Recommendations

57 It is recommended that the Committee:

1 note progress with the e-government programme so far;

2 note therelationship between e-government, Managing for Outcomes and the Statement of Intent process, and Review of the Centre initiatives;

3 note the addition of new elements to the e-government mission;

4 note development of the service delivery architecture and the component approach to its implementation;

5 note that agencies are required to be able to demonstrate that all e-government initiatives are in alignment with the E-government Strategy and budget processes, and that each proposed e-initiative has net benefits, including positive fiscal gains where possible (CAB Min (2) 8/2A refers);

6 approve the revised E-government Strategy, and its publication by the Minister of State Services;

7 agree that all Public Service departments, the New Zealand Police, the New Zealand Defence Force, the Parliamentary Counsel Office, the New Zealand Security Intelligence Service, and the Government Communications Security Bureau, should ensure that their planning shows appropriate alignment with the E-government Strategy;

8 agree that, in developing their plans, these agencies should encourage contracted service providers and non-government organisations that they work with to adopt e-government as and where appropriate;

9 invite the Minister of State Services to write to chief executives of the agencies noted in rec. 7 above, reminding them of their obligation to implement the E-government Strategy;

10 invite, in coordination with the Minister of State Services:

10.1ResponsibleMinisters to write to State sector agencies (excepting State Owned Enterprises and Offices of Parliament) encouraging them to implement the revised E-government Strategy;

10.2 the Minister for State Owned Enterprises to communicate the revised strategy to State Owned Enterprises, inviting their participation in it as appropriate;

10.3 the Minister for Local Government to communicate the revised strategy to local government, and invite its participation in implementing it;

11 invite the Speaker of the House to direct the Office of the Clerk of the House of Representatives and the Parliamentary Service to implement the E-government Strategy on the same basis as the Public Service;

12 note that the Minister of State Services will publicise the revised E-government Strategy,

13 note that the Internet will be the primary means of publishing the strategy; and

14 agree to the public release of this paper and its annexes on the website of the e-government programme.

Hon Trevor Mallard

Minister of State Services