In fact, for the first time, visitors to the Governor s office see something they never would have seen before on the Governor s desk. This past year I have discovered the incredible capabilities of E-mail and the Internet. There is a lot of information out there to receive and to share. In fact, it was just about a year ago that we unveiled the Pennsylvania Home Page. And today, we are proud to boast over a million hits.
Technology is a reality for everyone.
Now more than ever, those of us in government have a responsibility to assess our information technology capabilities and potential. Where we discover gaps, we must work to fill them in. For technology creates choices. Technology creates options. Technology reaches beyond basic word processing and into a menu of possibilities that will make it easier for people to work for government, with government, and make government work better for the people.