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Study: ‘Dutch education system needs thoughtful ICT vision’
The Dutch education system, together with teachers and school authorities, needs to develop a vision on the relationship between ICT and education, the Education Council of the Netherlands writes in a…
NEWSCreated: 31/07/2017Updated Date: 31/07/2017
Study: Dutch govt should reverse attitude to ICT
Public administrations have to understand the importance of ICT for their core processes, and must be able to implement ICT themselves, a Dutch government advisory group says. Dutch politicians…
NEWSCreated: 06/06/2017Updated Date: 06/06/2017
Estonia and Finland best in eGovernment
EC updates DESI - digital ranking of Member States When it comes to digitisation of public services, Europe’s top-three Member States are Estonia, Finland and the Netherlands, according to the EC’s…
NEWSCreated: 06/04/2017Updated Date: 06/04/2017
Netherlands to trial Internet voting
The Dutch government will this year test the possibilities of voting via the Internet. The test will include citizens abroad: the pilot, by the Ministry of the Interior, will involve the city of The…
NEWSCreated: 04/11/2016Updated Date: 04/11/2016
Spies and criminals biggest cybersecurity threat
Foreign intelligence agencies and criminals are the biggest cybersecurity threat, according to a Dutch government study, published on 6 September: “The threat posed by these groups is large, and has…
NEWSCreated: 16/09/2016Updated Date: 16/09/2016
Dutch consider mandatory eGovernment standards
Government fine-tunes Digital Agenda for 2016-2017 The Dutch government wants to make the use of open standards mandatory for public administrations, to provide business and citizens with easier…
NEWSCreated: 19/08/2016Updated Date: 19/08/2016
UK and Finland Europe’s eGovernment leaders - UNPAN
The United Kingdom and Finland are Europe’s eGovernment leaders, according to the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) 2016 UN eGovernment Survey. The list of top 10 eGovernment…
NEWSCreated: 01/08/2016Updated Date: 01/08/2016
OOP: the right to be asked for the same data by government only once
Public agencies should never ask a citizen or business for data that is already available at some other government agency. This so-called Once-Only Principle (OOP) was one of the main topics at the…
NEWSCreated: 08/06/2016Updated Date: 08/06/2016
Priorities: Better data use, reduce administrative burden
EU Council Presidency eGovernment conference sets priorities Better use and reuse of data, and a reduction in the administrative burden are two eGovernment priorities, according to a statement…
NEWSCreated: 07/06/2016Updated Date: 07/06/2016
Three million users for Dutch government mailbox
The Dutch government’s online messaging system is now used by 3 million users, the government announced in January. The “Berichtenbox” (message box) is used by the Tax Department, Vehicle Authority…
NEWSCreated: 05/02/2016Updated Date: 05/02/2016
France: ‘eGovernment services quality improving’
The quality of eGovernment services offered by French public administrations is improving, according to a report by the French government portal on government modernisation. In 2015, services are…
NEWSCreated: 03/11/2015Updated Date: 03/11/2015
Dutch municipalities ‘unfamiliar’ with eGovernment norms
Dutch municipalities should be more concerned about the use of software solutions that adhere to norms for eGovernment applications, according to recommendations from KING, a municipal advisory body…
NEWSCreated: 01/06/2015Updated Date: 01/06/2015