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Category Archives: Government IT
Government IT costs – the bloggers’ view
Once again, the quality commentary on the latest reports into government IT spending is coming from blogs. Simon Dickson: The real story, such as it is, is the Committee’s apparent recognition that the current process – reliant on a small … Continue reading
Posted in Blogging, Government IT
Tagged blogging obsessions, cabinet office, government, it, strategy
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Yammer time
One of the most talked about sessions at last weekend’s LocalGovCamp was about Yammer. (For those who don’t know, Yammer is basically a private version of Twitter with knobs on that works within an organisation.) Tom Phillips, who led the … Continue reading
Future of local gov IT strategy
Gotta love blogging local government types. Great post here from Warwickshire County Council’s Jim Morton about their developing IT strategy. My favourite bit: 1. Embrace the practice of using ICT as a Utility: It is now possible to consume software, … Continue reading
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Tagged Blogging, ict, it, local government, strategy, technology
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A Masters in Public Technology?
Tom Steinberg: There is barely a not-for-profit, social enterprise or government body I can think of that wouldn’t benefit from a Duncan Parkes or a Matthew Somerville on the payroll, so long as they had the intelligence and self-discipline not … Continue reading
No more Windows?
Well, in a decade perhaps. If you’ve ever wondered if it were possible to write fondly about Windows, well, James Gardner (kind of) gives it a go in his recent post on the desktop upgrade about to take place at … Continue reading
