Summary

There are two sets of requirements imposed on agencies by e-government - mandatory and discretionary:

Mandatory

Departments must give effect to requirements of the following Cabinet minutes:

• E-government Strategy

• Authentication

• Implementing Government E-Procurement

• Funding processes for E-government Initiatives

• Use of New Zealand Government Locator Service Metadata Standard

• New Zealand e-Government Interoperability Framework

• Information security

Discretionary

Departments should, as part of their implementation of the e-government strategy, meet requirements relating to:

• E-government portal

• Service delivery architecture

• Web guidelines

• E-services

• S.E.E. PKI

• S.E.E. Mail

• Assessment