Brighton and Hove Council was today awarded £417,000 for an information technology project.
The Government cash will be used to create theplacetobe.net, a portal site delivering public and private sector services.
It will involve the Internet, Internet TV and mobile devices.
It was one of 123 "innovative" public service projects to receive money from the Treasury and Cabinet Office's Invest To Save budget.
The scheme is part of Brighton and Hove Council's effort to make Brighton and Hove a "wired city".
It was pioneered by The Place To Be campaign, which last year succeeded in gaining city status for Brighton and Hove.
At that time, chairman Simon Fanshawe said: "It will create a virtual community out of our geographical one."
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