OpenCities

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OpenCities
Privately held company
IndustrySoftware
FounderAlex Gelbak, Luke Gelbak
HeadquartersMelbourne, Australia
Area served
Australia
Services
  • Development
  • Consulting
Websitewww.opencities.com

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 Leon 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|Miami, Florida[6]
  • Orlando, Florida[7]
  • Lake Macquarie (New South Wales)|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.

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.[12]

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".[13]

External Links

This article "OpenCities" is from Wikipedia. The list of its authors can be seen in its historical. Articles taken from Draft Namespace on Wikipedia could be accessed on Wikipedia's Draft Namespace.

  1. ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-03-27). "PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  2. ↑ "Meet the Team". Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  3. ↑ "OpenCities: The Digital Gateway to a Better Citizen Experience". CIO Review. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  4. ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-03-27). "PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  5. ↑ "Grand Rapids launches new city website". mlive. 2018-02-14. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  6. ↑ "How Miami's Innovation Academy Promotes Digital Literacy Programs". CMSWire.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  7. ↑ Burch, Bobby (2018-03-27). "PayIt exec departs to launch Australia-based OpenCities office in KC". Startland News. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  8. ↑ "Lake Macquarie City Council launches new community portal". iTnews. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  9. ↑ "City of Cheyenne launches new websites". Wyoming News Now. Retrieved 2020-09-02.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
  10. ↑ "2017 San Francisco Design Awards". drivenxdesign.com. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  11. ↑ "#ELGLHaverford Winners: 11-15". ELGL. 2019-11-14. Retrieved 2020-09-02.
  12. ↑ Jeff Friedman (January 11, 2017). "OpenCities: Helping cities deliver better digital services". Microsoft. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
  13. ↑ David Raths (October 26, 2016). "Benchmarking Study Provides Wakeup Call for City Websites". GovTech. Retrieved September 1, 2020.
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