Local governments are generally not considered “early adopters” when it comes to technology. Citizens tend to be the ones who use the latest technology, then almost have to force local governments and agencies to finally begin using it. But, government adoption of technology always seems to progress slowly.
A recent survey of 75 U.K. councils showed that two-thirds of them offer less than half of their services online. In fact, less than 40 percent of them were offering less....