Even the Cloud won't solve Government IT issues

Chris Chant is to be applauded for setting out some of the issues in Government IT and for seeking improvements through better systems integration skills.

However there is a whole herd of elephants sitting in the middle of the room, including: the political policy/ service fulfilment lag; fanatically policed organisational boundaries; privacy/ security/ legacy data issues; national and supra-national procurement Continue reading article »

learn how to build your own capability and presence as a Digital CIO

Digital CIO Masterclass

CIO Master Class led by Colin Beveridge London 20th September 2011

In this interactive workshop you will learn how to build your own capability and presence as a Digital CIO, by following a well-proven, strategic and systematic approach to digital engagement.

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Cost of Government IT is a smoke-screen

Problems? Get help

Media flurry about Government IT is simply an unhelpful smokescreen, the focus on high unit costs and poor procurement disguises fundamental issues: policy and lack of effective systems strategy. Continue reading article »

Hitting the G+ spot

life on the wire by wildxplorer on flickr

I’ve not used Google+ yet but from what I have seen so far, it looks like an ideal approach for anyone (like me) interested in a properly joined-up-world of integrated Systems. Unlike some, though, I’m not even thinking about Google+ in relationship to FaceBook because FB is not a serious Systems platform. Continue reading article »

Parliament investigates effective governance of IT

Public Administration Committee

Good governance: the effective use of IT

Tuesday 8 March 2011

Committee Room 6 Meeting started at 10.33am ended at 12.33pm

Witnesses Professor Helen Margetts, Oxford Internet Institute, Dr Ian Brown, Oxford Internet Institute, and Dr Edgar Whitley, London School of Economics Professor Nigel Shadbolt, University of Southampton, and Sir Ian Magee, Institute for Government.

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