Ireland: Government going for public sector gongs
The strong Irish contingent is made up of Meath County Council for its work in taking communities online, the Local Government Computer Services Board for Mobhaile, the Department of An Taoiseach for its eCabinet initiative and the Revenue Commissioners for its ongoing innovation around the Revenue On-Line Service portal.
UK: Council seeks IT staff to aid efficiency drive
The London Borough of Lambeth is looking to recruit IT staff to work on its business transformation programme and help improve operational efficiency.
The council is seeking a business transformation manager, project managers, application and server support and data communication officers, and programme and systems administrative officers, to work on projects intended to deliver cost savings.
USA: CFO Sykes helps NASA manage change
Sykes says she “really, really likes the [e-government] initiatives because they make my tax dollar go further.” And as a single woman with no children, Sykes sees a lot of her dollars go toward taxes every month.
USA: Government to streamline local authority transactions
The government has launched an initiative to reach local authority efficiency targets through improving payments and transactional services of local councils.
The scheme, which is being implemented by Voca, aims to generate at least £2m in efficiency gains and plans to increase the uptake of automated payments within councils and reduce errors by 25%.