Links

This page consists of a number of general links which Transformational Government deems to be of importance to the GovTalk website, they will be updated as and when new links become apparent:

http://www.w3c.org - The World Wide Web Consortium

http://www.oasis-open.org/ - OASIS is an international, not-for-profit consortium that designs and develops industry standard specifications for interoperabilty based on XML

http://www.ietf.org/ - The Internet Engineering Task Force is concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet.

http://www.xml.org - XML.org is run by Oasis and describes itself as an independent resource for news, education, and information about the application of XML in industrial and commercial settings.

http://www.direct.gov.uk - Directgov is a government service giving people access to the latest and widest range of public service information in one place on the Web and on Digital TV. Directgov uses the specifications formulated and consulted on through UK GovTalk.

http://www.iggi.gov.uk - The Intra-governmental Group on Geographic Information.

http://archive.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/e-government/resources/handbook/introduction.asp - The Guidelines for UK government websites on the e-Government Unit website provide a comprehensive blueprint of best practices for building and managing well designed usable and accessible websites.

http://www.info4local.gov.uk - info4local provides local authorities with quick and easy access to information from more than 60 government departments, agencies and public bodies.It is run by a group of six departments, with the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister in the lead.

http://www.eema.org - EEMA is a non-profit association with the aim of pushing forward the boundaries of e-commerce, technology and legislation.