Charles Kennedy has resigned as Liberal Democrat leader.
“In a statement at Lib Dem headquarters, Mr Kennedy said he had been “inundated” with messages of support from ordinary party members. But it had become clear he did not have strong enough support among MPs and had decided to quit with immediate effect.” (BBC News).
A few developments appear to be bubbling up in E-Government, starting with the Adam Smith Institute publishing a report critical of UK efforts to date:
“The UK’s e-government strategy is fragmented and producer driven, says Andrew Lomas, and will never deliver its full potential benefits to the public. By contrast, tiny Estonia has re-thought its government systems around the new technology – resulting in much higher online access to government services and great public satisfaction.” It calls for an IT minister to be given Cabinet level status.
Secondly, I understand that Tony Blair is going to grasp the E-Government nettle this month and launch a major policy initiative.
Of course all this gets covered in comprehensive detail in William Heath’s www.idealgovernment.com/ site.