Archive for 'francismaude'
Websites under £20k dodge Maude’s gateway
There's an intriguing mismatch between the answers to two PQs tabled by former Cabinet Office minister Tom Watson today. In one, he asks 'what criteria have been set to govern the creation of new Government websites', to which Francis Maude replies: I am determined to reduce the number of Government websites and so the creation [...] read on »
Gov websites to use open source ‘whenever possible’
In the response to a pretty innocuous parliamentary question from Tom Watson, new Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude makes a statement which could, on the face of it, be of monumental significance for UK e-government. The Government believe that departmental websites should be hubs for debate as well as information-where people come together to discuss [...] read on »
Downing St reopens its email function
Rejoice, bloggers! Downing Street has started the rollout of its (apparently?) much-missed function to send an email to the Prime Minister. There's been plenty of commentary on the function's disappearance last summer, from Tim Ireland to Francis Maude, much of it coming from the slightly naive position of 'how hard can it be to set [...] read on »