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<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: monospace; ">I'm setting up a web-site aimed at bringing together academics and public sector managers with a common interest in using IT to re-design public services. The core idea is that managers need to see their primary task as systems design. The web-site is somewhat embryonic, but you are invited to have a look at my work-in-progress. See:<br><br><a href="https://email.nottingham.ac.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=f0b51bc01c6140f4bba833116f6e1e75&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.managingbydesign.net%2f" target="_blank">http://www.managingbydesign.net/</a><br><br>I think that this agenda affords great opportunities for the IS research community, which I have attempted to argue in a recent(ish) opinion piece in EJIS, see: <br><br><a href="https://email.nottingham.ac.uk/OWA/redir.aspx?C=f0b51bc01c6140f4bba833116f6e1e75&URL=http%3a%2f%2fwww.managingbydesign.net%2findex.php%2finformation-systems" target="_blank">http://www.managingbydesign.net/index.php/information-systems</a><br><br>A sample copy of the opening chapter of my recent book "Managing as designing in the public services: beyond technomagic" may be found on the web-site. I am particularly interested in garnering case studies and articles, especially of a critical nature. <br><br>Any feedback would be gratefully appreciated... it would be great to hear from anyone interested in collaborating in this development.<br><br>David Wastell (Professor of Information Systems, Nottingham University Business School)</span> </div></body>
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