E-Goverment

Government’s offer sites for the general public. Each country has their own government website and they offer information to the public that the public deserve to know and have the right to see. The government have multiple sites for all public services such as NHS (National Health Service) and MOD (ministry of defence). All of these sites offer information on what they do for the public and what we can do for them. You are able to find applications for car and house tax and revenue. They also offer help in finding jobs and how to take care of your finances. Even if you do not live in the country but you’re a citizen they offer help and information. They have links for information about living in a foreign country and what taxes are paid.

Directgov

The main website from the government is Directgov. This site offers information on just about anything to do with living and finding work. Its home page is divided into contents like page. It has categories of different types that help with all things in life. For example they have links on the home page to give tips and advice to youngsters who are having trouble paying their taxes and also parents who would like advice on caring for their children. The information presented on this website helps people’s lives by giving advice to them about different factors. They help give advice on money situations and parenting tips. They offer help on crucial stages from moving out and paying for bills/ taxes to starting a family and taking care of their education.

 Once clicked on a link you are given an even bigger choice of options on that one particular choice. The amount of information on any topic is so big that it’s hard not to find the answer you’re looking for.

The websites design is relatively simple and offers a contents page where it categorizes all topics. Once chosen the topic it then offers a second page on that topic showing all the smaller topics about the chosen subject. The information given is presented very well with information on the page very relevant to the topic and its spaced out enough that no-one would get confused on what they are reading.

Although the website categorizes all topics very well there are almost too many topics. The pages where the topics are shown are full of text and are hard on the eyes.

NHS

Not only do the government provide a website for advice on life’s situations but they also have websites dedicated to particular topics. NHS (National Health Service) website presents all problems/ queries about illness and fitness on their website for everyone to see. They offer solutions to some problems and create awareness for others. Just like Directgov, it’s partly categorized into the different categories of care. The website helps people by giving them advice on what to do on the queries you have about your body.  It also helps the general public on awareness of illnesses and shows all the different examples of symptoms possible.

 

Money Advice Service

Another site available through the government is the Money Advice Service. This website enables people to look at their finances and analyse what could be improved. It is a relatively new service which started in 2008 and aims to help people of all income with their money and how they should use it. One of its main focuses is people struggling with debt and living on benefits due to being unable to find any form of employment.