Outgoing Government G-Cloud director Chris Chant says the fad for IT outsourcing has sapped Whitehall’s ability to set the nation’s tech strategy while the entrenched interests of incumbent IT suppliers stands in the way of G-Cloud’s success. Government must recruit a new wave of decision makers and civil servants have the courage to stand up [...]
Apple is joining Microsoft, IBM and AT&T as the latest tech company to be prosecuted by the US government for competing unfairly against rivals – this time ebooks, readers and tablets are the problem. Apple’s defense is weak but the government’s chances of winning, taking down Apple and changing the market, are weaker still based [...]
The British government batting hard for the cloud, which it says ill make everything better: lower-cost computing, faster deliver, greater efficiencies and less big vendor lock in. The policy makers are in full flow but so is the hype and branding. I speak to Microsoft’s national technology officer and experts on cloud data lock about [...]
With the Freedom of Information Act up for review after seven years of exposing public servants, the UK’s information commissioner has called for sanity not folklore to rule proceedings. Based on experience, those reviewing the law should clarify the rules and introduce greater accountability. You can read my article here.
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