FC: PFF releases "digital state" results (Kansas! wins)

[Declan McCullagh <declan () well com>]

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> From: james_lucier () prusec com
> To: declan () well com
> Date: Thu, 13 Jan 2000 15:58:36 -0500
> Subject: For FC: PFF Releases Digital State Results
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>                                    NEWS RELEASE
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE                              CONTACT:
> Shelley Obringer
> January 11, 2000
> 202/289-8928
>  PFF Releases Digital State Results
>  Rankings in for E-Commerce and E-Taxation
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> Washington, DC:  The nation's third annual Digital State survey was
> released
> by the Progress & Freedom Foundation and Government Technology Magazine's
> Center for Digital Government. The yearlong survey, supported by the Compaq
> Corporation, measures technology achievements in the 50 states and the
> results will be released quarterly.
>
> The first of the four-part survey examined e-commerce and e-taxation.
> Other
> areas to be explored in future survey releases are state governments' use
> of
> technology in social services, law enforcement and the courts, digital
> democracy, management and education.
>
> In the e-commerce category Georgia scored an impressive 91 points (on a
> scale of 100) to lead the nation. Georgia has created e-commerce
> applications that allow citizens and business to interact with government
> online.  To see the list of top ten states in the e-commerce category click
> here <http://www.pff.org/DigState2000E-Com.html>.
>
> PFF President Jeff Eisenach commented, "People in the corporate community
> are looking to do business with states the same way they increasingly do
> business with suppliers and customers -- that is electronically."
>
> Kansas took the honors in the e-taxation category, scoring a perfect 100.
> Excellent online customer service, easy access to tax forms and the ability
> to submit them online, and a sophisticated digital storage system all
> contributed to the perfect score. The top ten states in the e-taxation
> category are also online <http://www.pff.org/DigState2000E-Tax.html>.
>
> For more information on past Digital State surveys please click here
> <http://www.pff.org/digital98.html>.
>
> The Progress & Freedom Foundation studies the impact of the digital
> revolution and its implications for public policy. It conducts research in
> fields such as electronic commerce, telecommunications and the impact of
> the
> Internet on government, society and economic growth. It also studies issues
> such as the need to reform government regulation, especially in
> technology-intensive fields such as medical innovation, energy and
> environmental regulation.
>
> PFF's board of directors is chaired by Dr. George A. (Jay) Keyworth, who
> was
> science adviser to President Reagan. PFF's president, Dr. Jeffrey Eisenach,
> served as a senior economist at the Federal Trade Commission and in the
> Office of Management and Budget. The foundation is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit
> organization. Its Web site is at http://www.pff.org.




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