local government
RSS local governmentOffshoring: Is resistance weakening at Whitehall?
News Jos Creese, who sits on the government's CIO Council - a group of CIOs from across central and local government that discuss IT issues affecting the public sector - told silicon.com... [03 Aug 2009]
State and Local Government Agencies Use VMware for Consolidation and Energy Efficiency
White Paper The attendee of this webcast will learn more about how state and local government agencies are using VMware virtualization solutions to consolidate datacenters, resulting in increased productivity and... [01 Aug 2009]
Sun Solutions for the Public Sector: Maximizing the Value of Stimulus Fund Investments
White Paper While access to the funds, and information on how they are to be utilized, is still forthcoming, organizations are preparing to make the best possible use of these important resources, and the federal government is... [31 Jul 2009]
Tailored Briefing Helps Local Government Make Smart Technology Decisions
White Paper The City of Arlington had a long list of questions about how to approach future business and technology decisions. To get its questions answered by technology experts, a team from the city attended a customized one-day Strategy Briefing... [30 Jul 2009]
The City of Milan Is "Easier" Thanks to Citizen Relationship Management Platform
White Paper The system is the first of its kind in Italy, and it simplifies relationships between local government and city service users. The City of Milan is an important economic, financial, and creative capital... [27 Jul 2009]
State Agency Takes Action With Online Records Management and E-Discovery
White Paper The New Jersey Division of Archives and Records Management (NJ DARM) is responsible for providing guidance and ensuring that state and local agencies follow proper procedures to protect the security, integrity, and... [25 Jul 2009]
Code red: Cash pleas for struggling home of codebreakers
News A Liberal Democrat MP has asked the government for funding for Bletchley Park, the home of UK codebreaking during World War II. In an early day motion filed on Monday, MP Phil Willis called on the... [24 Jul 2009]
Teachers get £5.6m to swot up on how to use tech
News In separate news, the government has announced it's making an extra 10,000 university places available this year for students who choose to study science, technology, engineering or maths. The government... [21 Jul 2009]
Cheat Sheet: The Police Central e-crime Unit
Cheat Sheet Needless to say, the government aren't coughing. There are a number of other bodies that are charged with tackling cybercrime of different sorts: for example, the government's mooted Office of Cyber... [20 Jul 2009]
Naked CIO: We need an offshoring tax
Comment Offshoring is here to stay - but the government could help make sure it doesn't destroy British tech. I believe the government should set a tax on British corporations which choose to offshore labour and... [20 Jul 2009]
Naked CIO: Speak up for British jobs
Comment If you believe that what is happening to British jobs through increased offshoring in a time of economic stress is wrong, then please speak out about - as a comment to this article, to your local politicians, in the... [14 Jul 2009]
Voice, video, data: £1bn gov't telecoms contract up for grabs
News Central and local government departments, NHS organisations and other public bodies will be provided with telecoms goods, services and client side support under the framework agreement put out by Buying... [10 Jul 2009]
Naked CIO: The board must follow corporate policy
Comment The government has done nothing to stop the exportation of British ideas and innovations - this is the fundamental problem of the local tech industry. On a different note the government... [06 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom), supported calls for the government to establish the fund, which would be used to loan money to central and local... [29 Jun 2009]
IBM Government 2020 Paper
White Paper Click here for your complimentary copy of the IBM Government 2020 and the Perpetual Collaboration Mandate paper. Read how six evolving global drivers will impact the future of state, local and federal... [23 Jun 2009]
