Digital Government

Managing E-Commerce and the Digital Content Dilemma

The rise of electronic commerce, for all its benefits, has created problems for state and local IT procurement officers. The question has been how to properly structure an agreement to purchase rights involving such nontangible products as software programs, databases and other electronic contents

  • By Patrick J. Walsh
Digital Government

Changing Gears

Thanks to a comprehensive new accounting rule, state and local IT shops finishing up Year 2000 compliance work soon will find themselves faced with a fresh challenge as they help to implement a whole new approach to the process of governmental financial reporting.

  • By Patrick J. Walsh
Digital Government

Moving Beyond 'Low-Bid' Wins

Recognizing a need to move beyond traditional 'lowbid' procurement in its information technology buys, North Carolina has moved to a 'bestvalue' approach to IT acquisition. The shift represents more than just a change in thinking; it also recognizes the particular hazards of acquiring electronic

  • By Patrick J. Walsh
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