One of the big debates in the leadership of digital transformation is the merits of a ‘big bang’ strategic program versus a more tactical, incremental approach, says the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services’ (DHHS) chief information officer, Dr Steve Hodgkinson.
The Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS) has begun rolling out its $30-million prescription monitoring system to doctors and pharmacists.
The history of public sector agencies is littered with the wreckage created by CIOs with a ‘grand vision’ but an inability to create meaningful and sustainable change through people, says Steve Hodgkinson, CIO at the Victorian Department of Health & Human Services (DHHS).
Public sector IT projects have typically lacked common sense and need to evolve in order to survive a change of government and leader.