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On IT and Government
A couple of weeks back, the Dutch people went to the voting booth. They have voted for a new government which is now forming. A lot of planmaking for the upcoming years will follow, with a lot of promises to solve the current issues in society. During this celebration of democray in my view, one of the main points of discussion is cutting back costs. Our government needs, as nearly every European country to cut …
To the movies
Dutch local government is a lot like the movies. It makes you laugh, cry, scream, hold your breath, yawn. I live in Rotterdam, and have seen a lot of movies from the City recently. I applied for a car parking permit, building permit and a bicycle parking permit. I’ll tell you about the parking permit to show where the analogy fits. A normal person states, it`s easy to decide if you are entitled to a …
Too much thought will kill you
The design utopia in which consultancy firms and Dutch government agencies have been participating in for decades has been suprising me for a while now. What especially surprises me, is that the promise of a young discipline, Business Rules Management or BRM often is equal to huge reports, huge architectures, a lot more design and in the end a governmental IT organization which has a new paradigm, and maybe a new tool without the commitment …





