Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) statements are corporate plans which set out how local councils are approaching the task of improving service delivery through e-Government. They help to monitor the progress of councils towards the achievement of 100% e-enablement and priority outcome targets for 2005/06. The Priority Outcomes for local e-Government were published in April 2004 as a means of proving an operational focus for e-Government implementation and use of IEG capital grant money.

The ODPM will continue to set key dates in the calendar at which it intends to inspect the extent of IEG progress and take action accordingly. These include:

• 18 July 2005 - Mid term IEG snapshot (IEG4.5)
• December 2005 - IEG5 deadline for achievement against 2005 target
• April 2006 - IEG end of programme evaluation