shared services cio
Leading a horse to water
Comment Shared services have been criticised by one public sector CIO for not being able to show a unit cost. Government CIO John Suffolk is number five in this year's silicon.com CIO50 list. It's a testament to his standing in the CIO community and an... [23 Jun 2008]
Tony Mather
CIO Profile Tony Mather joined the Foreign & Commonwealth Office (FCO) as CIO in May last year as a board member reporting directly to the department's permanent under secretary (equivalent to a private sector CEO). [11 Jun 2008]
Gareth Lewis
CIO Profile Gareth Lewis was appointed group CIO at energy company Centrica in November last year and he has wasted no time in getting to grips with the role by reorganising the central tech team and focusing better delivery of shared group services. [11 Jun 2008]
Richard Williams
CIO Profile As CIO for pharmaceuticals giant AstraZeneca, Richard Williams is leading a company-wide IT transformation which has already seen boosted business performance through the use of shared services along with improved customer connectivity and IT... [11 Jun 2008]
John Suffolk
CIO Profile Although not a CIO in the traditional sense - each government department has its own CIO - John Suffolk is the public face of UK government IT and leads the work of the CIO Council to deliver the IT strategy behind the 'Transformational Government... [11 Jun 2008]
What scores in the global tech league?
Comment Which CIO is going to go to the Barbican Centre for an afternoon of offshore suppliers selling their services via PowerPoint? Get them out to see what you have to offer, because these influencers create the CIO opinion and perception of how good a... [03 Jun 2008]
Vista basks in public sector praise
Case Study PCs used by visitors will be upgraded to Vista and for Newham's acting CIO Geoff Connell, the upgrade is driven in part by the public's expectations. Both Davey and Connell praised Vista's ability to facilitate systems to be shared more effectively... [30 May 2008]
Met Office forecasts blue skies for green IT
News Exclusive Special Report: CIO Agenda 2008 Find out what's hot on the top tech execs' agendas for 2008… Video: CIO Agenda 2008 Naked CIO: The true cost of IT Why IT must escape the belt-tightening ... [09 May 2008]
Retail leaders will open up in tough times
Comment The Naked CIO: Offshore - or off their trolley? The Naked CIO: Shadow of the job axe The Naked CIO: Identity crisis The Naked CIO: Innovation - same old story Exclusive column: The Naked CIO See what this CIO really thinks… [13 Mar 2008]
Taylor Wimpey signs £30m LogicaCMG outsourcing deal
News Paul Caris, CIO of Taylor Wimpey, said in a statement: "Our challenge, following the merger, was to provide a consistent IT service across the enlarged UK business and to deliver cost efficiencies through economies of scale. [25 Feb 2008]
Sussex Council outsources desktop role
News WSCC CIO Paul Brocklehurst said in a statement: "Serco will assist us in our goals of improving customer service, reskilling our ITS engineers, while also reducing costs. West Sussex County Council (WSCC) has signed a £14m desktop contract with... [13 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. That's the verdict of two-thirds of UK IT chiefs in silicon.com's CIO Jury 12-strong IT user panel, whose verdict is that outsourcing... [31 Jan 2008]
Local gov't tech spend to hit £3bn
News Richard Steel, CIO of the London Borough of Newham and vice president of Socitm said his organisation plans to spend a similar amount on IT during the next 12 months as last year, but will focus on knowledge management and quality of data systems. [03 Jan 2008]
Cabinet Office flexes its shared services
News Recently the Cabinet Office has embraced shared back-office services under the guidance of public sector CIO John Suffolk. And the department's CIO Peter Court has a similar task of bolting on a modern way of thinking about IT to the established... [25 Oct 2007]
The McCue Interview: The AA IT director Trevor Didcock
Comment ¦ The top 10 CIOs ¦ CIO50 analysis: How to be a top CIO ¦ CIO50: The full report He's clearly aware that he'll soon be looking for another CIO role as we talk and he reflects on the excitement and achievements during these past four years... [21 Sep 2007]
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