Government tech consultants need to be more like Mary Poppins
Too many public sector entities have become dependent on consultants who have outstayed their welcome, according to Romy Hughes of Brightman
Local government transformation needs leadership support and understanding
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Data must be treated as a national asset
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Grab the Big Data opportunity
Big Data offers a huge opportunity for policymakers to optimise policy, programme, and service design, according to Douglas Beal.
Will a change in Government mean a change in public sector ICT?
David Warburton says that whatever the result of today’s general election, continuity of policy towards public sector ICT is vital.
Smart smart cities sooner
Councils need to be freed to make the most of the potential benefits from Smart City technology, according to Peter Robbins.
Forging a new procurement approach for digital services
Harry Metcalfe says a new Digital Services framework needs to judged by measurable standards of user satisfaction.
Election 2015: Three challenges for a digital future
Ivan Harris says whoever forms the next government will face a big task in driving greater adoption of cloud services within the public sector.
Rise of the humans
In the age of digital customer service, the role of employees is more important than ever before, says David Moody.
Five tips for choosing your cloud backup provider
Paul Evans with the questions you should be asking potential suppliers of your cloud backup technology.
Election 2015: Politicians can’t ignore the digital economy
National and local politicians need to address broadband speeds, digital skills and gender diversity within the ICT sector, says Anthony Sherick.
Smart cities need smart security solutions
Local government can expect a rude awakening from dreams of excellence and efficiency promised by the Internet of Things if it skimps on security, warns Reuven Harrison.
Delivering on digital
Digital is changing the relationship between the state and the public, a new PwC survey finds most councils are only at the beginning of their evolution.
Four critical cyber security issues facing local government
Paul Lipman suggests that local government organisations should look to the cloud to address growing security challenges.
Budget heralds digital step-change for councils
Andrew Hawkins says the new role for GDS may prove less significant for local government ICT than other measures in the Budget.
Tower of wrong
Nicky Stewart takes aim at critics of Alex Holmes at the Government Digital Service, who recently announced the government is moving away from the tower model for running ICT services.
Has the public sector finally overtaken the private sector?
For the first time, the public sector is nosing ahead of private firms in some areas of digital technology, according to Ross Mason.
Security begins at home
Tom Underhill on why public sector organisations are increasingly moving their data storage to the UK.
G-Cloud is more than a framework
The G-Cloud framework must not lose sight of its core messaging when it comes to driving good cloud policies and practices, according to Peter Groucutt.
Does the CCS hand know what the GDS hand is doing?
So the government is to retain agile services on the Digital Marketplace after all. But, even with this last-minute reprieve granted, the whole episode begs numerous questions, says Harry Metcalfe.
Mind the GaaP
We need an army of data analysts
Ensuring the data and analytics skills gap is addressed is the only way to ensure efficiencies will be achieved by the public sector, according to Simon Dennis.
Flawed framework
Harry Metcalfe on what is driving the groundswell of opinion among SMEs that the Digital Services Framework is deeply flawed.
Taking a new approach
How the public sector can benefit from new approaches to flexible working.