WASHINGTON - Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Fred Thompson, R-Tenn., and Ranking Democrat Joseph Lieberman, D-Conn., Thursday launched an online, interactive project to improve the access of the American people to their government.

A web site designed to involve the public in an electronic discussion of ideas is the current centerpiece of this e-government project. The web site - which may be accessed through Lieberman's federal website-- lieberman.senate.gov-- invites comment on ways to advance the cause of digital government, to promote innovative uses of information technology and to expand citizen participation in government.

“E-government means e-quality,” Lieberman said. “In the wired world, universal access to information and services levels the playing field. I hope our web site and any future legislation will encourage more citizens to take an interest in their government - indeed, to collaborate with us - from the convenience of their homes, offices and libraries. This is an experiment to involve you - the digital citizen - as a virtual partner in the legislative planning process.”

Electronic government applies the lessons of the online private sector to the mission of government, to take advantage of the increased productivity and reduced costs that can be achieved using Internet-based technology. E-government is an opportunity to enhance citizen access to government information and services-and, in many cases, to strengthen and extend those services. E-government further provides new ways to increase citizen participation in the democratic process.

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