09:35 I’m sitting here at the Tower with a couple lovely ladies from the National Archive Office and a gentleman from Steria (also lovely). Compared to last year, it’s now a lot easier to have a chat with my fellow attendees as we are sat in cabaret style (instead of theatre style) in a giant hall at the Guoman Tower Hotel. Flat screen televisions around the room so that everyone in the back can see what’s on the screen. Nice air-con. Just about ready to get going.

09:40 John Higgins (Intellect’s director general) steps up to the stage following a funky, trance music intro. Scattered grooving throughout the room (to the music).
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Next Thursday (14 May), a few hundred government representatives will be gathering with senior members of the industry at the Intellect-Cabinet Office event, Tower ’09. I’ll be blogging live from the ‘Tower’ to give you an update on the government’s vision for wider public sector reform, and the visions, experiences and innovations shared by key government figures.

Our cadre of top-notch speakers, including Tom Watson MP (parliamentary secretary) and Lord Davies (the trade minister), will be looking at themes such as open government, empowering people and businesses, and driving service transformation to increase productivity and innovation.

I hope to see you then and/or in the blogosphere.