blog.gov.jeAs soon as Ant proposed his challenge, I knew I wanted to take it on. Raising awareness of disability in the island is something that’s very close to my own heart. As a parent of a man who has Down’s syndrome, I’m aware of the many issues people with learning disabilities and their families experience … Read more Ant’s Challenge
Year: 2016
Ant’s Challenge
Ant’s Challenge
Given the challenges that Ant has set himself over the years since his stroke, it was only right to take on this small challenge for him. As a former journalist, my previous career had many parallels with Ant’s work at the Jersey Evening Post, indeed our paths crossed on many occasions. Being able to communicate … Read more Ant’s Challenge
The importance of the eGov programme to residents
Posted on — Categories eGov
I am very excited to take up the new role of Assistant Minister for eGovernment. This is the first of what I hope will be regular blogs. The eGov programme is one of the most important programmes being undertaken by the States of Jersey. When successful this will revolutionise the way residents interact with the … Read more The importance of the eGov programme to residents
Ant’s Challenge
The prospect of getting involved in the challenge was first raised by Anthony Lewis at a focus group meeting regarding the disability attended by a number of different charities and other voluntary organisations. Nothing was finalised at the time, but Ant followed up a few days later, and three of us accepted the challenge. Our … Read more Ant’s Challenge
Towards a digital ID: part 5
Working in the open We are blogging regularly here as we continue our journey towards introducing a digital ID for the Island. This is in the spirit of working in the open, something that we know we must improve on. Digital ID is one of the major components that the eGov programme will deliver and … Read more Towards a digital ID: part 5
This week in eGov
Posted on — Categories eGov, Events, Public Sector Reform, Tags Briefing, Digital, Digital Jersey, eGov, Event(s)
Love Jersey We started this week following the successful launch of the Department of Infrastructure’s interactive and well-received new fault reporting app and website: Love Jersey. If you haven’t heard about this you can read the news release. Briefings Monday 8 August we kicked off by holding our internal eGov meeting with eGov project managers, business analysts, … Read more This week in eGov
Jersey is well prepared for the post-Brexit world
Posted on — Categories Brexit, Economy, External Relations, Tags International, Policy, Shaping Our Future
On the evening of 23rd June 2016 few retired to bed contemplating the political and financial turmoil that the dawn would bring. The polls and the financial markets confidently predicted a ˊRemainˋ vote and sterling rose accordingly. By the morning, when the result was clear, sterling and the markets had crashed. Within hours the Prime … Read more Jersey is well prepared for the post-Brexit world
We are back on! eGov Briefing, Tuesday 9 August 2016
The eGov Team invites our local digital players to join us on Tuesday, 9 August, for an eGov Briefing. During this session we will be sharing the refreshed eGov Vision, review the progress eGov Projects have made and present the eGov high-level plan. The eGov Team is also excited to present to you Deputy Scott … Read more We are back on! eGov Briefing, Tuesday 9 August 2016
How do we shape a long-term vision for Jersey
Posted on — Categories Culture, Economy, Education, Environment, Finance, Health, Home Affairs, Housing, Tags MyJersey, Shaping Our Future
In my last blog post, I looked at why we need a long-term vision for Jersey – an addition to the four year plans set by each Council of Ministers and which would be the guiding document by which all other policies across government would be guided and informed. How though do we begin the process … Read more How do we shape a long-term vision for Jersey
Does Jersey need a long-term plan?
Posted on — Categories Community, Consultation, Culture, Economy, Environment, Finance, Tags Shaping Our Future, Vision for Jersey
In March this year Jersey’s government launched a consultation on a long-term vision for Jersey. The idea was to begin to raise awareness and encourage debate about some of the bigger issues Jersey faces over the longer term and to capture people’s views before the final vision was developed. It’s a woolly term ‘vision’ and … Read more Does Jersey need a long-term plan?