Page 23 - Central Digital News Today

Unravelling the new digital leadership plans in UK government About This Blog Computer Weekly\s editor gives a personal perspective on the biggest issues in technology and IT strategy. Latest Blog Posts Related Content US court issues Google API with Java ruling Employees express high expectations of IT in world of ‘work from anywhere’ Download Current Issue In September 2019, the then civil service chief executive John Manzoni told Computer Weekly that the new digital leader he w...

UK Cabinet Office announces new strategic digital unit By Kate Hodge on 13/01/2021 Building a new digital empire: Paul Willmott, chief digital adviser at LEGO Brand Group, will chair the newly created Central Digital and Data Office. Credit: Will Porada/Unsplash The UK’s Cabinet Office is overhauling the leadership of digital, data and technology, appointing a new head of the Government Digital Service plus leaders of a Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO), which it says will act as a “ne...

Three years at ESN would have been three years too many for most Lindsay Clark Wed 13 Jan 2021 // 16:59 UTC Share Copy Joanna Davinson, who in her role at the Home Office spent the last three years overseeing the Emergency Services Network project – currently incurring £550m in additional annual costs because of delays – has been appointed executive director of the UK governments new Central Digital and Data Office. The new CDDO will sit within the Cabinet Office an...

The Cabinet Office has announced plans for a new entity and a trio of senior appointments for digital and data in the UK Government. It is setting up a Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) as a strategic centre for digital, data and technology, with Paul Willmott as its chair and Joanna Davinson as chief executive officer. This comes with the appointment of Tom Read as the new chief executive officer of the Government Digital Service (GDS). In a division of roles previously under the remit of...

Credit: Crown Copyright/Open Government Licence v3.0 Government has shaken up its digital leadership structure, including the creation of a Central Digital and Data Office (CDDO) to lead tech strategy across departments and the appointment of a new leader for the Government Digital Service. The CDDO, which is due to open in early February, will sit within the Cabinet Office and will be led by executive director Joanna Davinson (pictured above). She joins from the Home Office, where she has serve...