Technology is one of the most significant and important resources of large organisations. However, to realise the opportunities provided by technology, it must be managed well to ensure its benefits are timely and procured at reasonable cost. The executive team must be involved in the management of technology. They do not need to be technology experts but they do need to have some basic understanding of technology and the opportunities it provides. Further, they need to ensure that projects utilising technology are business driven not technology driven; understand the challenges and the risks and how these should be managed; and understand the externalities that might have an impact. This article is written from the perspective of the former chief executive of the Australian Bureau of Statistics. It identifies and discusses the principles that executive management in a large organisation should follow to ensure technology is managed well.

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在大型公共组织中有效管理技术

技术是大型组织最重要和最重要的资源之一。但是，要实现技术所带来的机会，必须对其进行妥善管理，以确保及时获得其收益并以合理的成本获得它。执行团队必须参与技术管理。他们不需要成为技术专家，但是他们确实需要对技术及其提供的机会有一些基本的了解。此外，他们需要确保利用技术的项目是业务驱动而非技术驱动的；了解挑战和风险以及应如何应对；并了解可能会产生影响的外部因素。本文是从澳大利亚统计局前首席执行官的角度撰写的。