“Executive Director of the Government Digital Service, Mike Bracken, says that shifts in the government’s technology framework has left room for chief digital officers to make real progress and affect change across Whitehall and the country. Bracken was speaking at the Chief Digital Officer Summit in London yesterday where he confirmed he would be adopting […]
Mike Bracken Named First Ever UK Chief Digital Officer Of The Year
“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
“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.”
When Will The Public Service Appoint CDOs?
“The ‘CDO Club’ on LinkedIn has forecast that the number of chief digital officers will double again this year, growing to 1000 worldwide by the end of 2014. It anticipates that there will be more than 200 chief data officers by year’s end.