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Nick Raynsford MP, the Minister for Local and Regional Government at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister made a speech on 19th February to the Sunderland Integrated Services Seminar, focussing on innovations in public service delivery and joined-up local services. It's of use for those involved in e-Government planning, or cross-discipline service delivery in local Government.

Inland Revenue hits online tax filing milestone

The Inland Revenue has hit a key e-Government milestone, with more than one million Self Assessment tax returns received electronically this year.

An extra £100,000 of government funding is being given to Norfolk County Council over the next two years to make information about council services available electronically.

This is in addition to the £435,000 funding already available for service improvements.

But many resellers will struggle to grab a share of the public sector cake

A £220m cash injection into the public sector to help local authorities meet e-government targets is set to filter down to the channel, but many resellers will miss out if they are not already geared up for public sector work.

WITH the Government’s 2005 deadline for achieving greater access to public services online looming on the horizon, the central question remains - is the public sector ready?

With Downing Street’s agenda firmly set on modernising the services offered by local and central government, there is little time left for those councils yet to embrace the challenges of delivering effective services online.