CIO UK Blogs: Entries for July 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
CIO UK Podcasts
Two discussions you can't afford to miss
* Staff retention and succession plans
RESOURCE CENTRES
July 30, 2009
Under a cloud
Defined what we mean by “Unified Communications"
Wednesday started with a self-inflicted headache after I attended, on Tuesday evening, 2e2's annual reception hosted by Lord St. John of Bletso on...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 27, 2009
Continuing my Swan Song
Digital telephony convergence/ security will also be on the agenda
Geoff asked me to review ICT pay and allowances in the light of the present economic environment, so that's what I've been doing, this week, and...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 16, 2009
Too much flexibility
Our recent response to the Digital Britain report
On Monday Glyn Moody wrote in Linux Journal of his having agreed with Microsoft to cancel the planned discussion of the OXML ISO standardisation...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 12, 2009
Reinvigorating public sector unified communications
We should focus on the long-term UC requirements
There's been a lotin the computer press, this week, about Google's announcement that it will launch its "Chrome Operating System". E.g. "Google OS...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 08, 2009
Mobile Media Is Key
Capital Ambition’s
Capital Ambition's "London Mobile Portal Event" at Prospero House (241 Borough High Street), on Tuesday, was a "sell-out". There were excellent...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 06, 2009
Moving on
A lot can change in a year
Friday's combined Central & Local CIO & CTO Councils meeting was mainly about ICT and the Operational Efficiency Programme. How can we cut...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 03, 2009
Dining with the father of the web
Whatever your views about national ID cards and a�database state�, joined-up public sector infrastructure remains a key service enabler
I've had one or two conversations with Microsoft and Buying Solutions colleagues about what was to happen to the PSA09 licensing deal. The...
Posted by: Richard Steel
July 02, 2009
Help beat this Microsoftie
Engage more proactively in driving Government transformation
Here's an interview with Phil Pavitt, who will shortly be moving to the HMRC, which I'm expecting will be one of the most transformative events in...
Posted by: Richard Steel
About the author
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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