Overview
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This conference took place on 14th - 15th March 2006. If you would like to order copies of the speaker's slide presentations, you can still do this using the booking page here.
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Smart Cards & e-Government Conference
Consumer Choice and Accessing Public Services - The Role of
Smart "Citizen" Cards & e-Government in Public Sector Reform
14th - 15th March 2006
Consumer choice, market contestability, higher standards and per capita funding are at the centre of the new public service reform agenda. Labour's third term promises radical change on all these fronts. But, behind the headlines a quiet revolution in public choice and access is well underway. Local government already operates an array of smart cards, multi-functional e-purse payment and identity systems - enabling citizens to buy and access a variety of publicly funded services. The technology that drives this revolution is the smart card - now increasingly referred to as the citizen card.
This policy driven event examines how citizen cards and e-government technology can support public sector reform policy objectives. The conference will analyse a variety of local authority examples of where technology is delivering consumer choice and access to public services.
This unique two-day conference builds on the first ground-breaking Public Sector Reform & Smart Cards conference organised by the Social Market Foundation (SMF) in 2004. This second SMF conference will bring together key policy makers, leading local authority practitioners, public sector strategists with smart card and e-government specialists. Delegates will hear from high profile and influential speakers on how central and local government can work with service and technology providers to deliver improved access, choice and higher quality public services.
This is our second conference on Smart Cards, click here for details or to buy the documentation from the first one.
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