E-Government Unit

Mission

• formulating information technology strategy and policy
• developing common IT components for use across government
• promoting best practices across government
• delivering citizen-centered online services

1. To work on public service projects, not just IT projects
2. To add value and support, rather than control or dictate
3. To undertake partnerships with departments and suppliers
4. To set realistic expectations and aim to exceed them
5. To promote global best practices
6. To share solutions when possible, and offer flexibility to meet unique needs

   Responsibilities

• Strategy – to develop policy and planning for Information and Communication Technology within the Government and to provide an element of programme management; to support the Government's objectives for public service delivery and administrative efficiency.
• Architecture – to provide policy, design, standards, governance, advice and guidance for ICT in central government; to commission government-wide infrastructure and services; to address issues of systems integration with other levels of government.
• Innovation – to provide high-level advice to government bodies on innovative opportunities that come from ICT.
• IT Finance – to monitor major IT projects in the Government and give advice on major investment decisions, in partnership with the Office of Government Commerce.
• IT HR – to lead the Government’s professional IT development.
• Projects – to take on ad hoc policy and strategy studies to support ministers, the Prime Minister's Office, the Cabinet Office and the Treasury.
• Research – to identify and communicate key technology trends, opportunities, threats and risks.
• Security – to oversee government IT security policy, standards, monitoring and assurance, and contingency-planning for the critical national infrastructure.
• Supplier management – to manage the top-level relationship with strategic suppliers to the Government and to carry out supplier analysis, in partnership with OGC.