An article from the May 2008 issue of Governing magazine, discussing how state and local governments might use collaborative tools such as Wikis to make government more effective.

The legal services programs in Connecticut have conducted a survey of client access to and use of various forms of technology, including e-mail use, access to the internet, and type of telephone used. This report describes their findings.

This introduction provides a short history of legal services, demystifies a number of acronyms, and lays out a roadmap for new techies on how to join forces with all the folks that help contribute to our peer network.

NTAP provides technology leadership to the poverty law community through on-site assistance & circuit riding, tutorials & training, online information & services, and promoting successful technology tools that improve efficiency or client services. It has an extensive resource library of technology issues that affect legal services, and sponsors many free trainings.