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Customer portal: part 1

Manuel Saenz 12 October 2016 —,

Today we start a series of blog posts to discuss the development of what will be the most visible face of eGovernment: the customer portal. The customer portal is one of the eGov foundation components. The other components are digital ID, the people and business directories and the integration layer. You can read more about … Read more Customer portal: part 1

Planning for the best possible future for Jersey after Brexit

Sir Philip Bailhache 29 September 2016 —

Three months have passed since the Brexit vote and much water has passed under the proverbial bridge. The English media narrative has lurched from predicting imminent catastrophe to expressing cautious optimism about the future. The UK government has recovered some of its equilibrium although, viewed from the outside, there is little clarity about which lines … Read more Planning for the best possible future for Jersey after Brexit

Towards a digital ID – part 6

Marcus Ferbrache 25 September 2016 —,

Six weeks has passed since my last update on our progress towards introducing a digital ID scheme for Jersey, so this is a good time to update you on recent activity. For those who haven’t been following this series up until now, please review the previous blog posts on this subject so that you understand the … Read more Towards a digital ID – part 6

Maintaining stability in an uncertain world

Ian Gorst 21 September 2016 —

As we approach the debate on the Medium Term Financial Plan Addition I have been reflecting on its overall aims in light of feedback and questions over recent months, and in view of the independent assessment we have now had. It is fair to say that every aspect of the plan has been scrutinised and … Read more Maintaining stability in an uncertain world

Ant’s Challenge

Paul Routier MBE 6 September 2016 —,

As 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

Ant’s Challenge

Kristina Moore 5 September 2016 —,

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

Scott Wickenden 25 August 2016 —

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

Andrew Green MBE 22 August 2016 —,

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

Marcus Ferbrache 15 August 2016 —,

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

Jonathan Williams 11 August 2016 —,

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