The Minister for electronic government, Ian McCartney, has published the e-government strategy. It sets out the Government's vision for transforming public sector business and services using new technology.

The paper fulfils the commitment in the Modernising Government White Paper to publish a strategy for Information Age Government. It focuses on better services for citizens and businesses and more effective use of the Government's information resources. Implementing it will create an environment for the transformation of government activities by the application of e-business methods throughout the public sector. The strategy challenges all public sector organisations to innovate, and it challenges the centre of government to provide the common infrastructure which is needed to achieve these goals. The strategy is endorsed by the Information Age Government Champions.

The full text is available online.