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Available on this blog from today is the Tech Policy Scorecard.

The aim of this page is to follow what election promises are being implemented and when.

The focus is on eGovernment and eDemocracy pledges, including open data, transparency and public engagement with the decision-making process.

I'll try to keep the page updated with new information as it happens - and readers are welcome to leave any corrections through the comments.

And suggestions for other policies that should be tracked are also welcome.

One thing I think stands out from the scorecard is just how much of the Conservative Party's Tech Manifesto is being taken forward in government.

It was certainly the most carefully thought-out set of proposals from any of the parties at the last general election.

And intriguingly, the Ministry of Justice seems to have jumped on board with a set of proposals (not mentioned in any manifesto as far as I can see) to publish more information about courts and sentencing.

Was that down to the famously non-techie justice secretary Ken Clarke, one of his junior ministers or his civil servants?

And as was clear during the election campaign, surprisingly little of this agenda is driven by the Liberal Democrats.

Another observation is that the implementation of a large number of policies is currently classed as "on-going" without a completion deadline being set.

While for many of those policies (such as "reform the procurement process for government IT") it makes sense in the short-term, there will come a point perhaps 12 to 24 months from now where it will be possible to say if ministers have succeeded or failed in their ambitions.

But for now, this is where I think things stand.