Local Government

Local government authorities find themselves under increasing pressure to make budget cuts, especially in light of the measures laid out in the government's Operational Efficiency Programme. Outsourcing IT services is one possible solution for local government bodies, alongside Shared Services, but can departments learn to share and share alike?

Three new regional e-crime hubs set up to battle cybercrime

2012-02-09 13:37

ACPO to help regions battle threat of online crime with a £30m extension over England of the Met's e-Crime work.

Viewpoint: Gail Adams, Achilles

2012-02-09 11:36

More and more procurement spats are going to court, worries the Services Director of this procurement advisory body.

Public say security needs can trump personal data integrity

2012-02-09 11:03

Interesting poll by data specialists SAS says punters trust law enforcement specialists with their data to boost safety. Note; they don't feel that confident about Whitehall doing the same.

Intellect calls for 'bootstrap' recovery based on technology

2012-02-09 10:57

Of which public sector technology 'excellence' is a major strand.

Do you know what 'operational efficiency' is?

2012-02-08 14:59

Check out our special video discussion with the perspectives of users, CIOs and industry giant Cisco and see if your vision tallies with theirs.

The CloudStore - ready to open its doors

2012-02-08 14:28

The App Store is The CloudStore - and it's coming soon.

CSC grabs new leader from banking software sector

2012-02-08 11:55

Appointment welcomed; could it lead to the kind of structural reform many see as the struggling firm's only way forward, though?

Rochdale's Web-based procurement approach opens up £100m of business to local firms

2012-02-08 10:40

In three years, publication of tenders on its website has meant that an amazing 89% of contracts are filled by local enterprises. Why aren't we seeing more stories like this?

CIPS adopts new best procurement approaches

2012-02-07 11:55

The professional body for all those involved in procurement says the move will help public sector bodies globally raise the bar in terms of more efficient purchasing.

Bristol moving to IT-enabled housing service improvement

2012-02-07 11:39

Council will work with Capgemini and supplier ClickSoftware on a new automated workforce system set to deliver £2.7m savings per year.

Local Government

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