About CMIS

The flexible democratic management solution for efficient delivery of modern e-government

e-Democracy and committee management

CMIS allows members, Officers and the public, controlled and secure access to published information, with the solution’s powerful content management engine giving users details on a wide variety of topics. These can include items ranging from a member or councillor’s political affiliations and their attendance records through to decision histories, meeting reports, minutes and agendas.
This transparent approach allows all interested parties to review, comment and interact directly on plans and decisions. By subscribing to e-mail notification services, members of the public can participate and respond to forthcoming consultations and decisions, further improving your democratic processes. The new e-petitions module enables citizens to easily create and deliver a petition on any issue which affects them.
The database records every committee year on year, forming a valuable historical archive of your organisation's decisions and published information. Furthermore, online facilities allow public access to all details from past meetings, as well as daily updates of the future meetings diary.

CMIS is accessible from any browser-enabled device, enabling users to access all information from the office, home, library or by using public Internet facilities.
Employees have secure, remote access to the critical information they need and by using CMIS, can access it both quickly and efficiently.

Once information is stored and managed in a digital environment, powerful search and retrieval tools give customers control as to exactly what they can view online whilst simultaneously offering the ability to print hard copies only when necessary.
Electronic packs can also be easily created to save costs and facilitate paperless meetings whilst any statutory requirement to print a limited number of copies can also be fulfilled.

Leaders of an organisation's democratic process can create an easy-to-manage set of public web pages, which are either maintained externally or on site.
Furthermore, the CMIS web pages fully integrate with an authority’s existing website branding, style and content, ensuring users move between the two systems seamlessly.

A smooth transition is aimed for during implementation, maintaining paper-based systems until you are ready to launch your new CMIS system and all clients have the option to become members of the CMIS User Group.