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THE London Borough of Hounslow has been presented with an award by the minister for e-commerce and competitiveness, MP Stephen Timms, in the Government's Computing Syntegra Awards.

The award, part of a series recognising the best in e-government innovation, was in the category; Best service - "Government to Citizen", for Hounslow's innovative use of webcasting to broadcast their council events over the internet.

Read more: UK: E-trade accolade for borough

Public sector staff happy to use private online services, but not the government's

Despite moves by the public sector to offer e-citizen services, civil servants are still reluctant to conduct government transactions online, according to research released yesterday.

Read more: UK: Civil servants shun e-government

Industry survey illustrates that as UK moves towards e-Government services, public sector employees are cautious about on-line transactions

Read more: UK: Public Sector Employees Still Shy of Government On-Line Transactions

The UK's e-envoy is demanding a 'sensible debate' on privacy in order to clear the way for e-government

Andrew Pinder, the UK e-envoy, has hit out at suppliers and campaign groups for creating a climate of "paranoia" which is holding up e-government.

Read more: UK: Pinder blasts privacy 'paranoia'

WHAT have Tony Blair and Fidel Castro got in common?

Err... both ride roughshod over constitutional matters? Or both rule by autocracy while pretending to act democratically?

I'll leave these for others to debate because the real answer is far more interesting; neither has an e-mail address.

Read more: UK: The reality of e-government

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