Local authorities are to be given 'e-government toolkits', in an £80m investment to help them move services online.
Local authorities continue to invest money in IT systems as they strive to meet the 2005 e-government deadline.
But there's no point sinking large amounts of public money into new systems that don't deliver a return on investment.
Richmond upon Thames outsources IT to meet 2005 target early
The London Borough of Richmond upon Thames has outsourced its IT to services company ITNET in a £36m, 10-year deal as it attempts to meet an early deadline for putting its services online
Project should help adoption of online services by local authorities
The government is creating a series of toolkits to speed up the adoption of online services by local authorities.
Many UK local authorities are unlikely to have fully transactional websites by 2005, according to the findings of a newly published in-depth study.