Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW: Local-e project

Background:

Local-e, a project of the Local Government and Shires Associations of NSW, needed a way to manage its 46 regional and rural websites to improve delivery of online services, such as managing Council and Community Events and Venues, FAQs and Community Directory.  Local-e found a solution with Jentla, the enterprise content management company.

What are the key features for companies?

Over 70% of Australia's population is estimated to be using the internet, says a report released by the World Bank in 2012. With such a high rate of online adoption, there are over 11 million Facebook accounts, 2.2 million Google Plus users reported, while the number of mobile handsets with an Internet connection has reached 17.4 million in 2012. Nonetheless, there are over 4 million iPhones in the country.

It is no wonder than that the recent talks about US National Security Agency engaging in the surveillance of private data belonging to non-US citizens, have troubled many Aussies.

With so much online information being held in the hands of a few American companies, this is not only last week's news. But the question imposed on a reality that many online businesses and users have to face every day.

Is private data on Internet safe? What can online companies do to protect their private information? Here's what we've found out: