Dr Alan Shark, executive director and CEO
of the Public Technology Institute
Web 2.0 and other new technologies offer significant
opportunities for e-government. The social nature of modern
online tools and services make them intrinsically aligned to use
in connecting people with their government. Speaking at SITA’s
GovTech 2009 conference, Dr Alan Shark, executive director and
CEO of the Public Technology Institute in Washington DC said
that social media and other Web 2.0 tools are evolving to become
increasingly useful for governments.
The supplier-CEO
relationship:
Why it's so tough from both sides
Ken Jarvis, CEO of Jika Africa
Chief information officers (CIOs) face many challenges. In the
ICT landscape there are a myriad of suppliers, all demanding
precious time, and all claiming to have the right solution for
the job at hand. In turn, suppliers sometimes have to grasp a
top exec's muddled technology strategy and vision or be part of
the 'in-crowd'.
Addressing delegates at the last day of the SITA GovTech 2009
conference, Ken Jarvis, CEO of Jika Africa, candidly reminded
CIOs and suppliers that it takes two to tango. He is no stranger
to the challenges in the ICT community.
John Weathersby, executive director, Open
Source Software Institute
OSS enjoys a strong focus from the South African
government and the State Information Technology Agency (SITA).
It is also in use by the US Federal Government in various
departments, although perhaps to a lesser extent. But to many
within both governments, OSS is still considered experimental.
Speaking at GovTech 2009, John Weathersby, executive director of
the Open Source Software Institute in the USA highlighted the
myths surrounding open source and how it should be positioned
within the broader technology stack.
