Advanced Cloud Document System

Abstract

Nowadays, public administration offices are faced with long and complex procedures. Frequently used tools such as email clients and document systems are seldom integrated. This leads to problems like slowness, large quantities of paper documents, redundancies, high operational costs, and a low level of citizen participation. Google Apps try to fill that gap by providing an integrated and usable environment, but it is not enough for typical public administration applications, where the existing IT system has to be taken into account. The aim of this project is to create a Software as a Service (SaaS) platform, based on open-source components and integrated with Google Apps. With such a platform, public institutions and companies could use an environment in which to work on the most frequent tasks. From an innovative point of view, the project uses the latest technologies and the latest patterns in both planning and development.