ゴア副大統領(当時)の「E政府指令」と「E社会指令」

米国のアル・ゴア副大統領(Vice President Al Gore/当時/大統領選落選後はColumbia University's Graduate School of Journalism in New Yorkの先生)が1999年12月17日に、米国国民がデジタル時代に対応し、利点を有効に生かせる環境を提供するために、政府のサービスと情報を米国市民が容易に利用できるために政府に要請する「E政府指令」と、米国市民の教育と生活を豊かにするための情報技術を使用することを政府にを求めた「E社会指令」の覚え書きに署名した。同時に、電子商取引作業部会の第2回年次報告書「デジタル平等に向けて(Towards Digital eQuality)」を公開した。経済産業省は2002年9月19日に、新しい業績報告書に関する調査研究−米・英主要企業のアニュアルレポートの開示状況とインタビュー調査−を公開した。詳細情報はURL(http://www.meti.go.jp/kohosys/press/0003158/)で知ることができる。

[White Houseのリリース全文]
December 17, 1999

VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE ON-LINE SERVICES

THE WHITE HOUSE

Office of the Vice President
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For Immediate Release
Contact:202-456-7035
Friday, December 17, 1999

VICE PRESIDENT GORE ANNOUNCES EFFORTS TO EXPAND AND IMPROVE ON-LINE SERVICES

Encourages Federal-Private Partnerships to Make Government Services More Accessible

Washington, D.C. -- Vice President Gore announced today two bold new initiatives to expand the benefits of the digital age to all Americans.

Specifically, the Vice President announced the signing of two new executive memorandums. The first, the ''E-Government Directive'', calls on federal agencies to use technology to ensure that governmental services and information are easily accessible to the American people. The second, the ''E-Society Directive'', calls on federal agencies to use information technology to help enrich the education and lives of all our citizens (see attached fact sheet). Under both directives, federal agencies will work cooperatively with the private sector.

The Vice President also released Towards Digital eQuality, the Second Annual Report of the Electronic Commerce Working Group, which details the Administration's accomplishments over the past year promoting electronic commerce and sets a vision for the future. Highlights include steps taken
to protect consumer rights and privacy online, facilitate the growth of the Internet, and bring the benefits of electronic commerce to more people. Today's report may be found at www.ecommerce.gov.

The growth of electronic commerce has outpaced even the most optimistic predictions and is now expected to exceed $1.4 trillion by the year 2003. During this holiday season alone, shoppers are expected to spend about $6 billion online.

The new initiatives announced today, however, take us beyond the commercial aspects of electronic commerce and challenge us to use technology to better society through improved health care, education,
emergency response, protecting our cultural treasures, and improving government services and accountability to citizens.

''This Administration has been committed to promoting electronic commerce, helping open the door to those with good ideas and an Internet connection,'' said Vice President Gore. ''But in order to meet the full potential of this new medium, we must continue to look ahead and develop new ways to promote 21st century commerce.''

These two new initiatives, together with the directive announced last week on closing the digital divide, will be a central part of the Administration's agenda on electronic commerce for the upcoming year. The agenda will challenge both government and the private sector to find new ways to bring the promise of the Internet to all and move America towards digital equality.

Each initiative ''moves us beyond the world of bits and bytes and into the fabric of our society,'' Vice President Gore said. ''As we enter the new millennium, we must use technology to unleash the full benefits of the digital age for all our citizens.''