On Thursday 14 April from 14:00 - 15:30 we are delighted to be hosting the Cabinet Office for an industry engagement event on the legacy IT programme. This event will provide attendees with a briefing on the Legacy IT programme and to update the group on progress along with key elements of the SR21 financial settlements to address technical debt and remediate legacy IT. The event will be delivered by Des Oliver from the Government Commercial Function and Thom Beckett and Lewis Dunne from the office of the CDDO.
The virtual session will comprise the 60 minute briefing followed by 30 minutes for questions and networking.
Background
In 2021 the NAO report looked at digital change across Government and stated that; “We do not underestimate the challenge involved in digital change, particularly given government’s vast legacy IT estate and the need for government to deliver services where there is no counterpart model in the private sector from which government can draw. But there is widespread support from stakeholders for the centre of government to learn from the lessons we have identified in this report and make the required changes. The new Central Digital and Data Office, along with the Government Digital Service and the Cabinet Office, should work to provide clear leadership for this agenda.”
Across Government, legacy IT negatively impacts cyber and national security, operational resilience of critical systems delivering front-line and operational services, the ability to transform services and value for money. The scale of the challenge which has built up over time is very large, and negatively impacts performance, value and ongoing costs.
Working on a cross cutting basis, the legacy IT programme is looking to drive a clear remediation strategy and blueprint across HMG. This should be enabled by a culture of collaboration and common purpose across departmental and supplier boundaries.
Purpose
The purpose of this event is to brief industry on the legacy IT programme status and relevant SR21 outcome to foster engagement between Government and Industry.
Objectives
- Provide feedback to industry on the legacy IT programme and actions put in place across Government.
- Share relevant outcomes from the SR21 funding for legacy IT and remediation of technical debt
- Maintain engagement with the tech sector.
Outcome
Maintain continuity and engagement to provide a foundation for Depts. to remediate legacy IT following the SR21 settlement.
If you're interested in attending this webinar, make sure to book your place!
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather Cover-Kus
Heather is Head of Central Government Programme at techUK, working to represent the supplier community of tech products and services to Central Government.
Prior to joining techUK in April 2022, Heather worked in the Economic Policy and Small States Section at the Commonwealth Secretariat. She led the organisation’s FinTech programme and worked to create an enabling environment for developing countries to take advantage of the socio-economic benefits of FinTech.
Before moving to the UK, Heather worked at the Office of the Prime Minister of The Bahamas and the Central Bank of The Bahamas.
Heather holds a Graduate Diploma in Law from BPP, a Masters in Public Administration (MPA) from LSE, and a BA in Economics and Sociology from Macalester College.
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Ellie Huckle
Ellie Huckle
Ellie joined techUK in March 2018 as a Programme Assistant to the Public Sector team and now works as a Programme Manager for the Central Government Programme.
The programme represents the supplier community of technology products and services in Central Government – in summary working to make Government a more informed buyer, increasing supplier visibility in order to improve their chances of supplying to Government Departments, and fostering better engagement between the public sector and industry. To find out more about what we do, how we do this and how you can get involved – make sure to get in touch!
Prior to joining techUK, Ellie completed Sixth Form in June 2015 and went on to work in Waitrose, moved on swiftly to walking dogs and finally, got an office job working for a small local business in North London, where she lives with her family and their two Bengal cats Kai and Nova.
When she isn’t working Ellie likes to spend time with her family and friends, her cats, and enjoys volunteering for diabetes charities. She has a keen interest in writing, escaping with a good book and expanding her knowledge watching far too many quiz shows!
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Annie Collings
Annie Collings
Annie joined techUK as the Programme Manager for Cyber Security and Central Government in September 2023.
Prior to joining techUK, Annie worked as an Account Manager at PLMR Healthcomms, a specialist healthcare agency providing public affairs support to a wide range of medical technology clients. Annie also spent time as an Intern in an MPs constituency office and as an Intern at the Association of Independent Professionals and the Self-Employed.
Annie graduated from Nottingham Trent University, where she was an active member of the lacrosse society.
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/annie-collings-270150158/
Austin Earl
Austin Earl
Austin joined techUK’s Central Government team in March 2024 to launch a workstream within education and edtech.
With a career spanning technology, policy, media, events and comms, Austin has worked with technology communities, as well as policy leaders and practitioners in education, central and local government and the NHS.
Cutting his teeth working for Skills Matter, London’s developer community hub, Austin then moved to GovNet Communications where he launched Blockchain Live and the Cyber Security and Data Protection Summit. For the last 3 years he has worked with leaders in education across the state and independent schools sectors, from primary up to Higher education, with a strong research interest in technology and education management.
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- 07891 743 932
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- www.techuk.org
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- https://www.linkedin.com/in/austin-spencer-earl/
