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Lessons for a small council: How Clackmannanshire Council procured a new finance system
How easy is it for a very small council to implement transformation through technology? John Munro, ICT manager at Clackmannanshire Council talks to ...
Q&A: Claudette Jones
We catch up with the chief information officer at City of Edinburgh Council about the challenges she expects to face in 2016.
Using lessons from Government Digital Service to the Greater London Authority
Natalie Taylor, senior manager for digital transformation at the Greater London Authority describes how she has applied learning from the Government Digital Service to build a new website.
European data laws need careful consideration
New European data legislation demands a delicate balance between the needs of the many and the needs of the individual, says Colin Mackay.
Socitm Scotland 2015: Scotland leads information revolution
Scotland is set to reap the benefits from recent investments in data management, delegates at Socitm Scotland’s annual conference heard last week.
Q&A: Sally Kerr
We talk to City of Edinburgh Council’s digital services manager about the opportunities presented by the speed of technological change.
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 helping to protect vulnerable children in Swindon.
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.
Q&A: William Neil
We hear from principal analyst programmer at Dumfries and Galloway Council about his current and future challenges.
Q&A: Jane Morgan
We catch up with the head of connectivity, economy and data division in the digital directorate within the Scottish Government.
Q&A: Ian Watt
Aberdeen City Council’s digital transformation manager talks about his work on digital with other councils and companies.
Q&A: Charlie Anderson
We catch up with the head of ICT at Fife Council on the challenges he faces and his predictions for 2016.
Aspiring to change
Matt Foster explores how HMRC is looking to life after Aspire – the single biggest ICT deal in all of government.
Q&A: Simon Haston
Aberdeen City Council's head of ICT tells us what makes him tick and gives his digital predictions for 2016.
Taking it back in-house
What lessons does the insourcing of ICT by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency provide for other public sector organisations?
Keep the network running
Joel Dolisy suggests four ways to ensure network continuity despite cuts in public sector spending.
SAP success
Tahiana Jefferis on how the implementation of a new SAP system has helped improve the productivity of her council's remote workers.
Data dangers
Can data be too open? Mark Rowe takes a look at the lessons for the public sector from Defra’s ambitious new initiative.
Overcoming barriers to joint working
What are benefits that joint working can bring to government – and where do the challenges lie? A recent round table found out.