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Office for Government Online
OGO
1997 – 2000
Office in the Finance portfolio that promoted and coordinated the delivery of Commonwealth information and services online in the late 1990s.
How it came into existence
Formed in 1997 within the Department of Finance (from October 1997 the Department of Finance and Administration) as the successor to the Office of Government Information Technology, refocused on online government.
- Whole-of-government IT coordination
- Promotion of electronic service delivery
How it ended
Absorbed in 2000 into the National Office for the Information Economy, which took over its online government role when it became an executive agency.
- Online government services coordination
Absorbed when NOIE became an executive agency; date uncertain.
Main functions
- Coordination of online delivery of government services
- Whole-of-government internet and online information policy
- Commonwealth online entry points and directories
- Advice to agencies on online service standards
Where it sits
Last in the portfolio of Department of Finance and Administration.
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Some dates or links for this organisation are uncertain. Corrections are welcome.