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The Government Expects to Slash Its Software Licence&Maintenance Bill with Microsoft&SAP
Dec 28, 2012The government expects to slash its software licence and maintenance bill with Microsoft and SAP by up to£150m by 2015,via a framework renegotiation. Under the deal the public sector will avoid recent Microsoft's licence fee ...
Tags: government, software licence
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Government to Put End to Large ICT Frameworks Following Procurement Review
Dec 20, 2012The government is to put an end to large ICT frameworks following a review into the efficacy of procurement practices for small and medium-sized enterprises(SMEs). Government ICT frameworks will only be agreed where they are shown to ...
Tags: large ICT frameworks, SMEs, commercial ICT strategy, government
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Bill Crothers Is Executive Director for Commercial Relationships at The Cabinet Office
Dec 17, 2012The Cabinet Office has named Bill Crothers as government chief procurement officer following the departure of incumbent John Collington. Bill Crothers is currently executive director for commercial relationships at the Cabinet Office. He ...
Tags: Cabinet Office, Bill Crothers, government chief procurement officer
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Crothers Is to Take a More Central Position Within The IT Leadership Team
Dec 12, 2012Government IT reformers have criticised the Cabinet Office's plans to give chief procurement officer Bill Crothers a more prominent position within the IT leadership team. Sources told Computer Weekly they were concerned the move could ...
Tags: Government, Criticise, Leadership
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The Government's IT Leadership Team Is to Undergo a Major Organisational Reshuffle
Dec 7, 2012The government's IT leadership team is to undergo a major organisational reshuffle,according to a notice from Cabinet Office chief operating officer Stephen Kelly seen by Computer Weekly. Under the shake-up Andy Nelson will remain ...
Tags: Government, IT leadership team, digital transformation agenda
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Our Aim Was to Once More Identify The 50 Most Influential Leaders in UK IT
Nov 22, 2012Computer Weekly has announced the third UKtech50, our annual definitive list of the real movers and shakers in UK IT - the CIOs, industry executives, public servants and business leaders driving the role of technology in the UK economy. ...
Tags: UK IT, UKtech50, ARM, GCHQ, Government Digital Service, Salesforce.com
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The Government Has Put All New It Frameworks on Hold
Oct 31, 2012The government has put all new IT frameworks on hold,as part of its review into the efficacy of framework agreements for SMEs. All planned Government Procurement Service(GPS)ICT procurements will be paused during the review to determine ...
Tags: IT Frameworks, SMEs, GPS, tender