By and large the industry has acted in good faith. And (the Clipped Tag) is an example of that. It is an elegant reaction to concerns that are vastly overblown. Robert Atkinson
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![[Arkansas's approach may prove one of the most popular business models for funding and operating government portals today, but it is not a sustainable option, says Robert Atkinson, director of the technology and new economy project at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization with the mission of advancing the government's agenda for the information economy.] Governments that aren't willing to pay any money into [electronic services] can get up and running and put some applications online, ... Most jurisdictions in this country don't have the expertise to do this [in-house]. The risk of the outsourcing model is that they're getting the revenue from the users. Ultimately, I don't think the consumer is going to be paying for this. You don't pay now when you go to look at a deed. - Robert Atkinson Quotes](/pic/img/img.php?text=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&author=ICBSb2JlcnQgQXRraW5zb24gICAg&num=13 "[Arkansas's approach may prove one of the most popular business models for funding and operating government portals today, but it is not a sustainable option, says Robert Atkinson, director of the technology and new economy project at the Progressive Policy Institute, a Washington, D.C.-based organization with the mission of advancing the government's agenda for the information economy.] Governments that aren't willing to pay any money into [electronic services] can get up and running and put some applications online, ... Most jurisdictions in this country don't have the expertise to do this [in-house]. The risk of the outsourcing model is that they're getting the revenue from the users. Ultimately, I don't think the consumer is going to be paying for this. You don't pay now when you go to look at a deed. - Robert Atkinson Quotes")