2000年9月，英国首相布莱尔发起了“英国在线运动”，其内容是让英国人民、企业和政府上网。这项运动有三个主要目标：使英国成为世界上开展电子商务最好的地方；保证在任何地方都能够使用因特网；从网上就可以获得政府的各种服务。

英国在线网站通过单点连接提供在线服务和信息。英国政府网关负责完善该网站，为英国提供全世界最先进的电子政务基础设施，使英国公民和企业一年365天，每天24小时能够与政府的任何部门安全、可信的交流。无论是接口还是网关都注重考虑用户的需求而非政府的内部结构。目前42%的政府服务都可以通过上网获得，预计到2002年这个数字将上升到73%。

落实英国在线运动和政府更为宽泛的ICT议题由电子大臣、议员帕特里夏荷薇特负责，电子特使办公室参与协调。电子特使安德鲁平德还有一项特殊使命，就是与公共服务供应商、私营企业和政府的其他部门一起工作，共同促进电子商务的发展，保证网络覆盖范围的扩大，同时协调战略性策略。上述部门已经出台了一些计划，这使英国成为世界上领先的知识经济国家之一。

目前，英国是世界上非高峰期使用因特网费用最低的国家，高峰期的上网费用也比OECD国家的平均水平低。英国有170万企业与因特网相连，90%的雇员在办公时可以使用网络。政府的目标是到2005年让1500万家中小规模的企业在网上交易。英国还是欧洲最大的电子商务市场，每年产值为20亿英镑，而且发展速度非常快。与其他欧洲国家和美国的消费者相比，英国消费者更愿意访问电子商务网站。在对201个国际商务网站的民意测验中，伦敦被选为欧洲的电子首都。英国在线企业通过网络提供如何从事经营的有实用价值的专家意见，以支持政府把英国发展成领先的知识经济的目标。但政府的议题不只限于企业。英国在线公民接口包含了公共和私营部门的服务，通过单点连接提供政府在线服务和信息。接口的目标是提供适合人们生活和工作方式的服务，而且通过个性化服务满足每个用户的需求。首相组建了一个政策执行小组，确保到2005年实现每个人使用因特网的目标。志愿机构和社区组织将在连接数据分隔方面发挥重要作用。

同时，文化、媒体和体育部提出了建立文化在线网站的建议，目的是拓宽人们接触文化艺术的范围，鼓励人们参与文化艺术活动。文化在线将使个人和社团能够直接获得来自博物馆、美术馆、图书馆、遗迹、电影档案、表演艺术和数字艺术的资料。它的运行将意味着英国的博物馆和文化机构每天24小时向所有人开放，不论这些人的年龄、背景或地理位置如何，他们都可以从这些资源和专门的知识中受益。

英国政府所有在线计划的目标是相同的，即保证每个英国公民都能平等地享受到网络带来的好处。从小学到家庭，这些计划将利用信息技术为英国各地的人们带来实实在在的好处。

provides a single access point to online services and information. The Government Gateway complements the site, giving the UK the most advanced e-government infrastructure anywhere in the world and allowing citizens and businesses to conduct secure, authenticated transactions with all government departments 24 hours a day, 365 days a year. Both the portal and the Gateway focus on users' needs rather than the government's internal structure Already, 42 per cent of government services are available online, and this figure is set to rise to 73 per cent by 2002.

The delivery of UK online and the government's broader ICT agenda is being led by the e-Minister, Patricia Hewitt MP, and co-ordinated out of the Office of the e-Envoy The e-Envoy, Andrew Pinder, has a unique role, working with public service providers, the private sector and the rest of government to promote e-business, ensure e-inclusion and co-ordinate strategic thinking. A number of initiatives have flowed from these appointments, positioning the UK as one of the world's leading knowledge economies.

The UK is now the cheapest place in the World for off-peak Internet access and peak-time rates below the OECD average. 1.7 million businesses in the UK are already connected to the internet, while 90 per cent of employees have web access at work. The government aims to have 15 million small and medium-sized enterprises trading online by 2005. The UK is also Europe's largest e-commerce market, worth over £2 billion annually and growing rapidly. UK consumers are more likely than those in the rest of Europe and the US to visit e-commerce sites and in a poll of 201 international web businesses, London has been voted the e-capital of Europe. UK online for business supports the government's aim of making the UK a leading knowledge economy, offering expert practical advice on doing business online. But the government's agenda is not solely about business. The UK online citizen portal covers both public and private sector services, and provides a single point of entry to government services and information. The portal aims to provide services that match the way people live and work, and can be personalised to suit individual user's needs. The Prime Minister has set up a policy action team with the ultimate aim of ensuring that everyone who wants it has access to the Internet by 2005. The voluntary and community sectors will play an important role in bridging the digital divide.

Meanwhile, the Department for Culture Media and Sport's proposals for Culture Online aim to widen access to and encourage participation in the arts and culture. Culture Online will give individuals and communities direct access to materials from museums, galleries, libraries, heritage sites, film archives, the performing arts and the digital arts. Effectively, it will mean that the UK's museums and cultural institutions are open 24 hours a day and that anyone, regardless of age, background or geographical location can benefit from their resources and expertise.

The common theme underlying all the government's online initiatives is inclusion - ensuring that the benefits are equally accessible to all UK citizens. From primary schools to stately homes, IT is bringing real, practical benefits to people all around the country.
 
 

 

 

       

 

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