References

Here's where we gather general background references and source material for the Ideal Government IT Strategy.

General

A list of some of the major Government ICT reports and plans since 1998 or so can be found here.

They are well worth looking through - many of the ideas and aspirations they contain are they same as those being thrown around now. The big issue they raise is why no real delivery happened.... which suggests the biggest challenge of all is going to be making things happen, not just producing nice reports sitting on shelves.

governance of public-sector IT

There are few government documents that tackle the overall governance of IT in the context of its direct contribution to improving the UK's public services. The best we have found is the document from 2000, developed by the Cabinet Office's now defunct Central IT Unit (CITU), entitled "e-government: a strategic framework for public services in the Information Age." It's available here in PDF format.

Also, Obama's memo makes for interesting reading - http://obama.3cdn.net/780e0e91ccb6cdbf6e_6udymvin7.pdf.

If you can idenfity and provide the URL's to other documents that address these issues, let us know and we'll add them in here.

technical architecture which supports the real-world intention

0 World Wide Web Consortium (W3C) can be found here.
0 The Internet Engineering Taskforce, IETF, can be found here.
0 Wikipedia's take on Service Oriented Architecture (SOA) can be found here
0 UK eGIF - at eGIF FAQs and related pages
0 CSTransform alternative view on "Beyond Interop" - (PDF) Beyond Interop (any other examples of thinking like this? Please?!)

procurement of technology and tech-based services

design that works for front line staff and users

http://thepublicoffice.co.uk/

basis for participative public services

http://thepublicoffice.co.uk/

Citizen centred participation
* Citizens at the Center: A New Approach to Civic Engagement, [http://www.casefoundation.org/spotlight/civic_engagement/summary The Case Foundation], 2006
*"People first - The review has confirmed our starting conviction that in order to understand participation we need to understand it from the point of view of the individuals doing it... Much of the literature on participation, and particularly on public participation, tends to start with the institutions..." [http://pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk/2010/01/understanding-participation-a-literature-review/ Understanding participation: A literature review], p.40, pathwaysthroughparticipation.org.uk, December 2009
*[http://www.doorsofperception.com/archives/2009/12/designing_an_as.php Designing an associative life], doorsofperception.com, December 15, 2009
*[http://eups20.wordpress.com/the-open-declaration/ Open Declaration on European Public Services]
*[http://www.ukgovweb.org/forum/topics/session-idea-innovative Session Idea: Innovative Consultations: how can citizen input have more impact?], ukgc09
*"Attendees will want a voice in the discussion, learning and decision making process. The gap between the experts that are speaking on stage and the amateurs in the audience has never been smaller. Attendees are well educated, informed and have information at their fingertips. As this gap continues to shrink, attendees will expect to be part of the discussion, learning and decision making processes. No more speakers talking and attendees listening!" [http://www.eventcoup.com/10-ways-social-media-will-transform-events-in 10 Ways Social Media Will Transform Events in 2010], by Samuel J. Smith, January 12, 2010
*"Following a critical review of Directgov - the Government's central online portal - the official consumer champion Consumer Focus promised a campaign to ensure that users of digital public services get a better experience in future. What's needed to achieve this, Consumer Focus believes, is a stronger user perspective on digital Data Recovery Experts service delivery from the very start." [http://www.socialbysocial.net/profiles/blogs/developing-better-digital Developing better digital public services through user involvement], David Wilcox on January 14, 2010
*[http://localcommunities.ning.com/forum/topics/local-innovation-collecting abstract of Copons project], Catalonia, Spain, on Social by Social, 2nd comment
(more notes and refs via Sustainable Community Action wiki eg
http://sca21.wikia.com/wiki/Citizen_centred_participation )

public data

personal data

identity

information assurance and cybersecurity

trust, dignity & legality under human rights & DP law

political engagement, openness and trust in the political process

and above all saving vast, vast amounts of money

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