In my consultancy work with different organisations, I get asked what makes for an effective ICT strategy. Also on a related basis, is there a difference between and IS strategy and an IT strategy ? In this blog, I give my 2c on these two related topics. The ICT strategy must support both the organisation’s business strategy and also show how ICT can be used to provide opportunities for new ways of doing business. An effective ICT strategy is a combination of an IS strategy and IT strategy