The online news service IT-Business.ca reports that, Canada, having ranked first in the Accenture report "eGovernment Leadership: High Performance, Maximum Value" for the fourth year in a row, is being courted by 15th ranked Norway for guidance in egovernment implementation. The Norwegian Minister of Modernization, Morton Andreas Meyer, met with officials in Ottawa and New Brunswick regarding national and local egovernment implementation. The range of federal egovernment services available in Canada can be accessed through www.gc.ca; in New Brunswick, the provincial egovernment web address is www.gnb.ca. Both sites offer many free services and information, including corporation searches, legislation and the service of online filing. For the Accenture report "eGovernment Leadership: High Performance, Maximum Value", visit: http://makeashorterlink.com/?Y33226B8A. For the related IT-Business.ca article by Sarah Lysecki, see: http://www.itbusiness.ca/index.asp?theaction=61&sid=58097#. Summary by: Nicholas J. Whalen

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