Part of the Cities, Municipalities and Local Authorities series
Solar panels on the town hall roof, LED lighting at the municipal maintenance department and electric service vehicles outside the door: local authorities have long been embracing sustainability. But what about IT? Time and Attendance and Access Control also run every day and across numerous locations. With energy-efficient ISGUS terminals, digital ZEUS® processes and intelligent infrastructure, GreenIT becomes part of everyday operations, even in areas that have so far received little attention.
A terminal needs to be ready whenever an employee records their working time or requires an access permission. At the same time, it does not need to operate at full capacity around the clock.
That is precisely why ISGUS terminals feature intelligent energy-saving functions. When the terminal is not in use, energy consumption can be reduced. As soon as a booking is made, the terminal is immediately available again. In a local authority with multiple locations and numerous terminals, this becomes a lasting element of a sustainable IT strategy.
Municipal workplaces are spread across many different locations. Administration and HR teams work at the town hall, the working day at the municipal maintenance department starts early in the morning, municipal utilities operate with different working hours, and schools have their own specific requirements.
Sustainability does not start and end with energy consumption. A significant proportion of resource consumption is caused by analogue processes: forms are printed, signed, forwarded, filed and later searched for again.
With ZEUS®, numerous processes can be mapped digitally. Working hours are recorded directly at the terminal. Requests and approvals can be processed digitally. Information is available centrally. This not only saves paper. It also saves time, printing costs, filing space and unnecessary journeys through the administration. And, incidentally, it eliminates one of the big questions in local government: “Who actually has the request on their desk right now?”
Green IT does not end with time tracking. Access Control can also help local authorities organise their buildings more intelligently. With ZEUS® Access Control, access permissions can be managed centrally and defined according to specific times.
Employees receive exactly the access rights they need for their tasks. Permissions can be adjusted and managed centrally. This turns individual doors and readers into one controlled overall system. This not only provides greater security. Needs-based use of municipal buildings can also help to organise operating hours more effectively and avoid unnecessary use outside defined times. In other words, the door knows who is allowed in. The administration knows why.
ISGUS terminals are designed for a wide range of requirements and applications. This enables local authorities to use terminal technology that suits their individual needs without having to build a completely different system for every location.
| GreenIT Approach | Benefits for Local Authorities |
|---|---|
| Energy-efficient ISGUS terminals | Reduced energy consumption during operation |
| Digital Time Tracking | No manual paper lists for recording working hours |
| Digital Workflows | Fewer printouts and less administrative effort |
| Centralised Access Control | Transparent and needs-based access permissions |
| Centralised System Management | Less effort when managing multiple locations |
| ISGUS Cloud | No need for your own server infrastructure for ZEUS® |
| ZEUS® Workforce Management | Connected processes instead of isolated individual solutions |
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