ICT

Public Sector ICT less optimistic about Cloud adoption than policy makers
27/06/12

Government’s use of Cloud Computing still lags behind other sectors, despite the G-Cloud push, according to new research from Cisco.

Those are among the findings of the Cisco CloudWatch Report, a research programme polling 250 IT decision makers in large
UK companies across five key sectors - Government, retail, healthcare, finance and service providers (including telecoms operators/carriers, media and broadcast companies about current attitudes and approaches - to Cloud Computing.

Police Minister: the state of UK justice ICT is criminal
15/06/12

Lack of joined up ICT systems is failing the UK justice system, the minster for policing and justice has admitted on the day that the controversial Communications Data Bill was launched.  

Viewpoint: NHS is a sweet spot for ICT professionals
05/04/12
Why is the NHS such a buoyant market for those looking to ply their IM&T skills?
 
There are a number of drivers in place that I believe will mean that the market for skilled IM&T professionals is likely to remain healthy for at least three to five years, and possibly much longer.
 
Firstly lets start with a little background.
Best Practice: Westgate School and Dell
23/01/12
A Berkshire school says it has reduced downtime and realised direct cost savings after investing in a new IT infrastructure that includes virtualised servers, desktop PCs and storage and backup from supplier Dell.
 
The Westgate School in Slough says the new ICT solution will also enhance education, enabling it to satisfy storage requirements for capacity-hungry subjects, in particular A-level Media and the video editing components of A-level IT courses.
 
The School,
Best Practice: ICT Qatar
15/12/11

Rising expenditure on public sector ICT and a recent 60% pay rise for civil servants puts tiny Gulf state Qatar at odds with the austerity trend among governments worldwide.

Child contact issues could be improved by technology, says report
07/11/11
Chancellor backs computer scientists to the tune of £195m
03/10/11
Scottish Police Services Authority’s ICT use is innovative but faces uphill struggle on costs, worry inspectors
28/09/11
The Scottish Police Services Authority (SPSA) is failing to meet all the ICT needs of Scottish police forces and the criminal justice system, as well as facing a challenge in progressing to deliver lower-cost services.
 
These were among the conclusions of the HM Inspectorate of Constabulary for Scotland (HMICS) in its annual report on the state of policing in Scotland in 2010-11. 
 
The latest report, which welcomed a reduction in crim
Shared Services Best Practice: Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington
21/09/11

Stockton-on-Tees and Darlington were brought together by the world’s first passenger railway, now the towns have joined forces to implement one of the country’s most ambitious shared services projects.

Go and get trained! Lib Dems would send public sector managers to ICT school
21/09/11

Senior public sector officials should be sent on annual training courses in ICT to improve the chances of better technology decision making across central and local government. 

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