Stuart Roebuck

Random thoughts which are more likely than not to be something about efficient organisations, the public sector or the programming language Scala.

Saturday, 6 October 2012

The secret to cutting the costs of public sector computer systems

One of biggest problems facing the public sector is the question of how to make ICT work to bring productivity and savings. On the face of i...

Thursday, 30 August 2012

"Significant weaknesses in management of ICT programmes" in the Public Sector in Scotland

Today Audit Scotland published the report: “Managing ICT contracts—An audit of three public sector programmes” [1] ict-management . This rep...

Friday, 29 June 2012

Do Shared Services Save Money?

Pooling of knowledge, experience and capacity offers the best chance to meet the challenges faced by the public sector—reduction of resourc...

Monday, 25 June 2012

The Alternative ICT Strategy for the Public Sector in Scotland

By September 2012, the Scottish Government is scheduled to deliver an ICT Strategy for the Public Sector in Scotland [1] . This is a huge ...

Friday, 22 June 2012

ICT Costs in Scottish Public Bodies

The Scottish Government recently published their final report, “Benchmarking of Scottish Public Bodies’ Corporate Services 2010/11” [1] Benc...

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Stuart Roebuck: Edinburgh, United Kingdom; Problem Solver, Innovator and Divergent Thinker

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