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eGovernment Forschung seit 2001 | eGovernment Research since 2001
There are two main obstacles to developing an e-government platform providing services to citizens online. First, how to verify that the citizen sending the request online is really the person he or she claims to be. Second, how to allow the citizen to authorise a request online similar to the way he or she would do signing a paper in a government office. The use of citizen smart cards with some tricks might solve both problems at the same time.

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An Internet Web site offering one-stop service from 15 private-sector and government bodies will be launched in Phuket in September, making the province the first in Thailand to offer such a service.

The initiative, known as "One Click Finish All: One Stop Services", is being designed by the Software Industry Promotion Agency (SIPA).

Read more: Phuket to lead Thailand in e-government

The Office of Computer Cluster Promotion (CCP) has been working with Thailand Science Park, the Software Industry Promotion Agency (Sipa) and Software Park Thailand to establish a project called the Open Development of e-Government Collaboration to allow local software-developers to participate in electronic-government development projects.

CCP's director Smith Suksmith said the project would allow software-developers to join in the electronic-government cluster software-development project, which requires expertise in three areas, ie Web application, Web portal and business intelligence.

Read more: Thailand: Local developers invited to join government projects

Residents can get information online

In a step closer to realising 'e-government', Phuket has emerged as the country's first 'One Stop Service City' where people can get access to government services via the Internet. After two years of development, the 'one click, finish all' project was launched on Friday by caretaker Deputy Prime Minister Suchai Charoenratanakul, who is now in charge of the Information and Communication Technology Ministry.

Read more: Thailand: Phuket is first 'One Stop Service City'

Industry expected to consolidate by 2009

Pantavanij Co, Thailand's first and largest e-procurement company, has set its sights on being one of the top five players over the next three years particularly through partnerships in the region. ''The world's electronic procurement market is consolidating,'' said Tri Kanchanadul, chief executive officer of Pantavanij Co. ''We expect the number of e-procurement players to fall to about five over the next three years due to mergers and acquisitions from 20 now.''

Read more: Thailand: E-procurement firm aims to be in top five

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