Category Archives: Government IT

Recording and transforming

Posted on September 11, 2010 by Dave

Some great stuff recently from Public Strategiest. Firstly, on records management in the digital age: Finding things again remains a challenge: Rosenberg’s argument about entropy and Lapping’s about the need to manage not just current formats but obsolete ones and … Continue reading →

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How to make Government IT deliver savings

Posted on September 8, 2010 by Dave

Interesting ebook report from The Network for Post-Bureaucratic Age: Better for Less Update: Mick provides his views on the report: Rather than auditing ICT, what we need in reality is a proposal, by some authors with an understanding of what … Continue reading →

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Productivity, responsiveness and lighter weight

Posted on April 28, 2010 by Dave

I rather like this, from Gartner’s Mark McDonald: While the future will require IT to deliver enterprise specific strategies and initiatives there are a few considerations to keep mind: Productivity is different than efficiency and those differences matter It is … Continue reading →

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Jos Creese new Socitm President

Posted on April 24, 2010 by Dave

Hampshire County Council’s Head of IT Jos Creese is the President of Socitm for the next 12 months, and if this quote is anything to go by, he seems an ideal man for the job: IT professionals must carve out a … Continue reading →

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Dom Campbell on agile procurement

Posted on April 10, 2010 by Dave

Great work by Dom Campbell on procurement, and I really love the title: Its Time People Started Getting Fired For Buying IBM from the WeMedia site. Embedded below, if you can’t see it, here’s a link. WeThink – IBM – … Continue reading →

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