Technological Innovation and Social Change

E-GOVERNMENT BULLETIN - ISSUE 144, 9 SEPTEMBER 2003.

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++ISSUE 144 CONTENTS.

01: Biometric trials for passports announced. - UK to test face recognition technique.

02: Contact centre initiative launched - Cabinet Office encourages best practice.

03: Ireland goes for broker - project stirs again after long delay.

04: Public forum for EU constitution. - online discussion on controversial document.

News in brief: 05: E-government TV - internet station live;
06: Mon service - French portal;
07: Fast competition - procurement auctions.

Section two: Opinion - Online consultation.
08: The future of democracy? As the Foreign Office launches its first major
online consultation, Graham Allen MP asks whether the technique make government
more accountable to both Parliament and its electorate.

Section three: Focus - Citizens Advice.
09: The go-between: The position of Citizens Advice Bureaux as intermediaries between
government and public is set to make them key influencers on the development
of public electronic services. Julie Hill reports.

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