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Transforming Government since 2001

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Information and Communications Technology (ICT), or the high-tech sector, is critical to the Irish economy. The sector comprises 1,300 companies across many diverse industries, ranging from leading IT multinationals to indigenous start-ups to telecoms companies.

More than 90,000 people are employed in the ICT sector in Ireland, which accounts for 36 per cent of total exports of goods and services. Productivity in the sector is high. Between 1995 and 2003, productivity increased by 165 per cent or 13 per cent in annual average terms. This compares with 14 per cent and 1.6 per cent respectively for other industry sectors.

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Back in 1975 the Local Government Computer Services Board (LGCSB) was set up to assist regional authorities in deriving the best possible benefits from IT. Working within a framework defined by the Department of the Environment, Heritage and Local Government its realm has always consisted of 34 counties and cities, but its remit has changed almost beyond recognition.

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.

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Eight secondary schools in Lisburn are running a pilot smart card scheme as part of the Online Northern Ireland (NI) e-government strategy in the province. Around 6,500 pupils will participate in the project, which is aimed at reducing the need for them to carry cash.

Every student will be issued with a photographic smart card fitted with a microchip that carries data as well as an electronic purse that will allow pupils to pay for school meals, borrow library books or use leisure and sports facilities in the local area.

Weiterlesen: Ireland: Smart cards for NI students in pilot project

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Five Irish public sector projects are up for gongs in the 2005 eEurope Awards for eGovernment to be held in Manchester next month, a tonic for a beleaguered sector that has been heavily under attack from the media in recent weeks.

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.

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Almost 60 per cent of technology projects given priority status by the government three years ago have yet to be implemented, were not finished on time or have been scrapped.

Just 29 out of 70 flagship e-government projects have been finished on schedule, despite significant government investment into a host of technology systems, according to analysis conducted by The Sunday Business Post.

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