Digital library services operating across branches in Fingal have come in for praise from the highest level.
Minister of State for Public Procurement, Open Government and eGovernment, Patrick O'Donovan, TD, visited Fingal County Council's Blanchardstown Library to witness the progress being made.
Read more: IE: Fingal: Digital library service receive top-level praise
VideoDoc report shows almost two-thirds would consider access online GP access a factor in job choice
The availability of e-health services, such as online GP consultations, would influence the decision of almost 65% of Irish employees when choosing a company to work for, according to a survey from telehealth service provider VideoDoc.
Read more: Irish employers under pressure to provide e-health services
Departments want to increase uptake and counteract ‘negative’ media coverage
The Government is to launch a €200,000 radio and online advertising campaign to promote the public services card and to address concerns reported in the media in recent months.
The Department of Public Expenditure and the Office of the Government Chief Information Officer are seeking tenders for a media strategy and creative campaign to encourage uptake of the card, particularly among young people and men of working age.
Read more: IE: Government plans €200,000 public services card campaign
The Department of Agriculture did a 'U-turn' over whether or not controversial Public Services Cards (PSCs) could be used by farmers to access their online services.
Officials originally held the view that the cards were "not suitable" as a means of authenticating the identity of the users of its Agfood.ie service, which includes a facility to apply for farm payments.
Department believed release of Dixon’s email would ‘misinform’ about public services card
The Data Protection Commissioner told the head of the Department of Social Protection last year that there was a risk the public services card (PSC) was expanding in scope and that this would turn it into “a form of national ID card”.
Read more: IE: Commissioner feared potential for ‘form of national ID card’