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UK e-government slips in world ranking

While our cousins in North America and Singapore are considered to be "innovative leaders", the UK has claimed the booby prize as "visionary follower" in a global e-government ranking.

By Kate Hanaghan

Published: 3 April 2001 18:02 GMT

Although the UK has slipped two places in the league table to number eight, findings by Accenture conclude that governments all over the world must try harder.

The major challenge for the UK is to turn information into interaction. There are 131 online services but only 12 of these have been implemented to their maximum.

It may be taking its time to bring its online services to maturity, but Accenture has praised the government for the development of its open.gov.uk and ukonline.gov.uk portals.

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