Brussels offers itself a new Web site

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A revisited structure

Internet is the most used afin communications tool today to get itself quickly an information. As Belgian and European Capital, Brussels owed have a site in its image: dynamic and forward-looking. Six years passed by since the creation of the first web site. The realization of a new platform was thus indispensable to answer in best the waits(expectations) of the citizens which, in half a decade, evolved well, explains Freddy Thielemans.

One working year was necessary for the implementation of this new interface. First construction site: the structure. It was important that the site conjugates to best needs so many inhabitants as visitors and businessmen who cross(go through) Brussels, mention the Alderwoman of the Computing, Karine Lalieux.

The structure of the site was rethought thus as a consequence to allow the users to find quickly the information for which they look. Several roads exist henceforth to find the deliberate information: according to themes, via an index or a search engine and, a novelty, according to the types of public. So, shopkeepers, seniors, newcomers and the other tourists can in a simple click reach the information which are intended for them.

A strengthened accessibility

A will to create a site for all which also declines in the accessibility of this one. Short sentences and clear vocabulary were privileged to facilitate the understanding of all, in this understood(included) the persons whose French / Dutch is not the mother tongue, assures(insures) Karine Lalieux. The character of texts can be enlarged and every page can be visited in voiced mode. The site will be also accessible(approachable) to all the sailors(browsers) ((GSM, iPhone, smartphone) Investigate, Mozilla, Google Chrome) and to all the supports. Pages relieved, as for her(it), to allow everyone, it doesn't much matter the power of its machine, to download them quickly.

E-citoyennetè and interactivity

In case of questions and the other suggestions the visitors, can thanks to a link, to contact directly by e-mail College members and various administrative departments. An administration which will also have to treat(handle) the forms which the citizen can henceforth fill(perform) by means of Internet. It seemed to me essential to offer to the citizen a tool which allows him(her) to limit its movements towards the administration. Today, he can of his place of residence ask and fill(perform) numerous administrative documents. The discharge(dump) relative to the removal(kidnapping) of graffiti, for example, can be directly filled(performed) and sent, by means of the site, to the Cleansing service. A not unimportant saving of time for the citizen. Other forms will tomorrow come to be added to 13 presents at present, underlines the Alderwoman.

A production 100 % house

The new Web site of the City was internally completely realized by means of the asbl GIAL. It is thus there about a work house which corresponds exactly to the waits(expectations) so many Aldermen as administrations arranged to be of use to best the citizens insists Karine Lalieux. One working year internally will have been necessary for the realization of this platform which wanted just like its City. { GIAL}

Brussels it " live "

A camera installed(settled) at the top of a building offers " live " a magnificent panorama of the most beautiful place(square) of the world. In the daytime and at night, the Internet users will have the possibility of following the events which take place on this place. It is the opportunity(occasion) for all the "surfers" of Belgium and moreover to take, from their home, the pulse of our Capital. By hoping that Brussels and its new site can seduce them, concludes the Alderwoman.

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