Public Sector

IT in the public sector, including central and local government, police and NHS

Photos: Apps to wake you up on the commute and find volcanoes under your feet

Photos: Apps to wake you up on the commute and find volcanoes under your feet

The best applications on data.gov.uk Read more »

By Nick Heath on 26 August 2010 13:11  |  Post a comment

UK passport gets a redesign to fight fraudsters

UK passport gets a redesign to fight fraudsters

But how much will the change really help boost security? Read more »

By Nick Heath on 25 August 2010 17:11  |  2 comments

TfL prises £30m savings out of new Oyster deal

Cubic takes over running of Oyster card network Read more »

By Nick Heath on 18 August 2010 17:05  |  Post a comment

Want a bigger IT budget? Start earning the bosses' trust

Want a bigger IT budget? Start earning the bosses' trust

Successful IT projects can pave the way for further cost cutting Read more »

By Tim Ferguson on 10 August 2010 15:56  |  1 comment

UK headed for data breach disclosure law within four years

UK headed for data breach disclosure law within four years

Europe working on legislation to notify victims of information breaches Read more »

By Nick Heath on 16 July 2010 15:57  |  Post a comment

NHS IT revamp destined for major surgery?

NHS IT revamp destined for major surgery?

Health reform could be "nail in the coffin" for £12.7bn National Programme for IT Read more »

By Nick Heath on 13 July 2010 16:04  |  1 comment

Slash your profit on tech projects, public sector vendors told

Slash your profit on tech projects, public sector vendors told

Savings will come out of suppliers margins, warns minster Read more »

By Steve Ranger on 9 July 2010 16:35  |  2 comments

Digital Economy Act: BT, TalkTalk want High Court review

Digital Economy Act: BT, TalkTalk want High Court review

News in brief: Is legislation compatible with EU laws? Read more »

By David Meyer on 9 July 2010 11:09  |  1 comment

Police tech agency chasing £1bn savings by 2015

Police tech agency chasing £1bn savings by 2015

Shared services and cheaper IT hold key to efficiencies Read more »

By Nick Heath on 30 June 2010 16:16  |  Post a comment

Immigration caps: Company transfers of IT talent could be hit

Immigration caps: Company transfers of IT talent could be hit

Government begins consultation on limits to migration from outside the EU Read more »

By Natasha Lomas on 29 June 2010 17:19  |  1 comment

ContactPoint thrown a temporary lifeline

ContactPoint thrown a temporary lifeline

News in brief: Con-Lib government keeps child database running while it mulls replacement Read more »

By Kable on 22 June 2010 15:00  |  Post a comment

Cabinet Office takes control of Whitehall IT buying

Cabinet Office takes control of Whitehall IT buying

News in brief: One stop shop for government operations unveiled Read more »

By David Meyer on 17 June 2010 15:49  |  Post a comment

Apple iPhone banned for ministers

Apple iPhone banned for ministers

No security clearance for Apple device Read more »

By Nick Heath on 16 June 2010 09:47  |  5 comments

How Birmingham is delivering £1.5bn savings with transformational IT

How Birmingham is delivering £1.5bn savings with transformational IT

Interview: Glyn Evans, corporate director of business change, Birmingham City Council Read more »

By Nick Heath on 14 June 2010 11:14  |  3 comments

Tax-spend revelations buried deep in Whitehall data graveyard

Tax-spend revelations buried deep in Whitehall data graveyard

Politicians' dream of transparency is just that... Read more »

By Nick Heath on 10 June 2010 12:48  |  4 comments

Westminster on the path to bring-your-own laptops and an IT-free world

Westminster on the path to bring-your-own laptops and an IT-free world

CIO Interview: David Wilde, Westminster City Council Read more »

By Nick Heath on 10 June 2010 12:40  |  3 comments

Superfast broadband: We want UK to lead Europe by 2015, says gov't

Superfast broadband: We want UK to lead Europe by 2015, says gov't

Coalition also supports 2Mbps universal service across the country Read more »

By Natasha Lomas on 9 June 2010 16:23  |  Post a comment

ID cards: Why they were destined to fail

ID cards: Why they were destined to fail

David Blunkett and others explain why the mega-IT project fell out of favour Read more »

By Nick Heath on 8 June 2010 14:50  |  8 comments

NHS IT: Centralised electronic medical records scheme will go ahead

NHS IT: Centralised electronic medical records scheme will go ahead

No halt to Summary Care Records rollout Read more »

By Nick Heath on 7 June 2010 14:47  |  3 comments

ID cards to be scrapped in 100 days

ID cards to be scrapped in 100 days

Government starts tricky job of untangling ID cards contracts Read more »

By Nick Heath on 27 May 2010 16:50  |  2 comments

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