digital

CIPFA claims blockchain is a ‘promising solution’ for the public sector. I disagree.

CIPFA have published a report entitled Exploring blockchain technologies for collaboration and partnerships [PDF warning]. The very first statement of the executive summary is problematic. Blockchain technology has emerged as a promising solution for collaboration and partnerships, providing a secure and transparent way for multiple parties to interact and transact without intermediaries. Has it? I’m … Keep reading

DDAT or D:DDAT?

Just a quick post on a rather semantical topic! The phrase DDAT – standing for digital, design and technology – has become a commonly adopted bit of industry jargon in government circles, to describe the work that people do in this thing we call digital. However, I find it just doesn’t quite work for me, … Keep reading

Just what is a digital operating model?

This was originally published as the lead article in my weekly email newsletter. If you’d like to get more of this sort of thing on a regular basis, sign up! I’m sure folk get bored of people like me banging on about digital transformation being more than web forms, or fancy integrations with back office systems. … Keep reading

Buying new software won’t save you money

This was originally published as the lead article in my weekly email newsletter. If you’d like to get more of this sort of thing on a regular basis, sign up! Most of the stories about what organisations are doing on digital transformation tend to get published in the form of case studies, and most of … Keep reading

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