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The Government's G-Cloud Programme Has Expanded Again
Oct 31, 2013The government's G-Cloud programme has expanded again, with public sector buyers now able to purchase digital services from over 1,000 suppliers, the vast majority of which are SMEs. G-Cloud 4, known as G4, has attracted a record number ...
Tags: G-Cloud, Computer Products
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The Government Could Save up to £70bn by 2020
Sep 4, 2013The government could save up to £70bn by 2020 if it shifted away from paper and digitised its activities, learned to work in new ways but with fewer staff, sought out for the best procurement deals, and made use of data and analytics, ...
Tags: Computer Products
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The Ministry of Justice Is to Issue Tenders at a Combined Estimated Cost of £782m
Jul 3, 2013The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) is to issue tenders for several IT services, at a combined estimated cost of £782m. In a prior information notice on the Official Journal of the European Union (OJEU) website, the MoJ explains that it ...
Tags: Computer Products, software, ICT Services
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Open Standards Principles to Help to Reach a Quarter of Ict Procurement
Jun 28, 2013The government's Open Standards Principles is one of a number of factors - including G-Cloud, that'll help it achieve a target of reaching a quarter of all ICT procurement contracts being provided to small and medium-sized enterprises ...
Tags: Computer Products, software
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Advanced 365 Has Been Selected by The UK to Offer Services in Its Latest Framework
May 23, 2013The framework is aimed at encouraging the adoption of cloud computing in the public sector in cost effective way UK-based IT management company, Advanced 365 (Advanced), has been selected by the UK government to offer services in its ...
Tags: Advanced 365, Cloud III Framework
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Government CIO Has Been Appointed as CIO at The Department for Work and Pensions
Feb 6, 2013Government CIO Andy Nelson has been appointed as CIO at the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP). Nelson was appointed government CIO in April 2012 to add to his role as CIO of the Ministry of Justice (MoJ), which he started in ...
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The United Kingdom Government's New Attitude to Big IT May Prove "Counter-Productive"
Feb 5, 2013The United Kingdom government’s new attitude to large public sector software and IT services (SITS) suppliers may prove “counter-productive”, according to industry analyst TechMarketView. TechMarketView has just ...
Tags: United Kingdom government, SITS, Big IT
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The Government Has Made a Good Start in Reducing Spend on IT
Jan 25, 2013The National Audit Office (NAO) has found that the government has made a good start in reducing spend on IT, but that it still needs to work on delivering IT solutions that reform public services and the way they operate. Government ...
Tags: National Audit Office, IT, IT solutions
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Sally Howes,IT Director at The National Audit Office,Has Extensive Experience in IT Sector
Dec 26, 2012Sally Howes, IT director at the National Audit Office, has extensive experience in the IT sector and was brought in to boost the government watchdog's technical skills. Under her guidance the NAO is expanding its role beyond project ...
Tags: Sally Howes, National Audit Office, IT sector, watchdog
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Government Procurement Service Has Put out a Framework Tender for Hosting Services Worth
Dec 26, 2012The Government Procurement Service has put out a framework tender for hosting services worth between £100m and £1bn. The four-year framework for IT services will include consulting, software development, internet and support. ...
Tags: Government Procurement Service, framework, hosting services, IT services
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Whitehall Must Measure The Progress of Its It Strategy More Effectively
Dec 24, 2012Whitehall must measure the progress of its IT strategy more effectively, particularly the use of agile methodologies,if it is to achieve its technology transformation agenda, the Institute for Government has warned. In its report, System ...
Tags: Whitehall, agile methodologies, ICT strategy, UK
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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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Whitehall Has Launched Its Long-Awaited Response to The Open Standards Consultation
Nov 1, 2012Whitehall has launched its long-awaited response to the open standards consultation, which will force government bodies to comply with its list of "Open Standards Principles" when purchasing technology. Departments must use the principles ...
Tags: Government, Launches, Principles
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E-Procurement and Cloud Will Drive The Government's Green IT Strategy
Sep 13, 2012Department of Energy & Climate Change CIO Jennifer Rigby has said that e-procurement and cloud will drive the government's green IT strategy. Rigby is also chair of the government's green ICT delivery unit (GDU), a cross-departmental, ...
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The Government Would Spend Less Time Strategising About ICT
Aug 20, 2012The government needs to spend less time strategising about ICT, and focus more on implementation and delivery, according to former government CIO Joe Harley. Harley, who was government CIO between February 2011 and spring 2012, told ...
Tags: ICT, Joe Harley, GCHQ, CESG, cyber security