UK: Over 500 government websites set to close

The government today launched its progress report on ‘Transformational Government: enabled by technology’ with the news that at least 551 government websites are to be cut to make access to information easier for citizens and businesses. In a move that will benefit tens of millions of users, only 26 of the websites examined so far are certain to be retained by government, while 551 will go. Information of continuing relevance from closed sites will transfer to the Directgov and the Business Link webites.

Source: DirectGov

See Also: Transformational Government Annual Report 2006
Full Text runs 49 pages. Other materials also available.

Source: Chief Information Office Council

See Also: Government to create ’super websites’
Source: Kable’s Government Computing

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