GIC
The Department of State (DOS) is given the responsibility of ensuring citizens free and equal access to State, Local, and Federal government information and resources by Title 29 of the Delaware Code.
To better meet this mandate, the Secretary of State, in early 2000 established the Government Information Center (GIC) and charged it with helping the DOS to harness the power of the Internet.
In short, the GIC's mission is "Connecting Citizens to Government."
TASKS THE GIC PERFORMS
Some of the tasks the GIC performs to meet this mission are:
- Maintaining, updating, and enhancing the content, organization, and display of information on Delaware's Web portal, Delaware.gov.
- Easing citizen access and interaction with the State of Delaware's Web sites by continually researching best content management practices, emerging publishing technologies, and industry standards. Soliciting feedback electronically from citizens and citizen organizations via Delaware.gov enhances and shapes research findings.
- Improving Statewide citizen access to government State Agencies, which are briefed and advised by the GIC on accessibility, best practices, State and industry standards, usability, and Web content.
- Educating citizens, citizen organizations, and State Agency Information Intermediaries (Webmanagers, Public Information Officers, and others) on available State of Delaware Web content.
- Assisting State Agency Webmanagers who are engaged in Web publishing and information management with the goal of making Webmanagers' publishing process easier while easing and improving citizen access to the published content.
THE GIC'S MISSION RELATIONSHIPS ILLUSTRATED
The simplified diagram below shows the GIC's relationship to Web Content, the Citizen, and State Agencies. Rounded containers denote groups of people or organizations. Dotted connecting lines show relationships and communication. The grey rectangles represent the State Portal and State Agency Websites, respectively.
