Members of the public can now get a feel of what it would be like to be locked up by taking a virtual tour of their local prison. Prisons Online is a U.K. government-backed venture aimed at exposing life inside prison walls.
Members of the public can now get a feel of what it would be like to be banged up by taking a virtual tour of their local prison. Due to be launched Thursday, Prisons Online is a U.K. government-backed venture aimed at exposing life inside prison walls.
Walter Gasparini's career in the public sector began at the federal level, when he worked in the Department of Veteran Affairs in P.E.I. For the last dozen years, however, he has been director of information technology services for the Region of Waterloo, Ont.
The U.K. government is keen for people to use the internet to find out about its services and to this end plans to get all services online by 2005, but a recent poll suggests they have a long way to go.
A recent report published by management consulting firm Accenture found the public sector is considering outsourcing some of its IT functions in an attempt to change its internal culture and improve workplace efficiencies.