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Heat wave? No sweat for CIOs
News Spencer Steel, IT manager at recruitment services company Informatiq Consulting, has had a particularly tough time. Spencer Steel, IT manager, Informatiq Consulting Richard Storey, head... [03 Jul 2009]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile A key figure in local government IT, as well as having charge of overall IT strategy at Newham, Richard Steel is an important player in many different governmental working groups. Steel... [03 Jun 2009]
Twitter: The CIO's new best friend - or chocolate teapot?
News For Spencer Steel, IT manager at job website Informatiq Consulting, there's no option but to use the site. Informatiq's Steel said: "Give it a couple of years and it will be a passé as Friends Reunited. [22 Apr 2009]
Should you still be scared of malware?
News According to Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham, organisations are increasingly opening themselves up to new vectors of attack. Richard Steel, CIO, London... [06 Apr 2009]
Tech in pictures: The best of 2008
Photo Hitec City in Hyderabad is a glaring mass of gleaming multimillion-pound glass and steel towers and homes of corrugated iron shacks built on dirt patches. In January Sir Richard Branson unveiled the... [11 Dec 2008]
Editor's Blog: Hoping for a dry Friday
Comment The 'silicon.comrades' team of CIOs will be braving the cold too - including Steve Clarke, director, systems and operations at AOL Broadband; Graham Benson, IT director at M and M Direct; Nic Evans, European IT director Key Equipment... [30 Sep 2008]
CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News Richard Steel, head of ICT, London Borough of Newham CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Robin Dargue Royal Mail David Lister Royal Bank of Scotland Neil Cameron Unilever Catherine Doran... [03 Sep 2008]
CIOs brave the cold for children's charity
News This year the 'silicon.comrades' team including Steve Clarke, director, systems and operations at AOL Broadband, Graham Benson, IT director at M and M Direct, Nic Evans, European IT director Key Equipment Finance and... [07 Aug 2008]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile Richard Steel has been with Newham Borough Council since 1989, undertaking a variety of tech management roles before assuming the CIO role. Steel has just been elected president of the... [11 Jun 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham and president of Socitm, said: "Qwerty keyboards were designed to slow typists down in the days when the print hammers could get tangled.... [22 May 2008]
New president takes the reins at Socitm
News Richard Steel has been named president of the Society of Information Technology Management (Socitm), the professional association for public sector IT managers. Steel has been at Newham... [29 Apr 2008]
Local gov't CIOs to set national agenda
News Members of the Local Government CIO Council include, among others: Peter Bole, head of ICT commissioning at Kent County Council; Richard Steel, CTO Council member and CIO at the London Borough of Newham;... [02 Apr 2008]
'Fundamental' flaws in Child Support Agency IT
News Richard Steel, VP of local government IT user group Socitm, said: "When designing a complex IT system, a prerequisite is fundamental review of the relevant businesses processes before the detailed... [04 Mar 2008]
Careless homeworkers increase security risks
News Social networks also pose a security risk, according to Richard Steel, CIO for the London Borough of Newham. Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham That view of... [08 Feb 2008]
Outsourcing 'increases IT costs'
News Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham, argued: "It depends how bad the service being outsourced is. Richard Steel, CIO, London Borough of Newham That's the... [31 Jan 2008]
