UK: E-government faces the public's verdict
The government's identity card project has come under fire this month from a new quarter - the London business community. The London Chamber of Commerce (LCC) polled 165 company directors and found that only just over a quarter believed that ID cards would benefit their organisation in some way.
UK: Where to find the biggest carrot
Public services IT is fast approaching pay parity with the private sector according to a number of recent studies. The pay gap narrowed from 15% in late 2003 to 10.33% in 2005, the latest Computer Weekly/SSL survey reveals. Public sector services specialist Capita also found that annual pay rises for public sector IT staff reached 5.6% by mid-2005, exceeding private sector levels for the first time.
UK: 'E-gov projects too focused on tech'
Public sector IT managers have blasted e-government projects for failing to focus on people instead of technology.
The Society of IT Management (Socitm) said changes in e-government have not occurred because the majority of projects have been too concerned with technology rather than with a change in business processes.
Antigua and Barbuda: ICT draft policies discussed
The meeting was chaired by Senator Dr. Edmond Mansoor, minister of state responsible for information, broadcasting and telecommunications, Dr. Patrick Lay, director of Information Technology (IT) Centre and Delreo Newman, telecommunications consultant in the telecommunications division.
UAE: Paper cut
Customers can now scan the required documents and submit them through the Municipality’s website. The introduction of this paperless system will contribute to enhancing customer service, as customers will no longer have to take several hard copies of correspondence material to Dubai Municipality, according to Abdullah Al Shaibani, the organisation’s assistant director general for technical services.