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The review into Government Direct Communication and the role of COI, carried out by Matt Tee, Permanent Secretary Government Communication has been published. The report calls for a more strategic approach to direct and paid-for communications. It is proposed that activity will be concentrated in fewer areas of focus and to targeted audiences, so that [...]
“Better for less” not “More for less” is a more appropriate phrase and mindset to adopt for delivering public sector services over the next 4 years according to Ian Watmore, Chief Operating Officer of the Efficiencies and Reform Group. “The best way to spend less money is to do it better”. Speaking at Beyond 2010 [...]
Why a Digital Agenda for Europe? Europe needs a new action plan for making the best use of information and communication technologies (ICT) to speed up economic recovery and lay the foundations of a sustainable digital future. The new action plan proposes to remove current obstacles to maximising the potential of ICTs, with long-term investments [...]
An ambitious Digital Agenda for Europe has just been presented by the European Commission outlining seven priority areas for action: creating a digital Single Market, greater interoperability, boosting internet trust and security, much faster internet access, better investment in research and development, enhancing digital literacy skills and inclusion, and applying information and communications technologies to [...]
Courtesy of Mick Pythian aka The Great E-Mancipator In government IT one get’s used to the fact that you can’t win. In my view the answer to the Balkanization of government IT is more efficient sharing of applications, better procurement of applications and better sharing of data (if and when required), in other words the [...]
Courtesy of Mick Pythian aka The Great E-Mancipator The National Audit Office has recently (17 February 2011) published a “Cross-government and public administration Information and Communications Technology in government. Landscape Review“, which it claims “looks at how government uses Information and Communications Technology (ICT) to deliver public services. The review, the purpose of which is [...]
Courtesy of Mick Pythian aka The Great E-Mancipator If you didn’t have enough problems keeping up with social media and Web 2.0, watch out because Web 3.0 is on the horizon, or is at least being talked about! Colleagues in the USA are considering it right now as a way of anticipating citizens requirements, says [...]
Courtesy of Mick Pythian aka The Great E-Mancipator Steve Ressler and Scott Burns have made available an interesting presentation they did on the topic of ‘measuring and capturing the value of government communications’ at a GovDelivery event. As one would hope the presentation is focused upon outcomes and presses that button rather than the forced [...]
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