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Transport Direct |
| Transport Direct - a world first in delivering comprehensive travel information for both public and private forms of transport - was launched on 31 December. The service aims to offer people choice and enable them to make better informed decisions when planning journeys within Great Britain. | |
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Picture this ... |
| Revolutions in fully electronic and automatic image processing are allowing Lincolnshire County Council to open their picture archive to individuals over the web. Stuart Webster outlines the background and explains how collections can now be tailored in seconds for clients or internal departments. | |
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PDFs - AOK? |
| Many web professionals and Internet enthusiasts keenly embrace PDFs and the advantages they being. But less certain users can struggle to use them effectively - raising questions about accessibility. PDFs also offer far more sophisticated possibilities than even the most expert among us realise. Goff Sargent weighs up the pro's and cons. | |
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TV Health |
| Some 7.5 million people across the UK now have access to up-to-the-minute health information in the comfort of their own home, following the launch of NHS Direct Interactive on the Sky platform in December. Initially available only to digital satellite viewers, NHS Direct Interactive will be rolled out during 2005 to other digital television platforms, such as Freeview and cable. | |
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Public sector websites |
| Case studies illustrating effective website development featured strongly in Kable's sixth annual 'Websites in the public sector' conference which took place in November. Tony Fleming was there. | |
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Most requested – the top 100 |
| Jobs and planning applications head a new top 100 of most frequently used search terms published by Open Objects Software. The survey looked at search terms submitted in over 200,000 requests to 12 Local Authority web sites. | |
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Better info, better health |
| The UK has a new health information strategy which aims to provide all patients and staff with high quality information, in appropriate formats, whereever and whenever they need it. Dave Thompson looks at what is promised and how it will be achieved. | |
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Success and recognition for Multikulti |
| The work of the Multikulti project to make community information available on the Internet in other languages continued to forge ahead in 2004. The project also achieved success in securing future funding and gained further recognition for its pioneering work. Best Social Innovation 2004 | |
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