Of all the planned efficiency-creating initiatives within government, the G-Cloud will be the most transformative, according to some of the UK’s most high-profile chief information officers (CIOs).
First mooted in the Digital Britain report last year, the G-Cloud will be a secure solution enabling government departments and agencies to share applications. While it promises to revolutionise public sector IT strategy, many local government CIOs are now talking about how the G-Cloud will affect the role of IT leaders.
Dylan Roberts, CIO at Leeds City Council and newly appointed Socitm Futures president, has put a lot of faith in the initiative.
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For many council CIOs, the G-Cloud will bring new opportunities and responsibilities. But for others the outlook may be quite different