Comments on: It’s unofficial! Almost three in ten prefer Directgov http://idealgovernment.com/2006/02/its_unofficial_almost_three_in_ten_prefer_directgov/ What do we want from Internet-age government? Wouldn't it be better if... Thu, 22 Mar 2012 14:23:24 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: "A former official" http://idealgovernment.com/2006/02/its_unofficial_almost_three_in_ten_prefer_directgov/comment-page-1/#comment-706 "A former official" Tue, 21 Feb 2006 16:46:40 +0000 http://its_unofficial_almost_three_in_ten_prefer_directgov#comment-706 I am pretty sure Ruth Kelly's answer only included costs to the CO. If I remember rightly, each dept was made to commit a certain level of additional funding for its 'franchises' (Pinder got ministers to sign up to it) - so total cost is way more than £4.4m. Each department put in money "per franchise" (eg parents, job seekers, older people) and each franchise had to commit its own cash to the e-Envoys office. What we dont know is how much of that money ended up spent on e-envoy parties at the Century Club in Shaftesbury Ave (in which key OeE staff held shares I gather). I am pretty sure Ruth Kelly’s answer only included costs to the CO. If I remember rightly, each dept was made to commit a certain level of additional funding for its ‘franchises’ (Pinder got ministers to sign up to it) – so total cost is way more than £4.4m. Each department put in money “per franchise” (eg parents, job seekers, older people) and each franchise had to commit its own cash to the e-Envoys office.

What we dont know is how much of that money ended up spent on e-envoy parties at the Century Club in Shaftesbury Ave (in which key OeE staff held shares I gather).

]]> By: Brian Skelton http://idealgovernment.com/2006/02/its_unofficial_almost_three_in_ten_prefer_directgov/comment-page-1/#comment-705 Brian Skelton Mon, 20 Feb 2006 19:20:54 +0000 http://its_unofficial_almost_three_in_ten_prefer_directgov#comment-705 Maybe it's because Google trusts it's users to know what they are searching for? Being the new owner of an open fire and vaguely aware of the Clean Air Act, I did a search for 'Smokeless Zone'. Every Goggle hit contained the words 'Smokeless Zone', and had some relationship with what could be burnt where. Most Direct.Gov links concerned giving up smoking - only one had anything to do with air pollution. WIBBI the assumption was 'The user knows what they are doing'? Maybe it’s because Google trusts it’s users to know what they are searching for?

Being the new owner of an open fire and vaguely aware of the Clean Air Act, I did a search for ‘Smokeless Zone’.

Every Goggle hit contained the words ‘Smokeless Zone’, and had some relationship with what could be burnt where. Most Direct.Gov links concerned giving up smoking – only one had anything to do with air pollution.

WIBBI the assumption was ‘The user knows what they are doing’?

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