The Belgium government has websites that includes E-Government initiatives. They are offered in Flemish, Dutch, English and French. The Service Public Fédéral Belge, or Belgian Federal Public Service, and has created E-Government initiatives in order to provide greater equality in access to information to all of its citizens. The Belgian Federal Public Service has the information written in a language that is accessible and « simple » for its citizens. It includes a catalog dedicated to publications, electronic services, and the locations of public buildings (Service Public Fédéral Belge, 2008).
Portial Belgium.be is the official government sponsored website of Belgium and is maintained by the Belgian Federal Public Service. It offers several E-Government options that includes information portals and government programs : Mypension, Tax-on-web, registering alarm systems, Medical Information, Smart2surf@home, Cyberhate, DOC STOP, and EID Quick Install (Service Public Fédéral Belge, 2010).
Allrights.be is a website sponsored by the government that provides information on Belgian citizens’ rights. It includes information on Belgian laws and organizations that people can contact for help with the laws. It is a site dedicated to promoting equality under the law. This page also has social development programs. It includes information about integration for all naturalized Belgians. Another portal that is geared towards toward the exercise of citizenships is EID Quick Install. Belgian citizens have an ID Card that has an microchip in addition to other information about the citizen. It is similar to a passport, but is for citizens only. The microchip is there for government agencies to use to access information about the person to law agencies. EID Quick Install focuses on verifying and enregistering the ID Card. DOC STOP is another portal dedicated to the aiding citizens whose ID cards have been stolen. It is used to stop identify theft and to report the crime (ASBL).
Belgium has several social development programs. Smart2surf@home is a government sponsored initiative that offers computers and access to the internet for a reduced price. They give a tax break to computer and internet businesses so that they will sell computers and internet packages at a reduced price to all Belgians. In addition, they offer tax breaks to qualifying citizens (Service Public Fédéral Belge, 2010).
The E-Government portal also includes Cyberhate is an information portal that offers countering information to propaganda about the Gaza Strip. Another information portal is belgiquelex which includes information on legislation, parliamentary proceedings, and on the law. The website is offered in four languages: Dutch, English, French, and German (Belgiumlex.be, 2008).
References
ASBL (Association sans But Lucrative). Objectief. Retrieved from http://www.allrights.be
Belgiumlex.be (2008). Belgiumlex: Crossroads Bank for Legislation. Retrieved from Belgiumlex.be.
Service Public Fédéral Belge. (2010). Portail Belgium.be. Retrieved from http://www.belgium.be
Service Public Fédéral Belge. (2008). A Propos de ce cite. Retrieved from http://www.belgium.be/fr/a_propos_de_ce_site.jsp
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