The authority will consolidate the operations of three state technology organizations, as well as those of agency IT shops. The action comes in the wake of a study by KPMG Peat Marwick of New York indicating that Georgia spends more on computers, software and other systems than other large states and corporations. The Education Department recently embarked on a program to connect every classroom, as well as the home of every student and teacher in the state to community educational networks via television. Chicago Mayor Richard M. Daley has unveiled an Action Plan for Technology in Education that calls for city schools, colleges and agencies to cooperate with industry and the Catholic educational system to get students and teachers up to speed technically. The colorful site provides information about Indiana attractions and businesses.
Visitors can make lodging reservations, plan trips and print maps.
Society employees used freeware and clip art to create the interactive site. Tax administration officials in the Revenue and Finance Department have proposed a master plan for the state tax agency's home page. The plan lays out a strategy under which the agency would use the Web for registering taxpayers, receiving and processing returns and remittances, collecting tax payments, maintaining statewide accounting system claims, assuring compliance with tax laws and aiding statistical analysis. Visitors play the role of wheat farmer and choose different scenarios for growing wheat. The site is intended to help citizens understand the standards expected of Kentucky students, the test scoring method and the academic performance of Kentucky's kids.