IT takes centre stage with Barack

Technology set for boost from new US president


The importance of modernising IT in the United States has already manifested itself as positive action as Barack Obama prepares to become the 44th US president.
Obama has drafted in Google executive Sonal Shah and Julius Genchowski, former InterActiveCorp executive to help safeguard his planned change programme which places greater emphasis on technological innovation.


Part of the plan is to introduce a Google search engine for searching public documents and to pull government and technology into the 21st century. Other plans include making broadband accessible for all US communities and protecting the openness of the internet while safeguarding children and ensuring a competitive landscape for content providers.


For more information on Obama’s vision for the future of IT in the US, more information can be found here, including a blueprint for change which is available for download. www.barackobama.com/issues/technology