Ian Magee

Deep within the confines of Whitehall – surrounded by layers of bureaucracy, virtually guaranteed anonymity for civil servants and confusing accountability  mechanisms – rests government IT. In spite of well publicised high profile failures, government IT continues to be insulated from the realities of government. Political priorities change, as do customer demands, but the system governing IT in government has not adapted to this rapidly changing environment, where external pressures and expectations on systems remain uncertain, sometimes until the very last stages of a well-intended plan. Read more...