George Municipality

The George Municipality Citizen Engagement Application allows the Municipality to effectively connect, communicate with, and service citizens across all socio-economic strata by delivering mobile application services to every type of mobile phone (smart and non-smart) and all digital devices. The benefits of using direct channels of communication, particularly via mobile devices, for the Municipality is fourfold: 1. Optimised Communication and Active Citizenry; 2. Enhanced Service Deliver; 3. Operational Efficiencies and 4. Socio-Economic Development The benefits for the citizens are that they have a direct channel of communication with the Municipality; are able to interact with the municipality and have access anytime and anywhere – all at reduced costs in time and money. These are some of the features and functions you can expect when using the George Municipality Citizen Engagement Application: • News Feed – News articles of interest published by the Municipality • Notifications – Contextualised communications from the Municipality, based on your Profile, so you only receive Notifications of relevance • Fault Logging & Tracking – You can log faults or queries directly from the App and you can immediately receive your reference number via the App • Profile Management – Manage and update your own Profile information via the App and tailor the experiences around your own requirements • Geo-Location & Mapping – Easily save your location by accessing your device’s GPS and represents geo-located points on a map • Agent Chat – Live chat to a Citizen Support Agent • Click to Call – A list of important contact numbers for the Municipality’s various divisions that can easily be dialled directly from the App • Twitter Feed – In App access to the Municipality’s Twitter communications • Feedback – Option to send any type of Feedback directly to the Municipality • Share – Ability to virally Share the App with your friends and family We hope you enjoy using the George Municipality Citizen Engagement Application and look forward to receiving your Feedback.