Note: This event is oversubscribed and we are unable to offer up any more places. We will publish details of next year's CPS workshops very soon.

The Centre for Policy Studies , in partnership with the Enterprise Privacy Group, is delighted to announce a series of workshops that will explore the nature of the privacy, security and identity problems in public-sector IT; consider the questions that need to be answered in the policy development process; and develop detailed recommendations to inform Conservative IT policy as part of CPS' broader work in this area.

Our meetings will be held at the Centre for Policy Studies, 55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL, as follows:
4th December 10:00am - 1:00pm - "The Privacy, Security and Identity Problems with Public-Sector IT"
14th December 2:00pm - 5:00pm - "Tough Questions: What Privacy, Security and Identity Decisions Must the Next Government Make?"

If you would like to join us for one or both of these events, then please contact us as soon as possible. We are very limited on space, and anticipate strong demand for seats. There is no fee for attending.

This week marked the opening of the final parliamentary session before the next general election. Six months from now Parliament will have a substantial new set of MPs regardless of which party wins, and opinion polls suggest that the election will see a change of government. Whichever party wins, the new government will face a stark reality: there simply isn't the money for public-sector IT that there used to be. Severe cuts have to happen. The next government has to find innovative ways to continue service delivery whilst saving money, and to rebuild trust in public-sector IT.

The Conservatives have made it clear that changes will include cancellation of National ID Cards and Contactpoint; greater powers for the Information Commissioner; and a new approach to managing personal information. These commitments give rise to many questions about the future of public IT policy that must be answered if the policy commitments are to be practical.

The Centre for Policy Studies, in partnership with the Enterprise Privacy Group, is delighted to announce a series of workshops that will explore the nature of the privacy, security and identity problems in public-sector IT; consider the questions that need to be answered in the policy development process; and develop detailed recommendations to inform Conservative IT policy as part of CPS' broader work in this area.

The first two events in the series are small 'boardroom' style discussions for a select team to identify the problems we have now, and work out what decisions have to be made, and what questions have to be answered if the next government is to have coherent IT policies that put respect for personal information back at the top of the technology agenda. The meetings, which will be held under the Chatham House rule, are open to a select number of EPG members and invited guests. Our findings will be fed into the policy development work hosted by the Centre for Policy Studies that will in turn inform Conservative policy. Early in 2010 we will publish a report to present our initial findings, and host a series of larger events that will result in detailed recommendations for the first year, four years and eight years.

Our meetings will be held at the Centre for Policy Studies, 55 Tufton Street, London SW1P 3QL, as follows:
4th December 10:00am - 1:00pm - "The Privacy, Security and Identity Problems with Public-Sector IT"
14th December 2:00pm - 5:00pm - "Tough Questions: What Privacy, Security and Identity Decisions Must the Next Government Make?"

If you would like to join us for one or both of these events, then please contact us as soon as possible. We are very limited on space, and anticipate strong demand for seats. There is no fee for attending.

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