Two more London councils have agreed to create a joint ICT function in a move aimed at saving millions of pounds in revenue costs....
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Essex seeking to create Big Data hub
Essex County Council is investigating the creation of a data sharing platform aimed at improving health, education, social and economic outcomes....
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2015 spending review predictions
Jos Creese takes a look at what local government ICT professionals can expect from next week’s spending review....
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Healthy relationship
The Child Protection Information Sharing project (CP-IS) is set to improve the way information is shared between health and social care teams nationally. Karen Reeve explains how the initiative is […]...
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Academics work on cryptocurrency solutions for government
A London academic institution will work with government organisations to help them use “cryptocurrencies” such as Bitcoin to transform services, it has announced....
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Security professionals seen as ‘no-men’
Information security professionals are often unfairly seen as barriers to transformation within government, according to new research....
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European public sector open data portal launches
A portal to share open data between public sector bodies in Europe has gone live....
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Q&A: John Grieve
A chat with the corporate ICT manager at The Highland Council and SOCITM Scotland committee member, about promoting computer science in schools....
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Common council website platform costs questioned
Creating and implementing a single platform for local government websites would cost billions in upfront costs, according to a leading professional in the sector....
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Smarter state, smarter service desk
John Duffy says the forthcoming spending review will mean public sector bodies should review the efficiency of their service desks....
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