Strategic Technical Architecture for Government
A series of papers focusing on IT in the UK public sector
Here you will find a series of papers specifically focusing on IT in the UK public sector. The papers provide a strategic view from a technical perspective, drawing from the experiences and issues of IBM clients in the public sector. They address common problems and describe relevant technologies and techniques for effective delivery of IT to the public sector.
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Making information matter
Making information matter: Making sense of the information challenge in the UK public sector
Information is the lifeblood of our age. Yet in government, as elsewhere, its sheer ubiquity can confound us. Information is endlessly volatile and duplicated, usually residing in separate systems and in different formats. It cannot be easily aligned, interrogated, consolidated or managed, and it arrives faster and via more channels than ever before.
Building public trust
Building public trust -The role of Information Assurance in UK public sector transformation
Building public trust is a pre-condition for reaping the benefits of large government IT transformation programmes. Two of the themes of Transformational Government strategy - to design public services around the needs of citizens and to move towards a shared services culture - have thrown Information Assurance sharply into the spotlight.
Five Million people around the water-cooler
Five Million people around the water-cooler: How the UK public sector can harness the power of social networking.
The potential of social networking for the public sector transformation agenda is exciting. The effective delivery of any major transformation relies on the strength of communication throughout that organisation. With the right attention to data security, government could harness this new technology to break down communication barriers between departments and locations.
Doing more with less
Doing more with less – Asset re-use and UK public sector transformation.
Asset re-use is a central pillar of the Transformational Government. This paper presents the critical factors to effect re-use and suggests how IBM's experience can help government meet its objectives.
Doing the right things right
Doing the right things right - Enterprise Architecture for UK Government Organisations.
Public service delivery in all its aspects - its convenience, speed and efficiency - is the top of the agenda. It is now widely understood that IT is pivotal: the objectives that the government has set for the quality of public services cannot be achieved without professional people and the successful deployment of technology.
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