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In their own words… Socitm 2011: The speakers

Missed Socitm 2011? Or want a recap on the key news and headline messages?

Socitm 2011

Listen to our UKAtv interviews with speakers below – hear what they told the country’s leading CIOs about the future of public sector technology; about the new Government Digital Service; and why “government IT should never be the same again”.

In their own words:

DateSocitm 2011
1-Dec-2011 Mike Bracken, executive director of digital at Cabinet Office

Government Digital Service - what, why, where

Mike Bracken, executive director of digital at Cabinet Office, talks to UKAtv's Helen Olsen about why, and how, the Government Digital Service intends to change how citizens and business interact with government and enable the public sector to deliver on 'digital by default' services.

1-Dec-2011 Mark Thompson, ICT Futures Advisor, Cabinet Office

Post-Bureaucratic Government, Open Platforms, and Innovation: Why Government IT should never be the same again

Mark Thompson, ICT Futures Advisor, Cabinet Office.

30-Nov-2011 Martin Reeves, Chief Executive, Coventry City Council

IT Leadership in Public Services

Martin Reeves, Chief Executive, Coventry City Council.

1-Dec-2011 Glyn Evans, Socitm President & Corporate Director of Business Change, Birmingham City Council

Mobile & flexible work, property consolidation

Glyn Evans, Socitm President & Corporate Director of Business Change, Birmingham City Council.

30-Nov-2011 Geoff Connell, CIO, Newham

Collaborate or die?

Geoff Connell, CIO, Newham.

1-Dec-2011 David Hopkins, Deputy Leader of Milton Keynes Council

The challenges facing local government and the role technology must play in addressing those challenges.

David Hopkins, Deputy Leader of Milton Keynes Council.

30-Nov-2011 Chris Ulliott, deputy Techncial Director, CESG

Cloud-based services: it's happening and what needs to happen

Chris Ulliott, deputy Techncial Director, CESG.

1-Dec-2011 Andy Burns, Director of Finance and Resources, Staffordshire County Council

We can't afford the future unless we change what we do!

Andy Burns, Director of Finance and Resources, Staffordshire County Council.

1-Dec-2011 Martyn Croft, CIO, Salvation Army

How LAs can support the third sector, according to The Salvation Army.

Martyn Croft, CIO, Salvation Army.

1-Dec-2011 Mark Walker, SCIP

Three ways that LAs could support the third sector.

Mark Walker, SCIP.

30-Nov-2011 Sue Spafford, Managing Director, Wisdom 2u

Knowledge Sharing in Challenging Times: Collaboration for Public Services Reform

Sue Spafford, Managing Director, Wisdom 2u.

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