Queuing at public offices could be a thing of the past when Government goes on-line and interactive.

The so-called "e-Government'' will allow members of the public to get easy access to Government departments, and even renew car and bike licences through the Internet.

Telecommunications Minister Renee Webb has been working on moves that will give Bermuda an "e-Government'' which could be up and running by the end of the year.

Yesterday she said an electronic government will eventually allow time-consuming documentation to be done on the web.

"One of the advantages about the Internet is the public can have direct access to information,'' said Ms Webb.

"One of the mandates of Government as far as e-commerce goes is to make it as accessible to the public as possible.'' And eventually the Minister said she hoped to have a Bermudian version of Hansard -- records of what is said in the House of Assembly -- on their own special web site.

Once the system is fully operational, members of the public will be able to log on and access information from each Government department though a single web-site.

See Business, Page 22