E-Government
Programme launched with development of The Framework for
e-Government
2001/02
E-Business
Programme launched with development of The CEO's Framework for
e-Business
Supplier
adoption: B2B Supplier Workshops piloted
Online
Auctions Guideline issued
2000/01
E-Procurement
Programme launched: e-Procurement Guideline: Building the Business
Case launched by e-Minister - over 10,000 copies downloaded to date
e-Procurement
Experience-Sharing Group set up
1999/00
BuyIT
Computer Weekly Best Practice Series launched
Y2K
National Mentoring Scheme created for UK government's Action 2000:
500 industry-hosted facilitated workshops for over 7,000 small firms
1997/99
Smaller
Firms Guidance Project launched with 19 partners from Business Links
and industry. Delivered research, guidance and training, pointing
the way for IT industry to improve the way it sells ICT to SMEs
Alistair
Fulton appointed BuyIT Chairman
1996/97
BuyIT
set up to develop best practice guidelines: Realising the business
benefits from IT
BuyIT
Guidelines launched by Minister for Science & Technology, with
CBI support: 11 short guidance notes for CEOs and their management
teams