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another Great Leap Forward?
The deliciously-named Ministry of Modernisation in Norway
- no, don't even dream about the Ministry of Post-Modernisation
- has announced eNorge 2009 - det digitale sprangete,
aka 'eNorway 2009 the digital leap'.
The digital great leap forward is the Government’s plan
of action for changeover to digital public services, with
proponents boasting that by the end of 2007 it will be possible
for Norwegians to choose the option to receive all correspondence
from public sector agencies as email.
Whether consumers will bother is a question left unanswered.
The digital leap encompasses major streamlining of community
access to 'public data', with the principle that by the end
of 2008 there will be free access to that information and
by the end of 2009 all 'relevant public services' should be
available via the net.
The Ministry's plan features large-scale adoption of MyPage,
tagged as "a virtual service office, a web portal for easy
access to all Norwegian public services accessible on the
Internet", with everyone having their own "tailor-made web
page".
MyPage is underpinned by a new - as yet undeveloped - electronic
national identity scheme and by use of Public Key Infrastructure
(PKI),
a digital signature mechanism that has faced some resistance
in Australia. The expectation is that MyPage
will not only make everyday life simpler for yourself, as
you in fact will be able complete the entire application process
from your laptop at home; the public authorities as well are
going to reap large savings on the fact that you are submitting
your documents electronically.
Apart from gladdening the wizened hearts of the treasury gnomes,
MyPage is "supposed to make everyday life simpler for most people
by establishing a common gateway for electronic dialogue with
the government" and provided "insight in the data that the public
authorities have registered on you as a citizen".
It does that by collecting all public service offerings in one
portal and offering
you a dialogue with local and central government on nearly
any matter. Without knowing whether the services are provided
by municipal, regional or central authorities, you should
be able to find answers to what you are looking for. ... The
gateway is not going to be visible for users, but will nevertheless
secure that you as a user will be able to communicate safely
with public authorities, no matter what kind of electronic
identification you are using. Through different ID system
you can have your dialogue with the municipal authorities
without having to go to the town hall and show an ID.
Perhaps not quite the dialogue most of the e-government and
e-democracy theorists are hoping for, but a useful start.
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