selectmen or school committee members, to primers and advisories which address particular topics or issues. Visitors to the website can also submit complaints or requests for advice through the website. Website activity has increased dramatically as a result of the education and training requirements added to the conflict of interest law in 2009. Website traffic continued to increase in FY 2016 as compared with FY 2015, with a 10% increase in the average number of monthly visitors and a nearly 13% increase in the average number of monthly page views. Public Education and Communications Division Activities Press releases issued 15 Educational seminars conducted 69 Seminar attendance 2,120 Inquiries from media and general public 550 Inquiries concerning the education and training 808 requirements Website average monthly visitors 15,367 Website average monthly page views 167,098 Information Technology Services The Commission’s information technology and network resources are maintained and updated by the Commission’s Information Technology Specialist, who reports to the Public Education and Communications Division Chief and to the Legal Division Deputy Chief/SFI. The IT Specialist provides technical support for the Commission’s internal case management application, the SFI electronic filing application, and the conflict of interest law online training programs for all public employees. During FY 2016, needed replacements and improvements were made to equipment and software supporting the network environment, such as switches, printers, battery back-ups, desktop computers and the internal case management application. The Information Technology Specialist worked with the MassIT Massmail team to upgrade the email server environment from Microsoft Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013. Work also continued on the development of a new electronic SFI filing application and revisions to Commission policies on the use of, and remote access to, information technology resources.
selectmen or school committee members, to primers and advisories which address particular topics or issues. Visitors to the website can also submit complaints or requests for advice through the website. Website activity has increased dramatically as a result of the education and training requirements added to the conflict of interest law in 2009. Website traffic continued to increase in FY 2016 as compared with FY 2015, with a 10% increase in the average number of monthly visitors and a nearly 13% increase in the average number of monthly page views. Public Education and Communications Division Activities Press releases issued 15 Educational seminars conducted 69 Seminar attendance 2,120 Inquiries from media and general public 550 Inquiries concerning the education and training requirements 808 Website average monthly visitors 15,367 Website average monthly page views 167,098 Information Technology Services The Commission’s information technology and network resources are maintained and updated by the Commission’s Information Technology Specialist, who reports to the Public Education and Communications Division Chief and to the Legal Division Deputy Chief/SFI. The IT Specialist provides technical support for the Commission’s internal case management application, the SFI electronic filing application, and the conflict of interest law online training programs for all public employees. During FY 2016, needed replacements and improvements were made to equipment and software supporting the network environment, such as switches, printers, battery back-ups, desktop computers and the internal case management application. The Information Technology Specialist worked with the MassIT Massmail team to upgrade the email server environment from Microsoft Exchange 2007 to Exchange 2013. Work also continued on the development of a new electronic SFI filing application and revisions to Commission policies on the use of, and remote access to, information technology resources.
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