Rotherham Metropolitan Borough Council has approved plans to form a new joint venture company with incumbent telco BT that will take over the running of services and place the local authority at the forefront of e-government.
The future of the UK's eGovernment programme has been thrown into uncertainty following reports that the e-Envoy's role is to be downgraded and his Office's budget slashed by at least a quarter.
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Constituents in Swindon will be able to cast their votes in the upcoming local elections via their TV screen, thanks to a new e-government pilot project.
Data to be stored for up to 12 months
The government has scaled down its plans for collecting internet and email data and trimmed the number of agencies to be allowed access.
Tickets to football matches and shirts signed by players are being used as incentives to get people into public internet centres in Newcastle.