Held back by information overload, funding issues and resistance
Fewer than half of local authorities in the UK expect to hit the 2005 deadline for online public services, and 15 per cent have said they will not even try.
The government's digital deadline is under threat, according to Office of the eEnvoy director of security Dr Steve Marsh, who believes a "miracle" is needed in order to have all government services online by the end of 2005.
Information out of date and inaccurate
Government websites are so bad they are largely ignored by the public.
Fears deadline to get government services online won't be made
Civil servants are hoping for a miracle to help them get all government services online by end of 2005, according to a director of the e-Envoy's office.
A new computer system at City Hall will cost taxpayers £28.2 million in service cuts and result in 100 job losses, the Evening News today reveals.