Following on from Lord Carter’s final Digital Britain report released today, Jayne Nickalls, CEO of Directgov said:
“One of the five objectives of Digital Britain is: ‘Securing universal access to broadband, increasing its take-up and using broadband to deliver more public services more effectively and more efficiently.’
“Directgov is the Nation’s official website providing everything you need to know about essential government information in an accurate, up to date and impartial manner. Increasing access to broadband across the UK can make Directgov even more accessible to a greater number of people. We look to provide easy, trusted, digital access to essential government information when and where it is needed. We bring together and present information and services in a way which saves time and money for citizens and government.”
Directgov currently achieves up to 18 million visits a month, with links to more than 240 services in all 351 local authorities throughout the UK.
Directgov was founded five years ago and is celebrating its 5th anniversary. Directgov includes information on employment rights and job searching, finances and benefits as well as travel and motoring.
Jayne Nickalls is available for interview. For requests or for more information on Directgov’s role please call the Directgov team at 3 Monkeys Communications on 020 7009 3100 or email Directgov@3-Monkeys.co.uk
For more information please visit www.direct.gov.uk
Notes to editors
- All text messages to and from Directgov are free. Directgov does not charge for any of its services but mobile internet browsing charges may apply, users should check with their network for details.
- Directgov provides user-friendly, 24/7 information on all government services – including education, transport, tax, crime, the environment, employment – all in one place and in plain English.
- As well as being available on the website www.direct.gov.uk, which now attracts up to 18 million visits a month, it can also be accessed on any internet-enabled mobile phone, and on TV.
- In April the Directgov website received16.6 million visits
- www.direct.gov.uk is a Hitwise Top 10 Award winner for the quarter ending October – December 2008. During this period, www.direct.gov.uk ranked No. 2 based on market share of visits among all United Kingdom websites in the Hitwise Government – Central industry category. For more information, please visit www.hitwise.co.uk/
- Please note: Directgov is spelt as one word and with a lower case ‘g’.
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