Open data

If Freedom of Information is important to you, have your say by Friday This article is sponsored by:

The current government is attempting to clamp down on Freedom of Information requests. These requests give us tools to create an open democracy. Let the government know that.

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Deloitte - the barriers to government digital transformation This article is sponsored by:

Governments making the transformation to digital are often held back by cultures, processes, and skill sets that are out of step with a citizen-centric age.

Getting the government horse to drink the digital transformation water This article is sponsored by:

You can lead the government horse to the water of digital transformation, but how do you make the stubborn mule actually drink? Lessons on resistance culture and user adoption.

Making government beautiful through the digital Trojan Horse This article is sponsored by:

Digital is the Trojan Horse for making transformation in government a thing of beauty rather than lipstick on a pig. Think design!

Digital government transformation - Day One of LAB (Life After Bracken) This article is sponsored by:

The Government Digital Service team come into work today without its most public face, Mike Bracken, in situ and a continuing lack of public clarity about the shape of things to come for UK digital government.

ODI urges government not to use open data as an excuse to clamp down on FOIs This article is sponsored by:

The Open Data Institute has warned the government that open data and FOIs aren't the same thing, as the Cabinet Office makes moves to clamp down on Freedom of Information requests.

The UK government obviously isn't committed to open data if it's clamping down on FOIs This article is sponsored by:

Early last week the government said it wanted open data to “go viral”. It then announced a potential clampdown on FOIs. It's not taking this seriously.

Cabinet Office says open data government “needs to go viral” - but is Whitehall ready? This article is sponsored by:

Minister Matthew Hancock talks a big game on open data, but there will be cultural hurdles to overcome in Whitehall.

GDS boss admits the jury's still out on digital-by-default government services This article is sponsored by:

Progress has been made on the digital transformation of government services in the UK, but there's a way to go yet and ultimately it's a political decision.

“Unachievable” care.data programme should serve as warning to Government-as-a-Platform agenda This article is sponsored by:

The Major Projects Authority has given the NHS's care.data programme a red rating – and its failure should serve as a reminder for challenges facing government-as-a-platform.

Is it business as usual for government digital transformation? This article is sponsored by:

A setting out of the stall of Matt Hancock, the new Minister for the Cabinet Office. Is it business as usual for UK government digital transformation?

European Commission's own benchmark report exposes myth of Digital Single Market This article is sponsored by:

Europe's chasing a Digital Single Market, but even by the standards of its own benchmarking, that's a hell of a long way off becoming a reality.

Gartner - top ten tech trends for government This article is sponsored by:

Gartner's picked out ten top tech trends for government decision makers to focus on. Do you agree with them?