The government has launched a tender for a framework for the provision of local government software aimed at driving down prices through greater clarity over supplier charges....
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Labour’s digital government review
Labour front-bencher Chi Onwurah wants to hear local government’s views on where digital government is working – and has failed – she says....
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Weekly tenders update
Kent County Council has won a contract to provide an eBulk solution to another county council – view this and all this week’s local authority tenders....
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Survey: half of local public bodies shun G-Cloud
Almost half of local public sector bodies have no plans to procure services from the government’s G-Cloud marketplace, a new survey claims to reveal....
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How Shetland Islands Council replaced its network
A week ago, Shetland Islands Council turned on its new network, linking 60 properties, many in remote locations, to the web. PublicTechnology talks to Stuart Moncrieff, the council’s executive ICT […]...
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Security worries holding back public sector BYOD
Public sector ICT directors are more interested in using Bring Your Own Device (BYOD) strategies to save costs than the private sector, but are more worried about the security implications, […]...
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OFT: ‘Competition watchdog should consider ICT probe’
Competition between software suppliers in a number of local government policy areas is not working, with the largest one or two suppliers hogging up to 80 per cent of the […]...
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Serco wins Lincolnshire ICT contract
Serco has beaten rival provider Agilisys to win a £70 million contract to provide back customer-facing and back office functions for Lincolnshire County Council....
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Local government ‘needs digital leadership overhaul’
Council management structures, contracting procedures and networks should be reformed to help UK local government catch up with ICT services provided by central government and international counterparts, according to a […]...
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Councils make 5 per cent of G-Cloud sales
Local authorities counted for 4.9 per cent of total G-Cloud sales by value during the first two months of 2014, according to analysis by PublicTechnology.net....
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