Initially Khaz Sapenov introduced the idea in this thread http://groups.google.ca/group/cloud-computing/browse_thread/thread/7244bb47943d0b3d/4da2633c6bbf0efd During discussion it Mark Forman, the first U.S. E-Govt Administrator, confirmed viability of this approach: "... The best use case for this would be electronic filings, especially quarterly Tax payments and annual Tax returns. However, business gateways and citizen service portals that cut across levels of government would also be good. Elections would not, for a number of reasons. " |