Shirky on paywall

by | Jul 8, 2010 | Engagement, ICT

Lovely quote among many:And to put it in one bleak sentence, no medium has ever survived the indifference of 25-year-olds

Expensive apps give an intriguing glimpse of the future

by | Jul 7, 2010 | ICT

Good to see that there are reasonably priced apps available (here $15 / $25) that can make real money for their creators. These aren’t micropayments, but they are small enough to be impulse purchases and not really noticed in the wider scheme of things....

Open government report

by | Jun 22, 2010 | eGovernment, Engagement, ICT

Some similar conclusions to ours in the CTPR report released in May.Processes need radical reworking, not extendingCulture change is critical

Meeker on mobile

by | Jun 18, 2010 | ICT

Some great stuff in there, but I can’t help being contrary on the consume and share portrayal of our online usage. Yes, that’s what the iPad engenders, but I don’t think it has to be the way: we create content in emails, SMSes, status updates, photos...

How big are savings targets and why is consultancy always the bugbear?

by | Jan 26, 2010 | Central government, Finance, ICT, Procurement

John Suffolk (Government CIO) expects a fun year ahead. I have tried to do some back of the envelope calculations based on his items and numbers in the OEP. My italics, all errors mine. HR must move to 1 HR person to 77 FTE from a median of 1:44 (Guesstimate saving on...

New software frameworks signed

by | Jan 26, 2010 | Central government, ICT, Procurement

Interesting to see that the new frameworks are only two years (with a potential two-year extension) this should help keep up with the pace of change in technology (the frameworks include web design, for example). But the £1bn expected to go through the frameworks is...