The organisation and responsibilities of The e-Government Unit

The e-Government Unit works with departments to deliver efficiency savings while improving the delivery of public services by joining up electronic government services around the needs of customers. The e-Government Unit’s responsibilities include:

• strategy: developing policy and planning for ICT within Government;
• architecture: providing policy, design, standards, governance, advice and guidance for ICT in Central Government;
• innovation: providing high-level advice to Government bodies on innovative opportunities arising from ICT to improve efficiency;
• IT Finance: in partnership with OGC, monitoring major IT projects in Government and advising on major investment decisions (in partnership with OGC);
• IT HR: Head of the IT Profession in Government and leading its professional development;
• research: identifying and communicating key technology trends, opportunities, threats and risks for Government;
• supplier Management: in partnership with OGC, managing the top-level relationship with strategic suppliers to Government (in partnership with OGC).
• The e-Government Unit / CSIA also provides sponsorship of Information Assurance.

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