June 2005 - CIPFA and Priority Outcomes

Ecebs exhibited at the CIPFA Conference and Exhibition held at the G Mex centre in Manchester on June 14-16 2005.

The Ecebs stand was a popular attraction during the event with several hundred visitors showing interest in smartcard technology. David Braddock, Ecebs Managing Director, commented "The most common discussion topic was the imminent use of smartcards in delivering specific priority outcomes for local authorities". Central Government through the ODPM has established a set of e-government priority outcomes for each local authority. Accordingly it is expected that each local authority will deliver these priority outcomes within the next twelve months as part of its e-government investment programme.

"The advantages of Ecebs Multefile technology as a cost effective and robust method of delivering these priority outcomes was evident" he continued, "In addition, delivery channels such as the BT Multimedia kiosk, where Ecebs and BT co-operate, showed just how simple and practical smartcard implementations have now become."

Our picture shows Rachel Tuffney of the Times Newspaper, assisted by Paul Fury of BT, making the draw for the Ecebs iPOD raffle. The winner was Caroline Mikardo of the Improvement and Development Agency.