"We filled the vacancy the next day"
Socitm slams emergency Budget for overlooking IT
The emergency Budget has overlooked the role of technology in tackling the economic crisis, a leading IT body has said.
Socitm, the organisation for public sector IT professionals, said the measures failed to recognise that technology is "arguably, the only 'silver bullet' in the armoury of the new government".
The public sector could suffer needlessly if IT is viewed only as a support service, the body claimed.
"It was a time to talk about new models of public/private collaboration using IT to drive public sector productivity and lower costs. It was a time to help the technology industry in the UK to modernise and see beyond the lucrative public sector deals on which some have relied in the past," it said.
A forward-thinking focus on the Public Sector Network, shared services and additional infrastructure would have been a more commendable approach, it added.
Jos Creese recently took up the presidency of Socitm and immediately urged the government to protect vital IT projects.
By Andrew Salmon
Socitm, the organisation for public sector IT professionals, said the measures failed to recognise that technology is "arguably, the only 'silver bullet' in the armoury of the new government".
The public sector could suffer needlessly if IT is viewed only as a support service, the body claimed.
"It was a time to talk about new models of public/private collaboration using IT to drive public sector productivity and lower costs. It was a time to help the technology industry in the UK to modernise and see beyond the lucrative public sector deals on which some have relied in the past," it said.
A forward-thinking focus on the Public Sector Network, shared services and additional infrastructure would have been a more commendable approach, it added.
Jos Creese recently took up the presidency of Socitm and immediately urged the government to protect vital IT projects.
By Andrew Salmon