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20/05/2003
£26m in funding for e-government announced
Eighty-two local e-government projects, from 'smart' library and transport cards to a shared database on abandoned cars, will receive a share of £26 million in funding, Local Government Minister Chris Leslie announced today.
The funding awarded today is part of a £350 million drive to support local e-government over three years. This is the second instalment of the £75 million set aside for local and regional partnerships.
The successful projects are partnerships between different local authorities who have joined forces to share expertise, reduce procurement costs and offer local people improved services across council boundaries.
Mr Leslie said: "Projects like this help councils deliver better services to local people. Every local authority in England is now participating in at least one e- government Partnership. These partnerships show that working together can benefit everyone - the partners and the communities they serve."
The partnership projects are an important step towards government targets of 'e- enabling' public services by 2005.
In December 2001, councils which had identified e-government partnership in their Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) statements were invited to submit proposals for available funding of £73 million. Over 100 partnership submissions were received and the government awarded funding totalling £47 million to 64 partnerships.
(GMcG)
The funding awarded today is part of a £350 million drive to support local e-government over three years. This is the second instalment of the £75 million set aside for local and regional partnerships.
The successful projects are partnerships between different local authorities who have joined forces to share expertise, reduce procurement costs and offer local people improved services across council boundaries.
Mr Leslie said: "Projects like this help councils deliver better services to local people. Every local authority in England is now participating in at least one e- government Partnership. These partnerships show that working together can benefit everyone - the partners and the communities they serve."
The partnership projects are an important step towards government targets of 'e- enabling' public services by 2005.
In December 2001, councils which had identified e-government partnership in their Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) statements were invited to submit proposals for available funding of £73 million. Over 100 partnership submissions were received and the government awarded funding totalling £47 million to 64 partnerships.
(GMcG)
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