[FYI] UK Govt mulls compulsory online form filling
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Govt mulls compulsory online form filling
By Lucy Sherriff
Posted: 16/02/2004 at 14:49 GMT
Online transactions with the government will be made compulsory for
the e-capable, and the police and NHS will be given palm-top
computers if radical proposals in a government document are
implemented.
In a confidential report leaked to the Financial Times newspaper, Sir
Peter Gershon identifies £15 billion of wasted public money that
should be redirected to services such as education, the police and
the NHS. The money will come from greater efficiencies in local
government, and better use of technology.
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