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The UK comes 12th out of 22 countries, way behind Canada, the number one. In short, thought many UK e-government services are live, there's not a great deal of transactional capability yet.

The UK is behind other countries when it comes to providing e-government services, according to the European Commission.

The Commission has released its 9th Benchmark Measurement of European eGovernment Services report, carried out by IT outsourcer Capgemini, research institute Rand Europe, the analyst group IDC and the Danish Technological Institute (DTI).

The UK remains well behind the leaders in Europe’s e-government league, according to the latest benchmarking exercise by global consultancy Capgemini.

It has given Britain an overall score 61% against ratings above 80% for the leading pack of Estonia, Austria, Latvia, Malta and Lithuania.

The NRI ranks 144 countries based on their ability to put information and communications technologies (ICT) to use for growth and well-being. The first three names on the list remain the same but the order has changed.

The UK ranks fifth place in Europe for sophistication and availability of online government services, according to the annual e-government benchmark study by Capgemini.

The survey assesses the online capabilities of more than 5,000 public agencies in 31 countries across Europe. Austria performed the best, followed by Malta, Slovenia and Portugal. The UK has improved slightly from its performance last year, when it came sixth.

The fifth benchmarking survey, published by the European Commission DG Communications Networks, Content and Technology, examines services in 28 EU and neighbouring countries, classifying performance in four stages of maturity: insufficient, moderate, fair and good.

The UK is the fifth most advanced European country for electronic government services, says the annual benchmark survey from Capgemini.

Austria is top of the league, following by Malta, Slovenia and Portugal. The UK is up one place since last year with 89 per cent of services now available online.

The report – Government at a Glance 2009 – found the UK was bettered only by Austria and Portugal in the sophistication of its e-services. In terms of e-government readiness, the UK was rated 10th out of all OECD countries, with Sweden at the top and the US fourth.

The survey said the UK was one of four countries, alongside Austria, Malta and Portugal, to have full online availability. The survey found it had progressed 10 points since 2007. The UK also ranked 7th for sophistication of services.

The UK has risen one place this year, in the World Economic Forum’s Networked Readiness Index (NRI) 2006-2007.

The US was knocked off the top position and plummeted to seventh in the league. Denmark climbed from third to first while Sweden moved to second from eighth and Finland moved from fifth to fourth.

And doesn't get a look-in on top 10 most cyber-conscious nations

The UK has fallen off its perch at the top of the UN’s biennial e-government ranking, dropping three places.

The survey, which compares trends in digital government across countries, rated Denmark as the most developed – a big jump from its previous ninth place.

The UK has dropped down the e-government rankings, as too few citizens use online services, according to an new report.

The relevant section of Government at a Glance 2009, published by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development, shows the UK comes third behind Austria and Portugal in the sophistication of its e-services, and is in a similar position for their full online capability.

Britain has the best blend of telecoms, human capital and online services according to newly published international index

The UK has come out as the leader in the United Nations’ rankings for e-government, topping the table in the new survey published by the UN Department of Economic and Social Affairs (Undesa).

Birmingham is the most advanced city in Europe in provision of eGovernment, according to a new report.

The city has come top of a benchmarking survey of e-goverance initiatives in 35 European cities across 12 EU Member States.

Birmingham has the most advanced egovernment in Europe, according to a study by the Spanish university of Zaragoza.

The study rated 35 European cities on the breadth and depth of the online services they provide, the level of e-democracy that has been developed, and how much elected officials use it to communicate.

The UK has been ranked third in a global chart measuring the readiness of its e-government strategy, according to a report published by the United Nations (UN) this week.