https://www.bennee.com/~alex/2010-05-12T11:19:00+01:00the wanderings of a supposed digital native2010-05-12T11:19:00+01:002010-05-12T11:19:00+01:00alextag:www.bennee.com,2010-05-12:/~alex/blog/2010/05/12/return-to-normality/

<p>Now the new government is installed and running we can return to our usual programme. One of the things I shall be looking forward to is the promised shake up in Government IT procurement. Both the Lib Dems and the Tories are <a class="reference external" href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/analysis/2262529/party-comparison-procurement?page=1">more or less</a> singing from the same song …</p>

<p>Now the new government is installed and running we can return to our usual programme. One of the things I shall be looking forward to is the promised shake up in Government IT procurement. Both the Lib Dems and the Tories are <a class="reference external" href="http://www.v3.co.uk/v3/analysis/2262529/party-comparison-procurement?page=1">more or less</a> singing from the same song sheet. More specifically capping individual contracts at £100M and publishing tender and contract details should shed more light on what is traditionally a rather murky area of government spending. IT is often seen as a silver bullet and has led to some massive white elephant projects which lock departments into vendor solutions over long periods.</p> <p>While none of the parties have mandated (and nor should they) increased use of Open Source it should be a by-product of encouraging smaller, modular and openly interoperable projects. Time will tell.</p>