The government’s CloudStore model could be emulated across other government services as a means of improving the number of SMEs doing business with the public sector, the government’s procurement chief has said. Speaking at ...
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The government must integrate the various strands of its IT strategy to realise cost savings, Amyas Morse, comptroller and auditor general at the National Audit Office (NAO), has warned. Speaking at Intellect’s World-Class Public ...
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Seven firms have been chosen to provide the Identity Assurance service required for benefit applicants to the new Universal Credit welfare scheme. The Post Office, Cassidian, Digidentity, Experian, Ingeus, Mydex, and Verizon will deliver ...
The Computer Weekly European User Awards honours IT professionals across Europe that have excelled in their approach to using technology, focusing on the key areas of networking and mobile; storage; security; datacentre and virtualisation; ...
Tom Baker, head of ICT at Sunderland City Council, has an office in the council's datacentre. It is not a bad place to have an office because the datacentre has been somewhat rejuvenated, thanks in part to modern IT that takes up far less ...
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Barnet council has recommended Capita as its preferred bidder for a32m euros-a-year contract to run its back-office services. The 10-year deal would see the outsourcing company operate London Borough of Barnet's new support and customer ...
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Computer 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. ...
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IT services firm Logica, part of the CGI group, has been selected as the supplier of managed payroll services to the Department of Health's Arms Length Bodies. Combined, the organisations employ a total of 30,000 people and include the ...
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The government has published its Digital Strategy document this morning,promising to improve online experiences for service users,and move rapidly towards"digital by default"access channels to replace telephone and in-person transactions. ...
The government has confirmed plans to save billions of pounds per year by digitising public services transactions in its C. In its Digital Strategy and Digital Efficiency report, the Cabinet Office estimates it could save £1.7bn by ...
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After a lengthy and often heated consultation, the government has finally released its new open standards principles intended to level the supplier playing field and avoid product lock-in. But is the document a blueprint for a radically ...
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The government is expected to announce eight suppliers to provide identity assurance (IDA) to consumers of online public services. The move will enable consumers to choose from a range of providers to verify their identity in accessing ...
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The government has launched gov.uk as part of its Digital by Default agenda, to provide a single point of access to government information and services. The site, which has replaced the Directgov and Business Link services, forms a key ...
Leading users of the government's Public Services Network (PSN) have complained that the service is underdeveloped, despite the £2bn of public funds, and four years' planning, that went into the network's launch in March this year. ...
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The government has pumped 8m euros of new investment into funds and improvements that aim to help public bodies release data so that companies can develop commercial opportunities for that data. The investment will further enhance the ...
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