[LINK] Japanese eGovernment Researchers in Australia

[Tom Worthington]

Researchers from the Center for Global Communications (GLOCOM) 
<http://www.glocom.ac.jp/e/>, International University of Japan, are 
in Australia looking at e-government strategies. As well as 
government agencies , such as AGIMO and DCITA, they are dropping in 
to visit me at ANU. Suggestions as to who else they might talk to 
would be welcome.

Itinerary:

     *  9 Oct: Canberra.
     * 10 Oct: Canberra.
     * 11 Oct: Melbourne.
     * 12 Oct: Sydney.

They are interested in how e-government has developed in Australia 
and what is planned:

    1. Current federal and state government strategies on 
e-government, such as the NSW Government's People First ICT Strategic Plan.
    2. History implementation of e-government strategies and issues.
    3. One-stop services for citizens and businesses and the response 
to these. As an example, the Australian Government Online Service 
Point (AGOSP) Program, which I set as an assignment at ANU.
    4. Roles os state and federal governments in implementation.
    5. Staffing for the procurement of information technology.
    6. Open-source software.
    7. Current state of e-government in Australia.



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