Winnipeg residents with disabilities or low literacy levels now have increased access to the Internet thanks to a pilot project at 13 local community access program sites.
IT services firm CGI Group Inc. and Microsoft Canada Co. recently announced the creation of a "joint gBIZ go-to-market strategy" aimed at aiding Canadian municipalities to apply a framework designed to help them surmount the hurdles they face when participating in electronic service delivery (ESD).
An estimated 68 million U.S. citizens have accessed government services and information via the Internet, up from 40 million two years ago, a recent study concluded.