The Policy
Over the last two years, the Office
of the e-Envoy has been formulating the Intermediaries policy.
The strategy is to create a mixed
economy - a marketplace where government, private and voluntary
sectors can come together to deliver e-government services
that better meet the demands of our customers.
For this to happen we will need
a clear framework to enable government and intermediaries
to work together. The framework describes:
- What needs to be done
- The opportunities and the principles of intermediary
involvement
- The support we are putting in place to drive our agenda.
It represents a starting point
in defining the relationships and structures that we need
to bring about to create the right market conditions. So that
in three years, there will be a mixed economy in the supply
of public services, where consumers (citizens & businesses)
can engage intermediaries from the public, private or voluntary
sectors to use public services in the manner that suits them.
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The full consultation document (MS Word 331KB)
The Policy Context
The development of the policy
framework has taken into account other critical government
policies concerned with the wider e-economy and the use of
e-government to transform how government functions.
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more on the policy context
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more information on the e-Economy
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more information about e-Government
The policy will have different
implications for organisations and individuals depending on
their role in the use of government services:
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Member of the public
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Government department
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Government agency
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Corporate with existing customer base
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SME with existing customer base
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New venture with potential service
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Voluntary sector organisation
Policy Consultation
The consultation period will
run for three months.
If you would like to take part
in the consultation process do the following:
- Read the consultation document;
- Consider the questions it poses;
- Provide feedback to the intermediaries
team;
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Contact us
- or, visit govtalk.gov.uk. This
site is home to the Office of the e-Envoy's Markets Technology
and Innovations Unit. There you will find out more about
e-government, policies and technical standards, including
discussion forum on intermediaries.
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Discussion forum at http://www.govtalk.gov.uk
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