FW: new rules of process & digital signatures

[Alan Burkitt-Gray]

Sorry. Pressed the "send button" too early. It's Friday, and it's been a
busy week. Real version follows.
Alan B-G



	-----Original Message-----
	From:	Alan Burkitt-Gray 
	Sent:	Friday, June 18, 1999 10:40 AM
	To:	'ukcrypto@maillist.ox.ac.uk'
	Subject:	RE: new rules of process & digital signatures 



		Thomas Roessler wrote: 

		Tony Blair has stated he wants a percentage of government
business done by electronic means within a short period, and by a certain
date he wants all government business. I don't have the article to hand so
am not going to risk number

	Corrected version of earlier posting:
	Not quite right. He said in Oct 1997 that he wants 25% of business
TO BE POSSIBLE electronically by 2002. The Modernising Government white
paper, published in March 1999, developed the targets so now it is "50% of
dealings SHOULD BE CAPABLE of electronic delivery by 2005 and 100% by 2008".
The White Paper's available on-line and the Cabinet Office Central IT Unit
(www.citu.gov.uk) is monitoring how each department is getting on. Our own
website also has quite a lot about the White Paper and the targets.
	Alan B-G


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