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Category Archives: IT
IT, tax avoidance and the total cost of ownership
The recent interest in “off payroll” taxation of individuals looks like it’s about to be trumped by the much more significant issue of “offshore” company taxation. The Sunday Times ran a piece last weekend stating that: “Apple and Google are avoiding … Continue reading
“enterprise” IT – out of touch and increasingly irrelevant?
So okay … I know it’s been asked before, but it’s not going to stop me asking it again anyway: is the traditional ‘enterprise’ IT department dead? And, if not, why not? What on earth is its purpose? My recent … Continue reading
Posted in IT, IT strategy, security, technology, technology policy
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data privacy visualised (6 years on….)
It’s over 6 years since I blogged about how the principles of Creative Commons might be applied to privacy and data protection, particularly to help simplify users’ understanding of what would be done with their data. I included this mock-up … Continue reading
whilst not blogging …
… I have remained busy writing elsewhere, including the following: “Platform alteration“, CIO March 2012 “G-Cloud is open for business“, CIO February 2012 “Digital defaulters value focus over process“, CIO, January 2012 “Free and radical“, CIO, December 2011 “CIOs’ central … Continue reading
the disruptive cloud
The recent announcement that Amazon has created a secure web space for the US government is hardly going to make anyone fall off their chair in surprise. Ensuring that cloud services can be used by governments has been the direction … Continue reading
Posted in future Britain, IT, IT strategy, public services, technology, technology policy
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bridging the faultline
There has long been a recognition at a political level of the important role that IT could play in helping rethink and improve our public services, as the recent House of Commons PASC report on Government IT makes clear. Yet despite the … Continue reading
House of Commons publishes its Report on Government IT
The House of Commons Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) has today published its report on Government and IT (PDF). I had the privilege of working for the Committee as their Specialist Adviser for this inquiry. I hope the report will help bring … Continue reading
the wider implications of interception (“hacking”)
The News of the World “phone hacking” story looks set to run for some time to come. The tale of how journalists and corrupt policemen apparently colluded to break the law and access private data spotlights a mix of issues … Continue reading
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driving growth, bucking the trend
I was talking with a colleague recently about how everyone in the IT industry claims to do “value-led” sales these days. So they concentrate on understanding a potential customer’s problems and concerns first – and only afterwards work out whether … Continue reading
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designing online social security for the future
On Wednesday, the Design Council and the London School of Economics hosted a 1 day conference on “Moving Social Security Online“. It brought together a healthy and eclectic mix of people including civil servants, policymakers, designers, technologists and academics. I’ve long … Continue reading
