9 months on from the Government ICT Strategy - Implementing Reform**FREE TO ATTEND FOR THE PUBLIC SECTOR** The new Government ICT Strategy has instigated a vast overhaul of the design and capability of ICT across the public sector. Greater collaboration around shared services, establishing interoperability of systems, growing cloud computing capabilities, and the Public Service Network are all key ambitions. This major Summit event will bring government departments, executive agencies, non departmental public bodies and the wider public sector together with the ICT industry to investigate the impact of the Strategy. Discussing the key issues around PSN, the G-Cloud, Open Source Software, and agile ICT; this event will provide an invaluable opportunity for all stakeholders to be informed on and influence the opportunities and challenges of reform. |
The Government has now launched a detailed plan for the implementation of the new ICT Strategy.
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The venue has been confirmed as Central Hall, Westminster
"For too long, Government has wasted vast amounts of money on ineffective and duplicate IT systems. We need to ensure that frontline services have the tools to do their job to deliver effective public services. We will cut out duplication and wastage by sharing more of our assets across government and using common systems. We will end the oligopoly of big business supplying government IT by breaking down contracts into smaller, more flexible projects. This will open up the market to SMEs and new providers."
Rt Hon Francis Maude MP, Cabinet Office Minister - March, 2011
