Where would you choose to spend £20 billion?
19th September 2011
How would you describe an organisation that is losing £164 billion every year on £585 billion revenue, and with a net position already £1.2 trillion in debt**? Of course if Read more
How can the state simultaneously cut budgets, provide better services, and promote growth? “By adopting an Open Government mindset”.
17th May 2011
All truth passes through three stages, said the philosopher Schopenhauer. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. Just over a week Read more
The Government can save millions, but only if it is open to having open IT procurement processes
18th March 2011
This Tuesday (15th March) the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) held its second evidence session as part of it’s Inquiry into the Government’s use of IT. It is beginning to Read more
Let’s make ‘Open Source Government’ happen
23rd February 2011
Monday 21st February 2011 saw the first ‘Open Source System Integrators Forum’ held by the Cabinet Office and I’d like to share a few modest bits of news with you Read more
Open source government needs open-minded procurement
13th December 2010
Minister for the Cabinet Office Francis Maude declares the era of “Major IT Projects” over. Few will disagree with his observation that the Government has provided “easy margins” for the Read more