More than 60 per cent of British Columbians use the Internet, and 43 per cent have computers in their homes. British Columbians use the Internet to communicate with friends and family, to learn, to shop, to pay bills and to do banking. It will also enable us to respond quickly to changes in information technology and bring the resulting service advantages to B.C. businesses and the public. For business, InfoSmart means less red tape and lower costs by eliminating time-consuming processes like paying bills in person. Things like invoices, licences and permits will be processed electronically.
Future plans call for more streamlined business registration processes and electronic tax filing.
For example, government is planning to accept payments over the Internet. Now they will have the Internet too. InfoSmart's four priority areas are corporate information management, common information technology infrastructure services, electronic service delivery to improve service to the public and information technology human resources. An InfoSmart project office will address ongoing challenges presented by this cross-government plan. To view a Backgrounder, click here .