I did not know how seriously the government was taking the whole e.govt.nz thing. My brief reading of the site reveals that there is a lot of good thinking on display – it is important that government takes the lead (or at least doesn’t stuff up too badly) when it comes to implementing web standards and maintaining privacy. It is also nice to know that they practice what they preach, the government sites I regularly visit are clear and helpfully laid out. Even the IRD site is easy to navigate.

Of course, the main reason I am mentioning all this is that a brief exchange I had with an employee of The National Library of NZ is being used as an example of state servants responding to blog posts. I feel that I have contributed in my own small way to the advancement of e-government in New Zealand.

And if anyone in power is reading this – word around the bloggosphere is that a government subsidy on jellytip ice cream would further the e-government program. I’m just throwing it out there, the ball is in your court.