Productivity, responsiveness and lighter weight

I rather like this, from Gartner’s Mark McDonald: While the future will require IT to deliver enterprise specific strategies and initiatives there are a few considerations to keep mind: Productivity is different than efficiency and those differences matter It is better for IT to be responsive rather than just being “agile” Leveraging the capabilities of … Keep reading

Jos Creese new Socitm President

Hampshire County Council’s Head of IT Jos Creese is the President of Socitm for the next 12 months, and if this quote is anything to go by, he seems an ideal man for the job: IT professionals must carve out a role as agents of change, helping to re-shape the face of public services. This means … Keep reading

Bookmarks for April 19th through April 23rd

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. Open innovation, why bother? – 100% Open – "…if open innovation is to deliver sustainable business advantage then we need a better understanding of what motivates contributors to these initiatives, else there is a risk of a backlash against them…" Docs.com – MS Office + … Keep reading

Bookmarks for April 11th through April 16th

I find this stuff so that you don’t have to. A New Approach to Printing – “a service that enables any application (web, desktop, or mobile) on any device to print to any printer.” Governments and Citizens: You Don’t Own Your Tweets – This is a really interesting piece on ownership of online content. Beauty … Keep reading