In another project, staff performing equipment servicing and maintenance repairs on council properties can upload images such as photographs and gas certificates captured on PDAs.

The council has also piloted the use of Alfresco on other mobile devices. Staff and councillors can access Alfresco via the cloud using Android or Apple devices or standard laptop computers, enabling paperless meetings and access to documents on the move.

Bristol City Council developed its online open source earlier this year to help streamline and improve its web services.