E-Government In Practice

An Irreversible development which helps to form one government and optimize services to the public. The video below shows an example of an efficient/effective e-government which is already in place in Netherlands.

The film entitled "e-Government in practice" takes a brief look at our changing society. Citizens and businesses alike are increasingly coming to expect that anything can be arranged with the aid of internet. In the film we see one businessman explaining how he applied for a permit via the local authority's digital portal. We also hear what shoppers have to say about their digital contacts with the government and public sector organisations. They all agree: it would be hard to imagine daily life these days without internet. Not only must the government not lag behind, it must actually lead the way. The film shows clearly how hard the government is working towards that goal, with many programmes that contribute to improving services. The sheer number of programmes is in fact so great that priorities have had to be set via the National Services and e-Government Implementation Programme, NUP for short. NUP goes further than simply developing new programmes and applications; they also have to be put into practice by the municipal and provincial authorities, the water boards and other implementing agencies. Intensive fine-tuning and extensive collaboration is called for if this is to be successful. It is an enormous undertaking, involving literally hundreds of different parties. But we have no choice, for it is what our citizens and businesses demand of us!