A collection of websites relevant
to the e-agenda. The links are grouped into the following
categories:
The OeE is not responsible for
the contents or reliability of the linked websites. We cannot
guarantee that links will work all of the time and we do not
have any control over the availability of the pages we link
to.
| e-Government |
| Organisation |
Role |
| ukonline.gov.uk
Citizen Portal |
Provides comprehensive
access to government information published on the Internet |
| Government
Gateway |
Registering with
the Government Gateway enables you to sign up for any
of the UK Government’s services that are available over
the Internet. |
| UK
GovTalk |
The purpose of
this site is to enable the Public Sector, Industry and
other interested parties to work together in developing
and agreeing policies and standards for e-government.
|
| e-venturing.gov.uk |
To enable those
with innovative ideas for customer centric delivery of
public services to have an opportunity to take them forward.
|
| e-democracy.gov.uk |
A site created
to support the government's consultation on e-democracy.
You can see the proposals, respond to the consultation,
link into ongoing discussions, look at background material
and make suggestions for more. |
| Office
of Government Commerce |
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.
|
| Performance
and Innovation Unit |
The Performance
and Innovation Unit (PIU) provides the Prime Minister
and Government departments with a capacity to analyse
major policy issues and design strategic solutions. Recent
reports include e-commerce and e-government. |
| Cabinet
Office |
The Cabinet Office
sits at the heart of Government, alongside the Prime Minister’s
Office and the Treasury. Its aim is to ensure that the
Government delivers its priorities. |
| Modernising
Government |
The Modernising
Government programme is the Government's agenda for modernising
Public Services. |
| Society
of IT Management (SOCITM) |
The primary objective
of the Society is to promote the effective and efficient
use of Information Technology in Local Government and
the Public Sector. |
| Local
Government Association |
Representative
body for local government. |
| National
Audit Office |
The National
Audit Office scrutinises public spending on behalf of
Parliament. |
| Parliament |
The UK Parliament
website. |
| Improvement
and Development Agency (I&DeA) |
The Improvement
and Development Agency (IDeA) was founded in April 1999,
by local government, to work with it and for it and help
it do better. |
| tScheme
|
tScheme is a
co-regulatory body set up to provide accreditation of
trust service providers. Any third party providing registration
and authentication services for e-government transactions
should be approved by tScheme or an equivalent. |
| Work
Permits (UK) |
Work
Permits (UK) is part of the Home Office's Immigration
and Nationality Directorate, based in Sheffield, England.
We administer the work permit
arrangements on behalf of the UK government.
The work permit arrangements allow employers based
in the United Kingdom to employ people who are not nationals
of a European Economic Area country and are not entitled
to work in this country.
|
| e-Economy |
| Organisation |
Role |
| e-conveyancing.gov.uk
|
The Land Registry's
electronic conveyancing website provides content tailored
specifically for legal, financial, government, and general
public visitors. |
| ukonlineforbusiness.gov.uk |
The DTI's UK
online for business provides small businesses with impartial
advice on using Information and Communications Technologies.
|
| Direct
Access Government |
The one-stop
shop for business to access regulatory guidance and forms
published on government websites. |
| Department
of Trade and Industry – Information Age |
The DTI is committed
to ensuring that UK businesses are in the best position
to be able to exploit the immense potential of the Information
Age. This page lists many of the initiatives that the
DTI and other parts of Government currently operate -
often with help from other partner organisations. |
| Department
of Trade and Industry – Communications and Information
Industries Directorate |
CII works with
industry and the science base to improve the global competitiveness
of the UK's communications, information and electronics
businesses, thereby enhancing the competitiveness of the
UK economy and improving the quality of life in the UK.
|
| SITPRO |
The trade facilitation
agency dedicated to simplifying international trade procedures. |
| OFTEL |
The Office of
Telecommunications (Oftel) is the regulator for the UK
telecommunications industry. |
| The
Radiocommunications Agency |
Responsible for
the management of the non-military radio spectrum in the
UK. |
| Communications
White Paper website |
This White Paper
sets out the Government's response to the new communications
environment. |
| Office
of the Information Commissioner |
The Commissioner
(formerly the Data Protection Registrar) has a range of
duties including the promotion of good information handling
and the encouragement of codes of practice for data controllers,
that is, anyone who decides how and why personal data,
(information about identifiable, living individuals) are
processed. |
| Home Office
- Encryption
Co-ordination Unit |
The purpose of
the Encryption Co-ordination Unit is to ensure that the
development of security systems protecting e-commerce
and the telecommunications infrastructure are, as far
as possible, compatible with the needs of law enforcement
for a continuing flow of intelligence and evidence. |
|
Home Office-Regulation
of Investigatory Powers Act |
Provides
details of the implementation of the Act. |
| Internet
Watch Foundation |
The Internet
Watch Foundation (IWF) was launched in late September
1996 to address the problem of illegal material on the
Internet, with particular reference to child pornography.
|
| The
Consumer Gateway |
Provides consumer
advice on legal rights when shopping on-line, and for
general e-shopping guidance. |
| Trading
standards officers |
Provides consumer
advice on legal rights when shopping on-line, and for
general e-shopping guidance. |
| Office
of Fair Trading |
Provides consumer
advice on legal rights when shopping on-line, and for
general e-shopping guidance. |
| The
Consumers Association/Which? |
Provides consumer
advice on legal rights when shopping on-line, and for
general e-shopping guidance. |
| Internet
Services Providers Association |
Represents 95%
of the ISP dial-up market in the UK. Members have signed
up to the ISPA Code of Conduct. |
| Parents
website |
Provides information
about childrens’ safe use of the internet. |
| Superhighway
Safety |
Provides information
about childrens’ safe use of the internet. |
| Trust
UK |
An industry led
digital Hallmark initiative which will put in place an
Internet disputes arbitration service and a mechanism
for policing its standards. |
| Information
Assurance Advisory Council |
The Information
Assurance Advisory Council is a unique partnership that
brings together corporate leaders, public policy makers,
law enforcement and the research community to address
the challenges of information infrastructure protection.
IAAC's aim is to work for the creation of a safe and secure
Information Society. |
| Electronic
Commerce: The UK's Taxation Agenda |
The taxation
issues raised by e-commerce are considered in more detail
by Inland Revenue and Customs and Excise in this report.
|
| e-Europe |
The European
Commission action plan to bring the benefits of the Information
Society within reach of all Europeans. |
