Bill McCluggage, Director of ICT Strategy and Planning at the Cabinet Office, has overall responsibility for the formulation, development and communication of cross-Government ICT strategies and policies. He spoke about the Government's commitment to open standards, the challenges they are facing and their strategy to deliver real changes. Many of the issues Bill talked about are covered in the latest UK Government ICT Strategy, released just this week.
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Bill McCluggage - Government's Drive For The Adoption of Open Standards and Open Source (Squiz Seminar)
1. 31 Mar 2011 UNCLASSIFIED Government's Drive For The Adoption of Open Standards and Open Source Bill McCluggage, Director of ICT Strategy and Policy, Cabinet Office Squiz Seminar, 31 March 2011
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3. Government’s Approach 31 Mar 2011 The Government ICT Strategy Reducing Waste and Project Failure, and Stimulating Economic Growth Creating a Common ICT Infrastructure Using ICT to Enable and Deliver Change UNCLASSIFIED Delivering Better Public Services for Less
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5. Open standards – The ICT Strategy View 31 Mar 2011 Mandation of specific open standards will make ICT solutions fully interoperable to allow for reuse, sharing and scalability across organisational boundaries into local delivery chains UNCLASSIFIED
6. Open standards – Creating a fairer and competitive market 31 Mar 2011 Breaking down barriers to SME participation UNCLASSIFIED A standards based platform will enable SMEs to in vest in new Govt solutions and allow Govt to buy directly from them A standards based approach will facilitate the move from large projects to smaller and more manageable projects
7. Open standards – our commitments 31 Mar 2011 To ensure that appropriate data is transparent and shared rather than duplicated, the Government will implement engagement processes for open data standards activity and crowd-source priority areas for data standards UNCLASSIFIED To enable delivery of interoperable and open ICT solutions so that they can be shared and reused, the Government will publish a reference architecture To allow for greater interoperability, openness and reuse of ICT solutions, the Government will establish a suite of agreed and mandatory open technical standards To recognise information as an organisational asset and to deliver improved access to clean and consistent information, the Government will develop an Information Strategy while maintaining necessary protection for sensitive information Draft government open standards (including those relating to security) crowd-sourced for feedback Strategy Commitments Ongoing Work
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9. Open Source – The ICT Strategy View 31 Mar 2011 UNCLASSIFIED Where appropriate, government will procure Open Source solutions. When used in conjunction with compulsory open standards, open source presents significant opportunities for the design and delivery of interoperable solutions.
a common ICT Infrastructure will provide the platform that will enable the delivery of better and cheaper public services for all delivered by a diverse range of providers. The Government will: Use ICT to deliver more agile, personalised and responsive services; Enable democratic power shift using digital channels; Open up public sector provision; Exploit ICT to increase collaborative and mobile public sector working; and Horizon-scan to identify changes in technology and assess associated opportunities and risks Let us describe what this means and why it is important
Citizens’ expectations have shifted from traditional face-to-face, telephone or paper channels to more responsive 24/7 online personalised services. Easy to use, trusted and flexible online transactional services, such as student loans, Job Seekers Allowance or road tax, will reduce the bureaucratic and time burden on citizens. Directgov will become the single domain for citizens to access public services and government information. The Government will work to make citizen-focused transactional services digital by default. invite third parties to build new applications and tools to integrate services and content. This approach will make transactions between citizens and Government simpler and easier.
The Government is committed to raising the aspirations of citizens, and there is growing evidence of the digital channels and social media enabling those of all ages and social backgrounds to have access to the services and opportunities that they seek. For example easy to access information enables citizens to make informed choices and increase their social mobility: from performance reports on schools e-learning opportunities job vacancies Through opening up a wealth of knowledge and information via eLearning, publication of data and online communities, citizens will be able to make informed choices and take charge of their lives. By enhancing citizens’ skills, employability and community participation, Government will provide new opportunities for all. For those where the internet and social media is less accessible (for example some sections of the elderly or the disadvantaged) the Government is committed to opening up a network of “assisted digital” providers - Post Offices, libraries and on-line centres, retail businesses and community organisations.
Transparency will increase Government’s accountability to citizens and open the market from which ICT solutions are sourced. Modern, knowledge-based service delivery underpinned by effective information architecture and open standards will support Government build more transparent, trusted and efficient information exchange processes. Government will develop an information strategy that is supported by a Standards and Architecture Framework which will underpin the design of Government’s new information systems. To deliver modern public services, Government must provide a technology environment that is flexible and usable across a wide delivery network. Opening up the delivery channels of Government will require that we share systems with a new range of stakeholders and agencies, whilst ensuring the security of data.
Transparency will increase Government’s accountability to citizens and open the market from which ICT solutions are sourced. Modern, knowledge-based service delivery underpinned by effective information architecture and open standards will support Government build more transparent, trusted and efficient information exchange processes. Government will develop an information strategy that is supported by a Standards and Architecture Framework which will underpin the design of Government’s new information systems. To deliver modern public services, Government must provide a technology environment that is flexible and usable across a wide delivery network. Opening up the delivery channels of Government will require that we share systems with a new range of stakeholders and agencies, whilst ensuring the security of data.
Transparency will increase Government’s accountability to citizens and open the market from which ICT solutions are sourced. Modern, knowledge-based service delivery underpinned by effective information architecture and open standards will support Government build more transparent, trusted and efficient information exchange processes. Government will develop an information strategy that is supported by a Standards and Architecture Framework which will underpin the design of Government’s new information systems. To deliver modern public services, Government must provide a technology environment that is flexible and usable across a wide delivery network. Opening up the delivery channels of Government will require that we share systems with a new range of stakeholders and agencies, whilst ensuring the security of data.
Transparency will increase Government’s accountability to citizens and open the market from which ICT solutions are sourced. Modern, knowledge-based service delivery underpinned by effective information architecture and open standards will support Government build more transparent, trusted and efficient information exchange processes. Government will develop an information strategy that is supported by a Standards and Architecture Framework which will underpin the design of Government’s new information systems. To deliver modern public services, Government must provide a technology environment that is flexible and usable across a wide delivery network. Opening up the delivery channels of Government will require that we share systems with a new range of stakeholders and agencies, whilst ensuring the security of data.
Government will improve its capability to exploit earlier the benefits of new technologies by establishing new approaches that ensure informed decisions are being made at the right time. Government will: systematically scan the technology horizon to identify changes in technology and assess its opportunities and risks. a Director of ICT Futures will be appointed to take responsibility for improving the Government’s capability to meet this challenge. this new role will lead the Government Skunkworks team, which will develop low cost, fast and agile ICT solutions. Government Skunkworks will become a new channel to engage with SMEs, entrepreneurs and developers to foster innovation. Skunkworks will be embedded into the process where departments look to source ICT solutions, to consider whether existing products can be reused or new innovative solutions can be deployed.
Government will improve its capability to exploit earlier the benefits of new technologies by establishing new approaches that ensure informed decisions are being made at the right time. Government will: systematically scan the technology horizon to identify changes in technology and assess its opportunities and risks. a Director of ICT Futures will be appointed to take responsibility for improving the Government’s capability to meet this challenge. this new role will lead the Government Skunkworks team, which will develop low cost, fast and agile ICT solutions. Government Skunkworks will become a new channel to engage with SMEs, entrepreneurs and developers to foster innovation. Skunkworks will be embedded into the process where departments look to source ICT solutions, to consider whether existing products can be reused or new innovative solutions can be deployed.
Transparency will increase Government’s accountability to citizens and open the market from which ICT solutions are sourced. Modern, knowledge-based service delivery underpinned by effective information architecture and open standards will support Government build more transparent, trusted and efficient information exchange processes. Government will develop an information strategy that is supported by a Standards and Architecture Framework which will underpin the design of Government’s new information systems. To deliver modern public services, Government must provide a technology environment that is flexible and usable across a wide delivery network. Opening up the delivery channels of Government will require that we share systems with a new range of stakeholders and agencies, whilst ensuring the security of data.
Government will improve its capability to exploit earlier the benefits of new technologies by establishing new approaches that ensure informed decisions are being made at the right time. Government will: systematically scan the technology horizon to identify changes in technology and assess its opportunities and risks. a Director of ICT Futures will be appointed to take responsibility for improving the Government’s capability to meet this challenge. this new role will lead the Government Skunkworks team, which will develop low cost, fast and agile ICT solutions. Government Skunkworks will become a new channel to engage with SMEs, entrepreneurs and developers to foster innovation. Skunkworks will be embedded into the process where departments look to source ICT solutions, to consider whether existing products can be reused or new innovative solutions can be deployed.
Government will improve its capability to exploit earlier the benefits of new technologies by establishing new approaches that ensure informed decisions are being made at the right time. Government will: systematically scan the technology horizon to identify changes in technology and assess its opportunities and risks. a Director of ICT Futures will be appointed to take responsibility for improving the Government’s capability to meet this challenge. this new role will lead the Government Skunkworks team, which will develop low cost, fast and agile ICT solutions. Government Skunkworks will become a new channel to engage with SMEs, entrepreneurs and developers to foster innovation. Skunkworks will be embedded into the process where departments look to source ICT solutions, to consider whether existing products can be reused or new innovative solutions can be deployed.