Channel Islands meet to discuss emerging technologies

Tuesday, 31 March 2015 00:00

A Crown Dependency information technology gathering was held in Guernsey last week.

The Island's director of Government Technology Services Mark Lewin met with IT representatives from Jersey and Guernsey to the discuss challenges in online public service provision.

Mr Lewin says topics like e-education, e-health and emerging technologies were on the agenda:

He told us that although all three islands are at different progressive stages, delegates hoped to gather tips on delivering more, at a lower cost:

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