Denise McDonagh, director of the government's G-Cloud programme, talks to Computer Weekly about the implementation challenges of the programme and the routes being taken to break government's dependence on large outsourcers. To describe ...
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Japan's core private-sector machinery orders expanded 5.7 percent in April on month to 788.6 billion yen (about 9.9 billion U.S. dollars), the government said Wednesday. The seasonally adjusted figure, which is widely considered as a key ...
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The government is hoping to shore up its defences against cybercrime through post-graduate training,and has asked universities to apply for funding to run training courses for post-graduates. Through the Engineering and Physical Sciences ...
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The government recently published its white paper on open data,with the newly-created Open Data User Group having met to discuss the next phase.But despite these moves,campaigners are worried that plans to create a£16bn stimulus to ...
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The government has awarded a £4bn framework for IT hardware across the public sector. The framework for "standard and non-standard IT desktop / infrastructure hardware and commoditised services" includes desktops, laptops, tablets, ...
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The government will permanently keep a tight rein on spending controls, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said. The announcement acts a rubber stamp for the procedures already in place, said a Cabinet Office spokesman. All ...
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Mike Bracken, executive director of the Government Digital Service, talked to Computer Weekly about what UK public services could learn from Estonia's open source model and why a dose of its IT leaders' humility wouldn't go amiss in ...
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Digital delivery and a move to mutualised services will be essential for the civil service to weather cuts that will see it shrink to its lowest size since the Second World War,according to Whitehall's Civil Service Reform Plan(CSRP). The ...
Microsoft has become the first major IT supplier to publish its submission to the government's consultation on the use of open standards. The consultation closed on 4 June, with the Cabinet Office IT team under deputy government CIO Liam ...
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Japan’s machinery orders fell less than economists anticipated in March and are forecast to rise this quarter, signs that a stronger yen and slower global growth have yet to temper corporate spending plans. Bookings decreased 2.8 ...
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Japan’s machinery orders exceeded all economists’ estimates in February, signaling gains in capital spending that may help to sustain a recovery in the world’s third-biggest economy. Bookings (JNMOCHNG) increased 4.8 ...
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Japan’s machinery orders fell more than forecast in September, indicating that companies may hold off on outlays on concern a global slowdown and a strong yen will hurt business. Bookings, an indicator of future capital spending, fell ...
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