University researchers have been awarded a contract to develop software aimed at reducing the amount councils spend on dealing with litter – using CCTV cameras and image recognition technology....
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Radicalisation response
Ed Macnair on how local authorities should respond to new anti-radicalisation laws....
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Second consecutive fall in council G-Cloud sales
Local government G-Cloud sales fell for the second month running to £1.68m in June, according to official figures....
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Thurrock long-term outsourcing deal ends early
Thurrock Council and Serco have ended a 15 year outsourcing relationship covering services including ICT following a review of the contract sparked by worries over value for money....
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Blair: ‘Labour needs to rethink public technology’
Former prime minister Tony Blair said today that the Labour Party must put government technology reforms at the heart of its policy renewal....
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G-Cloud ‘saving government 20% on legacy contracts’
The Crown Commercial Service’s G-Cloud framework is showing an average of 20% savings against legacy single vendor agreements across government, according to new figures....
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Singleton claims growth in Digital Marketplace popularity
Three quarters of customers creating new accounts on the Digital Marketplace since March are from outside of central government, according to new figures....
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Scottish public services website faces rebuild
The Scottish Government is seeking a supplier to rebuild and host its website for advertising public service contract opportunities....
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Online training helps council save £100,000
One of Scotland’s smallest local authorities saved almost £100,000 last year by introducing online training for staff, according to new figures....
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ICT key to devolution revolution
A more collaborative future needs the right IT platform to support the transformation journey, says Andrew Hawkins....
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