Archives for January 28th, 2005

BETTER ACCESS TO E-GOVERNMENT

Features, PublicNet: 28 January, 2005

Better Access To e-Government

By Lucy Brown

With the current flurry of activity, as councils work towards the 2005 deadline, it’s easy to think that e-Government is a new phenomenon. In fact, the drive to modernise public services and improve citizen access is far from recent. The big question is, given all the enthusiasm, activity, and money spend, has there been real progress?

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MANAGERS DOUBT GOVERNMENT ABILITY TO DELIVER LARGE PROJECTS ON TIME

Headlines, PublicNet: 28 January, 2005

More than three-quarters of project managers haven no confidence in the ability of the Government to deliver a large project, like biometric identity cards, on time and to budget. That is one of the main findings of research carried out for the Business Performance & Project Management event due to take place in London in early March.The study also shows that 67 per cent of managers feel the widespread coverage in the media of high profile project failures is not an unfair portrayal of the reality.

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GOVERNMENT PROMISES TO LOWER AGE OF CANDIDACY

Headlines, PublicNet: 28 January, 2005

The government has unveiled plans to lower the age at which people can stand for election from 21 to 18. It follows the recommendations made by the Electoral Commission last year. No steps will be taken at this stage to reduce the voting age.The Commission was established to look at ways to encourage public involvement in the democratic process. The Elections Minister, Christopher Leslie, said giving younger people the right to participate fully in elections could only encourage them to learn more about the democratic process and to use their right to vote.

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