The Covid-19 pandemic has required local and national government institutions to quickly respond and adapt to deliver important services while governing remotely.
New cloud solution, Webex Legislate, enables remote and hybrid legislative bodies to convene safely and securely
New Connected Justice Solution for Courts, Correctional Facilities and Community Corrections powers secure real-time virtual judicial proceedings anywhere, anytime
Expanded Cisco Public Funding Office helps public sector customers tap stimulus funding worldwide
The pandemic has shown that technology is key not only to keeping us securely connected and productive but also to keep essential functions of civic life and democracy moving during disruptions. During the Covid-19 pandemic, local and national government institutions are responding and adapting by pivoting to deliver services and continue the business of governing, remotely. To support governmental organizations with these business resiliency efforts,
The new solutions combine the power of
These new solutions bring secure delivery of virtual government services across multiple platforms of previously disparate technology to provide greater efficiencies, reduce cost associated with travel, while keeping the public safer. Prior to Covid-19, many governing bodies were legally required to meet in-person, and the shift to remote has been a new experience for many. Now, according to a new
Webex Legislate is a new secure, purpose-built cloud solution that extends Webex's built-in security and privacy capabilities. The new solution meets the highly specialized requirements of global legislatures, providing a 'better than being there' experience to give legislators the same capabilities as on the chamber or parliamentary floor, while attending sessions from their regions and remaining close to the citizens they represent. The new solution provides support for:
Legislators, by delivering an integrated experience that provides the video conferencing experience they already know via a new dashboard for all the governing business required in hearings and floor debates and votes. For example, it:
Allows legislatures the ability to debate and vote on legislation in accordance with their rules, procedures, and norms via customized voting features
Enables secure sidebar rooms that mimic the conversations legislators have in caucus or on the floor. These rooms can be ad hoc or permanent
Offers simultaneous interpretation and closed captioning making it easy for legislative sessions to be conducted in multiple languages
Moderators, by enabling complete customization so Webex Legislate will allow for the unique rules, procedures, and roles of each legislative body. That means appropriate permissions are given to committee chairs, speakers, legislators, staff, citizens, press and so on. The solution also provides timers, detailed mute controls and more to easily manage orderly proceedings.
Designed to meet legislative security needs, the solution enables:
Single sign-on with multifactor authentication
Visual and verbal verification with secure lobby admission to verify the identity of voting members
Chain of custody for all procedures, including voting
Anonymous or customized voting, with detailed statistics by party and voter
Webex Legislate was funded and co-developed by
Additionally,
The new solution provides support for:
Courtrooms:
Brings courtroom participants together via real-time video creating a safe and secure environment
Offers the courts the ability to hold virtual hearings with an integrated docket dashboard that identifies a virtual lobby and side rooms, via partner Cloverhound. This brings extra efficiencies and accelerates court activities
Support for managing the hybrid court with physical attendees in a court hearing so a judge can see both virtual and in-person participants
Correctional Facilities:
Provides seamless virtual visitation services via simplified workflow and user experience. New custom designed scheduling software from Cisco CX is built for this specific environment
Increases and simplifies remote access to critical services such as court appearances, telehealth services and distance learning
Community Corrections:
Helps government agencies better reduce recidivism by delivering rehabilitative support and supervision, via a new mobile advanced supervision and integrated case management solution from
New mobile solution provides increased caseload efficiency by notifying staff members of incompliance allowing them to spend their time where it is needed most
Simplifies delivery of essential support services such as remote check-ins, teletherapy recovery and behavioral health counseling and homeless services
For example, using Webex Teams integrated with TRACKtech products, one major US judicial district was able to increase caseload productivity by visiting 3x more clients in a day with virtual home visits
In addition, by utilizing Cisco's video end points with TRACKtech, the judicial district was able to save the equivalent of their entire annual fleet management budget
'The beauty of
Increased Funding Office Expertise
Government funding to support Covid-19 response efforts is available. This year,
Additional Resources
Check out the new Connected Justice website
Discover the Cisco Portfolio Explorer for Government-Connected Justice website
Watch the Elkhart County Video Case Study video
View the Webex Legislate Solution video
Learn more in the Reimaging Government Resiliency blog
Read more in the Webex Innovation Keeps Governments Running Effectively and Securely, From Anywhere blog
Explore the Better Rehabilitation and Supervision Experience Powered By Webex and TRACKTech blog
Dive into The Lawmaker's Future of Work post
Watch on Cisco.com the Elkhart County Video Case Study video
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