blog.gov.jeWe’ve now appointed a number of professional services resources to help us accelerate the delivery of a series of in-flight eGov initiatives. All resources are being provided by local firms and will join over the next few weeks for a period of around 6 months. Once contracts are signed we can share who is supporting … Read more eGov Professional Services tender
Year: 2015
eGov Professional Services tender
Fit for the future
Posted on — Categories Health, Public Sector Reform
Jersey’s Health and Social Services Department is effectively one of Jersey’s largest businesses, although it is not often considered in such terms. With a budget of more than £200 million a year and around 2,700 employees, we deliver a range of services covering the hospital, mental health, community and social work, and public health. At … Read more Fit for the future
Our plan for Jersey
Posted on — Categories Economy, Public Sector Reform
Next week is an important one for Jersey. It’s the week the States Assembly sets the direction of the island’s public finances for the next four years. It’s vital that we get this Medium Term Financial Plan right so we can support the emerging economic recovery and invest in priority areas, like health and education. … Read more Our plan for Jersey
Tell Us Once with the Parish Registrars
Registering a birth or a death is a big deal. These are emotional times that do not benefit from the unnecessary clutter of visits and paperwork. These two life events are amongst the first to be stitched together by the Tell Us Once team working with a host of different service providers and front and … Read more Tell Us Once with the Parish Registrars
Supporting innovation
Earlier this month saw the publication of the Jersey Innovation Review. It was undertaken by Tera Allas, an acclaimed international expert in innovation policy, and is a comprehensive piece of work that is already proving to be highly influential as we start to ramp up our policy efforts in this area. The review made a … Read more Supporting innovation
Gov.je does it again. We’ve been ranked No 1 for satisfaction
Posted on — Categories Information Services
Gov.je is in the #1 spot on the GovMetric Channel Satisfaction Index for August. This follows last months good news that for the first time, www.gov.je took first place in the Sitemorse UK local government quarterly index. Customer satisfaction measurement at the point of contact GovMetric is the feedback tool that you see in the bottom right-hand … Read more Gov.je does it again. We’ve been ranked No 1 for satisfaction
Towards a digital ID: part 1
Who hates passwords? Passwords are a pain. I have hundreds of them. I try to be good and come up with long, complex, hard to guess ones – but that makes them impossible to remember. So some of mine are just variations of others. I don’t think I am unusual in that regard – in fact … Read more Towards a digital ID: part 1
eGov Design Authority Invitation to Tender
Following on from my recent blog, which set out our intentions to establish a Design Authority, we’ve published an invitation to tender on our procurement portal. We’ve had lots of feedback about our procurement process and aim to continue to develop the approach. For this tender we’ve decided to make all of the initial documentation publicly … Read more eGov Design Authority Invitation to Tender
Planning to reduce red tape? Yes, we really are
This week people in Jersey will have the chance to see the designs of some of the most innovative buildings in Britain when the Jersey Architecture Biennale 2015 rolls into town. It’s a chance to see what’s positive and exciting about local design (and there’s plenty) and the contributions professional planners and architects make to … Read more Planning to reduce red tape? Yes, we really are
The eGov ‘Tell Us Once’ programme: part 1
This is the first of a two part blog. In this first part I’ll focus on the general approach to Tell Us Once. In the second part I’ll focus on the progress we have made. You can be forgiven for thinking that eGov focuses on technological changes and, more specifically, Internet services. The truth is, … Read more The eGov ‘Tell Us Once’ programme: part 1