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The United Kingdom government is committed to developing the UK as the best place in the world for e-commerce. The government is leading the way by making fundamental changes to the way it uses information and communication technology (ICT). However, ICT systems are only enablers. Modernising government in the interests of citizens and business is at the heart of this programme.

In the past, various public service agencies developed separate ICT systems reflecting their disconnected ways of working. In seeking to deliver the aims of the modernising government agenda, we now need to encourage ICT systems to converge and interconnect. This will allow us to provide new, more efficient and more convenient ways for people to communicate and receive services from government.

The Office of the e-Envoy (OeE) and the Office of Government Commerce (OGC) are leading this e-government agenda which will focus on accessibility and meeting the needs of citizens and business. It will ensure wider choice on how public services are provided and will encourage competition by reducing barriers to the government market.

The government's use of ICT - to improve efficiency, access and service - involves both business and ICT strategy and procurement issues. It is of concern, therefore, to both OeE and OGC, whose close working includes regular meetings between Andrew Pinder, the e-Envoy and Peter Gershon, the OGC Chief Executive.

The following pages explain the responsibilities of the respective offices. What we can do and how we can help you is determined by these responsibilities.

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What we do
The OeE is leading the drive to get the UK online - the government's strategy for the information age. This drive is directed towards the UK as a whole, with government itself taking the lead through its own use of IT.	The OGC is civil government’s centre of excellence in procurement (which concerns the whole life cycle of an asset or service) and works with departments, their executive agencies and NDPBs to achieve best value in commercial activities.
What this means for departments
The OeE has the main responsibility for strategic IT development within government. It will therefore lead and advise on emerging information technologies and their strategic application across government.	The OGC supports individual departmental procurement from a commercial standpoint. It also has the technological expertise to provide procurement advice about the relative merits of new information technologies and their strategic application across government.
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