“Technology is neither good nor bad; nor is it neutral” – Melvin Kranzberg (1917-1995) A generation ago it was possible to work in an occupation
Category: digital
the identity / data divide
Proving who someone is online and letting them access their personal data – such as their tax, welfare, pension or medical records – often get
… the end of biometric security?
This piece on “Imitating people’s speech patterns precisely could bring trouble” in the Economist caught my eye. It mentions a new technology that means any voice—including
better use of data
I’ve been using the following simplified slides in briefings and discussions about “data sharing” and the “data sharing” provisions in the Digital Economy Bill. I thought
Escaping waterfall government and the myth of ‘digital transformation’
Writing with my colleague Cassian Young, in a new article in Computer Weekly we consider why an agile approach to digital programmes will not transform
“re-engineer government, abolish government departments”
Ed Vaizey MP, former minister at the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS), made the following comments in a recent interview: “I would completely re-engineer government.
dev, DevOps and trusted systems
Software’s coming home Software development and technical architecture design have been taken back in-house over the past 5 years – ending the era when Whitehall departments outsourced almost everything to
Uber, platforms and regulation
The employment tribunal ruling that Uber drivers have won the right to be classed as workers rather than self-employed is not particularly surprising when viewed from
CIO updates
A quick recap of some of my recent CIO columns. Making a success of digital government (October 2016) Part 5 of the Digital Economy Bill, currently making
the Digital Economy Bill Part 5 – Data Sharing
Last week I gave my oral evidence to the public bill committee considering the Digital Economy Bill (PDF). I was invited in my capacity as co-chair
single sign-on and data sharing
I haven’t seen my old colleague Stefan Brands for a while, but most days I’ll find myself thinking of or mentioning his work – particularly given
the future shape(s) of the public sector?
The Institute for Government produced a report in 2014, the shape of the Civil Service: remaking the grade. It looked at the breakdown of the civil service
