[ Thanks to Tom
Adelstein for this link. ]
“eGovernment solutions provide communities access to information
about government services. Citizens can go on-line and pay taxes,
look up deeds, renew their driver’s licenses, file complaints and
more. In my research of government technology, I have found that
eGovernment has created demand for application development.“Neil Aggarwal of JAMM Consulting sees increased demand for
eGovernment solutions. ‘We’re beginning to receive unsolicited
requests for local government applications,’ he tells Linux
Journal. ‘Unfortunately, the RFPs lack the kind of information
needed to respond appropriately. People writing the requests for
proposals seem unable to articulate adequately what they need.’“JAMM Consulting writes open-source software applications with
an emphasis on quality development. Neil refuses to enter an
engagement without defining the requirements and specifications
before writing a single line of code. He recognizes the need to
educate government procurement personnel about his model.“‘Delivering an interactive solution will cost less and provide
more features if done correctly,’ he acknowledges. ‘I see RFPs and
realize that someone will offer an inferior product with a lower
price, and the agency will never get what they want in the time
they want it. They’ll also blow the budget.’ He adds, ‘beware of
the bargain…'”