18 July 2005
The minister for local eGovernment has insisted that it is vital local authorities continue to take an innovative approach to service delivery.
Jim Fitzpatrick told local authority IT and e-transformation managers it was important that they did not lose a sense of adventure and that they had to continue taking risks and being innovative if they were to successfully convince the public that local government was modernising.
Mr Fitzpatrick said: "Every new idea and every new technology should be firmly focussed on improving life for all people in any area."
Mr Fitzpatrick was speaking at a conference showcasing council projects funded by the e-Innovations programme.
He announced that, as part of the second round of this programme, £6 million of funding would be made available for several local authority projects.© DeHavilland Information Services plc
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