English local government must link business rates billing and collection systems to Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs digital tax accounts by 2022, the government has announced....
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NHS England announces £55m electronic referral award fund
NHS England has set aside £55 million to “reward” hospitals and GPs that make the switch to electronic referrals by 2018....
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Government Digital Service sets up Register Design Authority to promote a more effective data infrastructure
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has unveiled its new Register Design Authority (RDA) in a bid to promote an “ecosystem of linked registers”....
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Fujitsu appointed by Environment Agency for flood alert system
The Environment Agency has awarded a £4.6m contract for a multi-channel system aimed at warning homeowners of flooding threats....
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Regional devolution – the opportunity for ICT suppliers
Will new regional authorities and other bodies opt for OJEU procurements or create their own frameworks?...
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Accenture wins Met application management services contract
Application management services provider Accenture has been awarded a five-year contract to help the Metropolitan Police increase its use of digital technologies....
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County eyes £100k savings from moving elected members online
Cambridgeshire County Council is looking to migrate its councillors to paperless working in a bid to save more than £100,000 in document production over five years....
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Police and crime commissioner plans purchase of 1,700 Windows tablets
Proposals to equip the majority of police officers in Cheshire with a tablet computer could prompt a renaissance in on-street policing, the force’s police and crime commissioner has said....
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Why council lawyers went for DIY digital development
Nottinghamshire County Council’s legal team has created its own system for providing digital court bundles, and helped deliver a multimillion-pound package of annual efficiencies in the process. Gill Hitchcock reports....
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Nesta: Barriers exist to fundamental digital transformation
Councils could save 13% of their budgets through digitisation by 2025 even if they leave their fundamental business models unchanged....
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