Dispite the progress, much remains to be done to make government information more accissible to people and to realize the benefits and efficiencies of electronic communications. It is the purpose of this paper to outline the challenges that remain and suggest remedies in the form of a policy or legislative proposal. Goals for Electronic Access to Information 1. State information and documents are to be published and available for easy public access through the Internet. It is important that documents be archived in an organized manner, clearly and properly labeled, and indexed by date of publication, author, title, department, and subject.
Documents are to be searchable through a Web accessible search engine.
Documents can to be available in electronic form at no cost or less cost than printed copy. The full benefits of this advantage can only be realized if documents are required to be distributed in electronic form prior to distribution of printed copy. Unless compelling economic or security reasons can be established, the State of Oregon should utilize Oregon-based and geographically distributed information technology service providers to the maximum extent feasible. Web-archiving of mail lists, compilation and maintenance of FAQs, and other services associated with the provision of electronic access to information. Propsed Actions 1.