tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254594496888680289.post4049944989166056471..comments2023-01-31T08:41:00.115+00:00Comments on JerseyToday: A touch of dissonanceMark Forskitthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09189827278867422775noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254594496888680289.post-55483775610936132272016-09-05T07:21:10.614+01:002016-09-05T07:21:10.614+01:00Thanks James. The digital residency point is a go...Thanks James. The digital residency point is a good one - and that makes the trip rather more valid. I certainly agree on 2/ I've noted the 18% of the population In Jersey without access before and it is a serious political concern. Mark Forskitthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09189827278867422775noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6254594496888680289.post-33539656324790851812016-09-04T20:47:44.235+01:002016-09-04T20:47:44.235+01:00Mark,
couple of points:
1. You may be aware that...Mark,<br /><br />couple of points:<br /><br />1. You may be aware that the Estonian government have launched a program called e-residency: you are allowed to take out a form of citizenship which, while it doesn't confer right of residence or yet entry, allows you an Estonian digital identity card, meaning you can access digital services. However, the gateway to this (rightly) involves a personal appearance before either embassy staff or staff in Estonia. From what I understand part of the trip was for Messrs Ozouf and Moretta to get their digital citizen cards.<br /><br />2. The information is most certainly out there about e-governance - in fact the Estonians sent a man by the name of Siim Sikkut to Jersey in March: I met him at the DJ Hub. But telling people something works and demonstrating it firsthand are not the same.<br /><br />3. One of the issues (for me the biggest) that came out of Siim's talk was that the technology isn't the issue. People in Estonia were concerned when their police force got effectively real-time access to their main digital network: however, with that access went stringent rules about what could and could not be done. Police officers who stepped across the line were dismissed and I think also prosecuted. That's about as far from my experience of the Jersey authorities as it's possible to be.<br /><br />4. Similarly, the attitude to getting people to use services in Estonia basically started with finding what people wanted to do, and then helping them do it quicker and more easily. I have yet to see any indication that any member of Jersey government has actually got this. There are still large numbers of people in Jersey who simply will not touch the Internet (not least because access is overpriced). Digital transformation isn't happening, and it's not going to. Perhaps a visit to Estonia is the least of out problems!Jameshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09194881271051758232noreply@blogger.com