The Government Could Learn Much From Big Brother

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What can the e-government sherpas who are scaling this organisational Everest learn from the PDME kings and queens at Endemol, Granada and the BBC?

Interesting article in The Guardian yesterday discussing how the British Government could learn a thing or two about electronic communications from BBC et al. I thought it was timely as I have been sent a tax return this year and have had to go through the UK Government Gateway registration process. It’s not that user friendly but I am hoping the act of filing is easier.

I wonder if we’ll get a decent e-government strategy. It could save time and money but I suspect the thought of integrating all the legacy systems is likely to make more for the big computing and consulting firms, cost us a small fortune and get us nowhere. Cynical? Just a little bit.

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