OBJECTIVE Maternal mortality reduction is a Millennium Development Goal. In Colombia, there is a large disparity in the maternal mortality ratio (MMR) between and into departments (states) and also between municipalities. We examined socioeconomics variables at the municipal and departmental levels which could be associated to the municipal maternal mortality in Colombia. METHODS A multilevel...

This study uses a municipal e-government services framework to evaluate the development of municipal electronic government (e-Government) in Peruvian cities by assessing the web sites and services provided by each city. The findings show that the degree of development of e-Government in Peru is incipient, with the need to improve not only the municipal websites but also the municipal e-Governme...

Under the leadership of Mayor Shirley Franklin, the City of Atlanta introduced a new operating model for municipal government in early 2002. A central component of that effort has been a performance-measurement system—the “Atlanta Dashboard”—designed to assess various aspects of municipal performance and, through that assessment, to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of municipal services.

Based on an analysis of several municipal e-participation experiences, and of the virtual environments used in these, this article covers key aspects to be considered when designing an electronic Internet-based system for participation at the municipal level, whose aim would be to enhance communication between public officials and citizens while streamlining municipal civic participation and co...

The paper presents the design of municipal creditworthiness parameters. Municipal creditworthiness modelling is realized by fuzzy logic based systems. Therefore, current designs of hierarchical structures of Mamdanitype fuzzy inference systems and their analysis are introduced. Key-Words: Municipal creditworthiness, Mamdani-type fuzzy inference systems, hierarchical structures of fuzzy inferenc...

The paper presents the author’s vision of content municipal procedural activity, grounds for its separation from structure general activities carried out by local self-government entities when solving issues importance and other enshrined in Federal Law No. 131‑FZ 06.10.2003 «On General Principles Local Self-Government Organization Russian Federation». author proposes to consider activity as dy...

1 Master’s degree in medicine, FCMSCSP. Assisting physician at the Otorhinolaryngology Unit of the Municipal Public Servant’s Hospital (Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal). 2 Doctoral student, physician. 3 Otorhinolaryngologist, physician private office. Municipal Public Servant’s Hospital (Hospital do Servidor Público Municipal). Send correspondence to: Av. Paes de Barros 828 apto. 9 Mooca...

In developing Asian countries, the municipal cooperations are unable to handle the increasing amount of municipal solid waste, which into the uncollected waste being spread on roads and in other public areas leading to tremendous pollution and destruction of land and negative impact on human health. Generation of municipal solid waste increases with the rapid urbanization and accelerated econom...

One of the typical design objectives of municipal Wi-Fi systems is the free or low-cost provision of connectivity for citizens, including people with disabilities and others impacted by the digital divide. This paper examines a range of municipal Wi-Fi implementation models for potential impact on e-accessibility. A comparative analysis was undertaken of sample U.S. and European municipal Wi-Fi...