Government Group

At a glance: with over 250 member companies, the Government Group is Intellect’s largest special interest group. The group runs a programme of regular briefings that provide a channel for government and industry to discuss policy, strategy, and implementation issues.

Chair Ian Williams Chairman Sysdoc Group Biography

Vice Chair Brian Woodford Head of Public Sector Tata Consultancy Services Biography

Vice Chair Andy Smith Senior Director EMEA Public Services Biography

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Focus: representing each of Intellect’s 250+ member companies who supply into the government markets. The group encompasses the full range of suppliers into the government sector: major providers of information technology systems and services; consultancy firms; a large number of small and medium organisations. Group activities include:

• a programme of regular briefings from key players in the field
• lobbying/campaigning on issues identified as priority
• production of guidance and white papers

View Group Chair, Ian Williams talking about the group's aims and objectives and the benefits of joining. If you are a member, joining is free of charge.

Key issues/objectives:

• awareness of developments within the government agenda
• provision of a channel for government and industry to discuss policy, strategy, and implementation issues
• networking and collaboration between members to enable the delivery of effective IT-enabled business change into government
• influencing policy and decision making and behaviours in the public sector
• encouraging the government to create an environment in which small, specialist companies can do more work both directly with government and through larger companies in the development of government solutions
• promoting a positive image of our industry to the wider public, the media and our customers

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