This one came in from our chief political correspondent, Patrick Wintour, and it's worth pointing out: apparently, there is going to be a £10m prize on offer for UK's most e-aware city.
A £10m competition to create a city of e-technology on a par with the city of culture title is to be announced tomorrow by Tony Blair as part of an attempt to transform public services and close the growing digital divide in Britain.
The government hopes the prize, to be awarded in 2008, will encourage cities and local councils to transform the delivery of public services.
With greater social mobility one of the themes of the Labour manifesto, ministers argue the technology barrier is opening up a new class divide.
The government believes too many public bodies, including local authorities have responded to the communications revolution simply by putting existing services, such as tax returns or NHS direct, online rather than using technology to be truly innovative.
We've written about the digital divide here on the blog quite a bit recently; but what will this prize actually mean in concrete terms? Will it encourage low-tech councils to make the change, or will it encourage councils already engaging to push further - therefore increasing the divide?
And here's the other question: who would be your winner right now?
