“The world’s largest network of Chief Digital Officers (CDO) has named Mike Bracken, the Executive Director of Government Digital Service (GDS), as the first ever UK Chief Digital Officer of the Year. The award ceremony followed a presentation given by Mr Bracken, “Digital by Default: Two Years On,” at the inaugural UK CDO Summit, on […]

GDS Director Mike Bracken Could Become Government CDO As Digital Roles Evolve
“Mike Bracken could be set to become the government’s chief digital officer (CDO), a change in job title from executive director of the Government Digital Service (GDS) that would reflect the growing role of digital transformation across Whitehall. It is believed Bracken’s responsibilities would not change and he will continue to report into the new […]

GDS Director Mike Bracken Could Become Government CDO As Digital Roles Evolve
“The CDO has been the fundamental shift from focusing on ourselves to focusing on users,” Bracken told the Chief Digital Officer Summit in London yesterday (Wednesday 30 October 2014). “The dynamic between the CDO and CTO is the most important relationship we have in our large departments. They should be asking the same thing – […]

How The BBC Became Digital In Three-And-A-Half Years
“No one said it was going to be easy,” said BBC director of future media Ralph Rivera. Speaking at the Chief Digital Officer Summit in London, Rivera said the broadcaster needed to move from having multiple digital siloes to a single service which could deliver the entirety of BBC online content.”

Government Digital Service’s Executive Director Mike Bracken Named First U.K. Chief Digital Officer Of The Year 2014 By CDO Club
NEW YORK and LONDON, Oct 29, 2014: The Award was presented by CDO Club founder David Mathison, who remarked: “Mike is an inspiration to all digital leaders tasked with transformation, regardless of sector. The work by his team at GDS provides a case study for the rest of the world on how to transform public […]