blog.gov.jeMost of our finance systems were designed in an era when people paid for things with cash or by cheque. Over the last ten years, paying the government by debit or credit card has gone from being the exception to the norm. We now receive about 250,000 card payments a year, either over the counter, … Read more Paving the way for new ways to pay
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Paving the way for new ways to pay
Seeking companies who can help us manage and evolve our websites and CRM systems
Today we have published a pre-qualification questionnaire, the first stage in a tender for services relating to some of our core IT systems. The tender includes four lots: Management of Microsoft SharePoint infrastructure Design and development of websites Management of Microsoft Dynamics CRM systems Consultancy, configuration and customisation of a Microsoft Office 365 based intranet … Read more Seeking companies who can help us manage and evolve our websites and CRM systems
Towards a digital ID – part 16
Readers of this blog series will be aware that we have recently selected Yoti as a digital ID that will enable people to prove who they are when accessing government online services in Jersey. Recent progress Last month I was appointed as the product owner for digital ID, and will be working closely with Yoti … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 16
News and Scrutiny released on the States Assembly beta website
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The beta version of the States Assembly website is nearing completion. We have added plenty more pages for users to try out at: https://beta-statesassembly.gov.je and we are just starting development on the remaining pages before we go live. Scrutiny homepage One of the main things we wanted to achieve as part of the website refresh … Read more News and Scrutiny released on the States Assembly beta website
Jersey Gazette goes digital by default
The Jersey Gazette is for the publication of official notices and other matters requiring to be brought to the attention of the public and for nearly 60 years Jersey Gazette notices have been required to be published in the Jersey Evening Post. On 26 June 2018, the States Assembly voted to bring into force the Official Publications … Read more Jersey Gazette goes digital by default
Your first look at the States Assembly beta website
Posted on — Categories Community, Democracy, eGov, Tags Agile, Parliament, Responsive design, Sprints, User testing
Our beta version of the States Assembly website is online and available for everyone to test. https://beta-statesassembly.gov.je. We have been releasing the website in stages over the last four months and testing it with various users. So far the feedback has been really positive. Each page is getting a make-over with a new look and feel, improved features and more importantly they are responsive for … Read more Your first look at the States Assembly beta website
Towards a digital ID – part 15
Recently we announced that our three-year project towards a digital ID system to work with Jersey government online services had led us to Yoti. Readers of this blog series will be aware that we had also evaluated digital ID systems in use in other countries. Now that the sourcing process has completed, we thought it would … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 15
Towards a digital ID – part 14
A recap Previous entries in this blog series have explained that different countries have adopted different approaches to digital identity. In part 7 I wrote that there were eight main ‘flavours’ of digital ID system, and we had identified three of those that we felt were the best fit for Jersey. Part 8 was when I … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 14
Towards a digital ID – part 13
This is the latest in a series of blog entries about the Jersey government’s work towards introducing a digital identity scheme for the Island. Procurement progress We are making good progress towards being able to announce the specifics of how digital ID will work in practice. Since my last update, we have been carrying out … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 13
Towards a digital ID – part 12
Tender update In my last update on 15 September, we had just closed the submission period for companies that wished to tender for a digital ID solution for use by Islanders when dealing with the Jersey government online. Since then, we have had the excitement of reading through all the submissions, which represented a range of … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 12