Are you interested in applying for an assistance grant from government? You still can’t apply online, but you can now find information on the topic on government’s new website, which was launched on Tuesday during a press conference at the Premier’s Office.
And that’s just one example. The site also includes information on many other topics, ranging from school applications to fireworks exemptions, from labour requirements to consumer complaints.
The site, which went live at the press conference, is a step toward a system of e-government that officials hope will eventually enable website users to pay bills and conduct other government business online, said Eighth District Representative Marlon Penn, who led the project.
Expertise for the project was sourced within the Department of Information Technology, Mr. Penn said, adding that initially the committee on e-government received estimates as high as $1 million.
However, with staff of the DOIT working on the website, it only cost government about $14,000, including the purchase of software and an increase in Internet bandwidth, officials said.
See the Jan. 22, 2015 edition for full coverage.
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