Brian Oakley
Brian Wynne Oakley | |
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| Born | 10 October 1927 |
| Died | 17 August 2012 (aged 84) |
| Citizenship | United Kingdom |
| Alma mater | Exeter College, Oxford |
| Occupation(s) | Civil servant Businessman Information technologist |
| Years active | 1950–2000 |
| Employer(s) | Royal Signals; Telecommunications Research Establishment; Government of the UK; Logica |
| Organization(s) | British Computer Society (President, 1988–89); Computer Conservation Society (Chair, 1996–2000) |
| Known for | Alvey Programme (1983–87); Helping to save Bletchley Park |
| Board member of | Computer Centre, University of London; Logica |
| Awards | Commander of the Order of the British Empire; Honorary doctorate, Sheffield Hallam University (1994); Honorary doctorate, University of Essex (1998) |
Brian Wynne Oakley, CBE FBCS FInstP (10 October 1927 – 17 August 2012) was a British civil servant and industrialist who took a leading role in the area of information technology, especially the 1980s Alvey Programme.