Britain has some of the most sophisticated e-government services in Europe but lags behind other countries in take-up, according to the OECD. The relevant section of Government at a Glance 2009, published by the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development, shows the UK comes third behind Austria and Portugal in the …

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Monday 26th October 2009 13:08 GMT Graham Marsden

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... the position on the list of data insecurity by leaving it on trains etc...?

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Monday 26th October 2009 22:21 GMT Ross Fraser

Lost in Space

Someone by the Reg editors a globe... they might discover that the "23 European countries" covered in the report include Canada, Australia and Japan. The "E" in OECD does not stand for "Europe".

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