USA: NIC Wins Colorado Web Portal Management Contract
The state of Colorado has chosen a subsidiary of NIC (Nasdaq:EGOV) to build and manage its enterprise eGovernment Web portal for up to nine years.
Colorado has signed a five-year agreement for eGovernment services that has renewal options through 2014. NIC's Colorado Interactive subsidiary will deploy the self-funded model to provide the infrastructure and staff expertise required to develop, maintain, and host the eGovernment portal. Colorado will retain ownership of the content, data, and statutory fees.
UK: Norwich given £500k to evaluate e-citizen needs
The government is set to spend a further £500,000 to fund research into how people want to communicate with their councils.
This is in addition to the £2.5m the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM) gave Norwich City Council (NCC) earlier in the year to research what people want from e-government, an initiative dubbed the e-citizen National Project.
South Korea: UN Good Governance School Planned for Seoul
Korea’s Minister of Government Administration and Home Affairs Oh Young-kyo met with UN Undersecretary-General Jose Antonio Ocampo on Tuesday and agreed to set up the center here as soon as possible. The government is considering shouldering half the cost.
UK: IDeA Knowledge nominated for Communication Award
The website is one of five sites shortlisted for the best ‘Central Government Website’ award (non-local authority) as part of the Good Communication Awards 2005, organised by media and events company PSE Ltd. The awards recognise excellence in public sector communications and joined-up government.
Ireland: Turning legislation into action
In the early days its role was largely based around the regional deployment and management of IT equipment that was in its infancy; today it delivers and develops cutting-edge technologies that reflect the new age of e-government. Service delivery is the name of the game, encompassing all the latest channels available.