<brd> Excuse me for responding to my own posting, but I've been told about Recommendation 62 b from the National Commission of Audit "consolidating the e-Government effort through a single team under the leadership of a Chief Digital Officer;"
And in the details: "The transition to e-Government would have far more traction if core expertise was consolidated in a single team led by a chief digital officer. This would be a senior role filled by an accomplished private sector leader who has driven a major digital transition process. This person should report directly to the Minister for Communications." My questions are: What's a "chief digital officer" - i.e. what skills should (s)he have and what's (s)he supposed to do? What's a "major digital transition process" and have any already happened? If so, are they relevant to government? Why report to the Minister for Communications when the department of communications is an externally facing department, not a central department? </brd> On 7/05/2014 4:24 PM, Bernard Robertson-Dunn wrote: > <brd> > This government's a bit of a worry. Information, information systems and > information technology are all growing in importance both in their own > right and as enablers for better government. > > So what does this lot do? Get rid of the experts who advise the > government on policy in such areas and who co-ordinate whole of > government initiatives. No doubt some of the old functions will have > been relocated but into positions with far less power and influence - > not that they had a whole lot anyway, now it will be even less. > > IMHO, this government is becoming an expert free zone, with many > decisions being made based upon belief, not evidence, experience or logic. > > > We await the budget with bated breath. > </brd> > > Australian Government abandons CIO role > By Paris Cowan on May 7, 2014 > itNews > http://www.itnews.com.au/News/384743,australian-government-abandons-cio-role.aspx > > AGIMO restructured. > The federal government will no longer have a chief information officer > after opting not to replace the position following former CIO Glenn > Archer’s recent departure. > > Assistant Secretary of the Government Network Services Branch from the > Department of Finance, Chris Dale, told delegates at the CeBIT > conference in Sydney today that Archer's former responsibilities had > been transferred and the CIO role would no longer exist. > > etc ... > -- Regards brd Bernard Robertson-Dunn Sydney Australia email: [email protected] web: www.drbrd.com web: www.problemsfirst.com Blog: www.problemsfirst.com/blog _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
