Unwiring Whitehall? Why HMG is facing a CIO exodus

“A digital minister asked a CTO to colour code their Word documents…”

Updated Jan 21, 2025 12:10 PM / Published Jan 20, 2025 4:17 PM 6 min read

Unwiring Whitehall? Why HMG is facing a CIO exodus — Senior civil servants demonstrate their agility. (Here, actually, we have the Yeomen of the Guard in Prince’s Chamber, picking up their lamps to undertake the first ceremony of State Opening, the checking of the cellars. Copyright House of Lords 2023/Roger Harris, used with permission.)

In October 2024, three senior government digital leaders made their way to Amazon’s London HQ for a panel discussion on “rewiring Whitehall” organised by the Department for Work and Pensions’ digital team.

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Edward Targett

Ed is a co-founder of The Stack. He previously edited Computer Business Review. He has also covered energy markets. He started his journalism career on local papers. He left school at 15 and has made a living asking "but why?" ever since.