Sociální síť pro efektivní komunikaci obcí a měst v ČR

The aim of the thesis is to create a prototype of a social networking web application for effective and simple communication between the inhabitants and the employees of the municipal offices of municipalities and towns within the Czech Republic. The social networking web application enables individual users to share information, data, knowledge, legislative issues, and other topics related to urban and municipal governance in a simplified, clear and effective way. The theoretical work is focused on definition of basic concepts and issues of social networks, communication between municipalities and towns within the Czech Republic and communication between inhabitants and municipal authorities. The User Experience Design area is described and the methods defined. Selected methods are later used to create a prototype of this workThe main aim of the practical part is to describe and analyze the basic requirements for application in the form of User Stories. The methods of collecting the basic requirements are interviewing the interested person, collecting data by a questionnaire and in-depth interview with potential users at the municipal office. The next stage is the design and creation of an interactive prototype with the help of knowledge and methods from the field of User Experience Design. The result of this work is the prototype and comparison of differences with other social networks. At the end of this bachelor thesis there is a proposal for further possible extensions of the prototype application.