Government organisations plan to make the largest increases in investment in Big Data and the Internet of Things despite expecting the lowest economic benefit of any sector, according to research....
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Scottish government eyes public-sector wide digital conferencing framework
The Scottish government is poised to begin the procurement process for a public-sector wide digital conferencing services framework that would include audio, web, and video services, as well as webcasting....
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PSNI agrees 5-year record-management contract
The Police Service of Northern Ireland has agreed a five-year support and maintenance contract for its information-management system....
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GDS’ Stephen Foreshew-Cain: ‘there is a gender-diversity problem in the digital industry’
Government Digital Service executive director Stephen Foreshew-Cain has committed the organisation to a more pro-active stance on promoting gender diversity in the IT sector....
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Crown Commercial Service explores replacement of back offices framework
The government is investigating the potential replacement of a back office services framework for public sector bodies which expired in December....
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DWP digital director bemoans department’s ‘hierarchical structure’
The Department for Work and Pensions’ director general of digital technology has spoken of his concerns about the organisation’s grade-led culture....
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Think tank calls for ‘appropriate parts’ of HMRC’s Aspire contract to be included in new Crown Marketplace
The government’s promised Crown Marketplace online procurement platform should have its remit expanded to include “appropriate parts” of the HM Revenue and Customs’ Aspire IT contract, according to a new report....
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Atos faces review of contracts with government
The Cabinet Office will review all contracts supplier Atos holds with central government after problems with the development of an ICT system to extract data from GPs, according to reports....
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Hertfordshire LEP mulls CRM and internet contract merger
Hertfordshire County Council is considering combining the customer relationship management system and internet used by the county’s local enterprise partnership under a single contract....
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Birmingham unveils smart city project
Innovation Birmingham has opened applications for its smart cities incubator....
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