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FALSE ECONOMY?

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by Ken Usman Smith The dismantling of the social capital that would be the foundations for a Big Society has begun.Its already started as ‘False Economy’ is publishing summaries of the cuts that will be ripping the heart out of the local groups that are the foundations for the future Big Society. http://falseeconomy.org.uk Kathy Thomas, [...]

Goodbye Vivek: Let’s Hope Your Legacy Is Sustainable

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by Andrea Di Maio | August 4, 2011 With Vivek Kundra, the first whole-of-government CIO for the US federal government, leaving his post for more academic pastures, it is fair to ask ourselves what impact he really had and to what extent the changes he set in motion will be sustainable. Vivek showed that innovation [...]

Should Governments Spend More or Less on IT?

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by Andrea Di Maio | August 3, 2011 Just yesterday a last-minute agreement has been found to prevent the US from defaulting on their debt, while Europe is still swept by increasing financial worries triggered by the situation in Greece and Ireland, which may spread to other countries too. Sluggish economic growth and the need [...]

The Only Thing ‘Staggering’ About These Savings is the Audacity of Claiming They Are Staggering.

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Posted on August 1, 2011 by Colin Talbot Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude claims that the government has made ‘staggering’ savings of £3.75bn in the 10 months May 2010 to March 2011. So just how staggering, and credible, are these claims? COMPARISONS Well, first let’s just compare them – that would be about £4.5bn a [...]

SALE OF THE CENTURY

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By Ken Usman Smith Localism and the overarching Big Society is seen as the way forward and a once in a generation shift of power is emerging as Parliament puts meat on the bones of politicians wish lists. But in this time of corrupt practices, sleaze and risk taking for personal profit that’s seen the [...]

Smart Government Is Not About Supremacy: It Is About Survival

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by Andrea Di Maio | July 26, 2011 There seems to be a common misconception around the use of the term “smart” when used in direct or indirect connection to “government”. Smart cities, smart public transportation, smart planets, smart communities: all these and similar terms are being used mostly by vendors, but also by government [...]

Public Service: Mutually Assured Destruction?

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Posted on July 15, 2011 by Colin Talbot When I was a Trostkyist, back before the last Ice Age, one of our favorite slogans was “workers control”. It is therefore somewhat weird to hear Tory and Liberal Democrat ministers extolling the virtues of ‘liberating the workers’ to run public services, and how they will improve [...]

The Case Against Online Participation and Government As A Platform

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by Andrea Di Maio | July 14, 2011 I have been visiting several different countries over the last three months, and almost anywhere I have had some interesting discussions about the genuine efforts that governments are making to increase transparency and citizen participation. Motivations are different and they range from compliance with open government policies [...]