Government should lead by example on professional standards for IT and digital
Technologists working in the field of public services now have some profound responsibilities, which should be accompanied by greater safeguards provided by professional bodies, argues Nicole Symes Frazer of BCS
Last month, during the second ever Chartered Week, more than 40 professional bodies representing over 1.5 million professionals wrote to government with a simple message: if the UK wants to rebuild trust in public services and deliver reliable digital systems, it must take professional standards seriously.
A serious issue, but suppose we widen our ambitions and change the headline to something more radical -
Government should lead by example on professional standards
We could go further -
Government should lead by example on political standards
How can people who don't know what they're doing, have standards about it?
ReplyDeleteTammly - that's the lethal argument, they have no standards.
ReplyDeleteGovernment should lead by example.
ReplyDeleteWhen we oiks overspend, we have to cut back. When we are hit by nasty surprises, we have to cut back. And so on.
When Government gets a bit short of cash, it steals (even more) of ours.
decnine - yes, it has reached a point where we may as well see the constant demand for more and more tax as theft used to feed the waste and corruption.
ReplyDeleteBloke who has job administering professional standards thinks government should use more professional standards.
ReplyDeleteFilm at 11.
Peter - sound like a good job too, there is no chance of work running out.
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