E-councils-systems, experiences, perspectives

City councils have not yet benefited as much from modern information systems as other administrations. In the Cuparla project, members of the Stuttgart city councils were each equipped with a networked notebook and a special information system-the Cuparla software was developed. This paper describes the software design, usage experiences and the organizational implementation process. The information and collaboration features of the Cuparla software cover the core functionality of electronic councils (e-councils). Further areas requiring computer support are meetings, knowledge management control and political portal sites