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Ambiguous statements aside, it looks as if the experiment in outreach called NHS Direct is coming to an end. Gary Flood wonders if the right diagnosis has been made... -
“We are at the bottom of the barrel, as are most local authorities.” David Tosh of Swansea City Council contemplates cutbacks, mindset changes and the fulsome shadow of Eric Pickles. -
Microsoft UK’s industry architect talks to PublicTechnology.net about the path ahead for UK public sector ICT, and who should drive forward the required change in the sector’s culture to help meet transformational government goal. -
Delays to the implementation of the National Programme for IT is blamed for a slump fall in turnover, as Gary Cohen announces his departure from the Australian company on the day it confirms losses of AUS$383m. -
PublicTechnology.net takes part in a roundtable discussion about some of the issues surrounding public sector procurement and shared services in the face of the budgetary squeeze.
Editor's Manifesto: Tony,meet Bill - don't mention the mainframe
"In an attempt to do the famous 'Charm Thing' with a certain Bill Gates, Tony Blair “got all [his] terminology mixed up”. Whichever Oxbridge-educated candidate ends up heading [fill in appropriate temporal adjective] Labour come the end of September, let's hope they'll be worrying less about the right nomenclature for enterprise computing platforms and more about policies that might get some more wealth-creating industry back in the country.”
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The Dispatch Box: What the UK public sector could learn from Europe’s social media savvy
Neal Perry, Country Manager UK, Ireland & Middle East, at EPiServer talks about how some of the UK's European partners are implementing social media to strengthen citizen engagement.
"Across the World, governments created groups to explore the problems and the potential for strengthening citizen participation in local government. They then reunited the ‘champions of participation’ from countries in every continent to identify lessons and how sharing this experience might inform and shape policy and practice. Social media is one tool where organisations can embrace such initiatives and is an especially effective one when it comes to engaging the younger public." Read more
Innovation: A step too far in the austerity age?
Complete and enter our draw to win a free seat at the e-Government Awards. The public sector is already perceived to be lacking in innovation, but is that a fair assessment, and what role could it play in helping the government meet efficiency targets? What do people working on the frontline of ICT in public sector organisations think? Take part and share your views
David Mitchell Smith, research vice president & fellow at Gartner, discusses Cloud Computing.
Source: Gartner