Treasurer hosts e-government conference
Released Jan. 10, 2006
CHARLESTON – State Treasurer John Perdue’s office hosted an informational seminar on electronic government commerce, 9 a.m. Monday at The Embassy Suites Hotel.
Representatives from the state’s community and technical colleges and state agency representatives attended “e-Government, the Easy Way.” Attendees heard presentations from IBM, Microsoft and Treasurer’s Office representatives.
Treasurer Perdue made brief remarks to kick off the program.
Conference attendees heard testimonials from those agencies and institutions that have benefited from the Treasurer’s e-government program. E-government consists of residents doing business with the state via a computer and credit card.
Money is routed to the state by a link between agency Web sites and a secure network maintaine