New Governement… and e-government
An article on John Hutton - who will be the minister responsible for overseeing the culmination of the 2005 e-government target - in yesterday’s Guardian Online.
As it points out, there are over a dozen ‘mission critical’ projects underway at the moment. Moreover, it seems likely - despite Blair’s reduced majority - that the ID cards bill will feature in the Queen’s Speech.
Blunkett’s move to the DWP will, no doubt, add impeteus to this: while crime, migration and terrorism issues are those connected most commonly with the proposals, Blunkett tried at the Home Office to sell the idea of an ‘entitlement card’ and it seems likely that he’ll look to follow this agenda at the DWP too - if nothing else as a route into tackling benefit fraud.
