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The State Services Commission's ICT branch in New Zealand has put out for comment a detailed standard for authentication of clients who use government services. n

The State Services Commission (SSC) in New Zealand has chosen IBM as its preferred supplier of network management and service delivery for the Government Shared Network.

Getting the best out of electronic government will demand an extensive rethink of business processes among government agencies, going far beyond a simple agency responsibility versus all-of-government responsibility, says Jane Fountain, director of the National Center for Digital Government in Massachusetts. n

Getting the best out of electronic government will demand an extensive rethink of business processes among government agencies, going far beyond a simple agency responsibility versus all-of-government responsibility, says Jane Fountain, director of the National Center for Digital Government in Massachusetts.

Many members of New Zealand's Parliament, according to inside sources, pay close attention to newspaper website polls canvassing public opinion on issues of the day, despite the fact that the respondents are a self-selected sample of those with internet access and a thirst for making their opinions known.

New Zealand government agencies will not be compelled to share a planned all-of-government network, as was attempted with the unsuccessful shared procurement initiative GoProcure, but they will be expected at least to consider the possibility seriously.

Response to the New Zealand Government Shared Network (GSN) plan from larger government agencies is mixed. Inland Revenue

The Asia-Pacific software market could develop in four different ways, says research company Gartner in its first research report on the market.