- Kable, Wednesday 13 May 2009 13.12 BST
The position has been created to take forward the Power of Information agenda, will be based in Government Communications at the Cabinet Office and will work across departments.
Among the responsibilities will be:
- implementation of the recommendations of the Power of Information Taskforce;
- chairing the government's Knowledge Council and working with The National Archives to take forward the Information Matters strategy for knowledge and information management;
- increasing the civil service's use of internal digital tools to improve cross-government coordination and collaboration;
- the civil service website.
Stott has been government deputy chief information officer since 2004, and had previously worked at the Department for Work and Pensions, the Post Office and HM Prison Service. He was a member of the Power of Informtion Taskforce and has had director level oversight for the relevant work.
Tom Watson MP, minister for digital engagement said: "I am delighted that Andrew Stott will be leading on these vital programmes for government. His personal involvement in the development of the strategy and his Whitehall experience will be complemented by the new external high level advisory panel which will succeed the taskforce.
"Together we will transform the way that government engages with citizens through the internet and free up government data, so that people can use public services more effectively."
