[kictanet] Big IT vs SME IT in government - it's really about changing IT suppliers' behaviour

[Ali Hussein]

Muraya

Interesting story. Thanks for sharing. 

My take from the story is that its a mindset. Surely how hard can it be to manage a messaging system? It's all about vested interests. What I find interesting is that we will face the same issues here. I guarantee it.

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> On Jul 3, 2014, at 2:54 PM, "S.M. Muraya via kictanet" <kictanet at lists.kictanet.or.ke> wrote:
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> Essentially this means fewer cocktails for public officials versus more competent/local IT SME's :)
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> http://www.computerweekly.com/blogs/editors-blog/2014/06/big-it-vs-sme-it-in-government.html
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