CIO UK Blogs: Entries for November 2008
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Richard Steel
Currently president of local government IT managers group SOCITM, Richard Steel is also the CIO for Newham Borough Council, the East London region which will host the 2012 Olympics. Formerly he worked with large city banks, but having made the switch to the public sector, he has not looked back. A keen blogger and enthusiast of British sports cars, Steel is a regular speaker on issues surrounding the CIO role in the public sector. A full profile of his career can be read here
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November 12, 2008
Directors' training
Steve and I were up early to get the train back to London to attend a Directors' Training Course at Old Sessions House, in Farringdon. Earlier...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 11, 2008
Friends in the north
The theme of the North-West Regional meeting was "Managing and Accessing Information". Cheshire's Par Esegobona (who, I'm glad to say, later...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 10, 2008
Supplier management and better procurement
Siemens hosted a Socitm Futures meeting at its offices in Old Bailey. The agenda included Nicky Stewart, from the OGC, on “Supplier...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 07, 2008
Incommunicado
The announcement of the Socitm 2008 Conference Photo Competition winners somehow passed me by, but details are here. Congratulations to all the...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 06, 2008
Strengthening Socitm Social Responsibility
Yesterday, I neglected to mention an exciting development, discussed at a breakfast meeting that Adrian, David and I had with William Hoyle, Chief...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 05, 2008
Intellect-ual
Adrian, David and I all attended this morning’s “Socitm/ Intellect Local Government Supplier Forum”, which had as its theme...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 04, 2008
Stating the Blooming Obvious
David Houston and I met with Gartner’s Nicola Bain to discuss our prospective relationship. Our present contract covers, primarily,...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 03, 2008
And the winner is....
Well done, Lewis; well done, Felipe; well done, ITV. After two days of meetings, at the end of last week, correspondence has backed-up,...
Posted by: Richard Steel
November 01, 2008
Socitm link to News Quiz sensation!
I'm a long time fan of the "The News Quiz" on Radio 4, so I was delighted when driving home listening to it, this evening, to hear a question...
Posted by: Richard Steel
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Richard Steel
Currently president of local government IT managers group SOCITM, Richard Steel is also the CIO for Newham Borough Council, the East London region which will host the 2012 Olympics. Formerly he worked with large city banks, but having made the switch to the public sector, he has not looked back. A keen blogger and enthusiast of British sports cars, Steel is a regular speaker on issues surrounding the CIO role in the public sector.
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