CIO UK Blogs: Entries for May 2009
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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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May 29, 2009
Safety in numbers
Sad news and the positive side of insourcing - it works
Today, along with a number of other Newham colleagues, I was at the funeral of Paul Bull, our Printing & Reprographics Manager who had bravely...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 27, 2009
Onwards and upwards
The budget is looking pretty healthy
Well, I completed a first draft of updated Newham ICT Strategy, yesterday, but I'm anticipating a lot of feedback requiring more work on detail......
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 20, 2009
Please don't put the kibosh on transformation
Transformational Government strategy must be guided by an over-arching vision of public sector security
The Cabinet Office published its annual Transformational Government Progress Report, last week. It has produced this useful poster to highlight...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 17, 2009
Not 'nil points...'
Well done to Newham’s own Jade Ewen
There were several good news tidbits to round-off my week. On Thursday, I was at an IAEAB meeting (which I'm not allowed to report) and was...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 13, 2009
More engagement please
We also discussed “Turkeys and Christmas�
There are often complaints about late distribution of papers for meetings but, I'm sorry, Andrew - 1.00am for a meeting later in the morning takes...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 12, 2009
Showing off Newham Dockside
It’s nice to be able to show-off such a nice working environment
On Monday I attended an Equality Impact Assessment Training course, in the City, with other colleagues from across Newham and Waltham Forest...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 11, 2009
Back to the council
I'm now officially back with the Council
On Thursday, I took a day's holiday to attend Linda Griffith's funeral. It was "standing room only" at the moving service for this lovely lady who...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 07, 2009
A new deal for the public sector
Hurrah! This afternoon, Andrew Gibson 'phoned, as he promised he would, to let me know that the new Public Sector Licensing Agreement with...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 07, 2009
My Generation
We talked about the tremendous rate of change
On Thursday evening I attended a BCS "Thought Leadership Dinner Debate", on "IT Futures: the death of the IT Profession, as we know it?" - at the...
Posted by: Richard Steel
May 01, 2009
Accredited
Instant messaging is a conversational medium, where as e-mail is “on the record�.
Adrian and I met at Intellect's offices with Vaughan Shayler, Gary McQuade and Leanne Johnson regarding the Accredit UK professional certification...
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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