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RSS 2020Leaked report reveals billions in budget cuts for public sector IT
News Shared services delivered through the cloud will help the public sector shave billions from its annual IT spend, according to a leaked Whitehall report. The leaked draft document, Government ICT Strategy: New world, new challenges, new... [30 Nov 2009]
It's down to you to save the world, IT industry
News The ICT industry must lead the way in conserving energy and reducing carbon emissions, according to the EC. In a recommendation adopted by the Commission last week, it called on the ICT sector to become 20 per cent more energy efficient... [13 Oct 2009]
More of a whimper than a bang: Whitehall's green tech drive
News The government has trimmed the carbon footprint of its technology infrastructure - but questions remain about its plans to make its IT systems carbon-neutral by 2012. According to an announcement by the Cabinet Office this week, the... [16 Sep 2009]
Who will hold the offshoring crown in 2020?
News Noshir Kaka is a director in the Mumbai office of analyst house McKinsey & Company. In an exclusive interview, silicon.com reporter Nick Heath spoke to Kaka about his forthcoming report on how India's 50 per cent share of the global... [14 Aug 2009]
Was £26bn IT savings claim sexed up?
News Claims that £26.5bn has been slashed from public spending under the Gershon programme to cut Whitehall costs have been called into doubt by a parliamentary report. The Gershon Review into government efficiency, published in 2003,... [29 Jul 2009]
Inbox: ID cards U-turn: The end is nigh?
Comment The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. The government's U-turn on ID cards this week caused readers to reach for their keyboards in force. [06 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News The leader of Parliament's IT committee has backed a consortium calling for a £1bn fund to stimulate investment in green tech and shared services. MP Andrew Miller, chairman of the Parliamentary Information Technology Committee (Pitcom),... [29 Jun 2009]
2020: When the world and its toothbrush gets online
News Fifty billion connected devices are coming to cellular networks in the next decade, according to Ericsson - as everyday objects go mobile. Ericsson's VP of systems architecture, Håkan Djuphammar, predicted the years to come could see... [29 Jun 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News With predictions that a £50bn cut in public services spending is needed by 2020, senior Whitehall figures have indicated that they're open to an increased offshoring of government IT. According to Alexis Cleveland,... [24 Jun 2009]
IBM Government 2020 Paper
White Paper Read how six evolving global drivers will impact the future of state, local and federal governments, and learn how to create a plan to be better prepared to address the resulting mix of opportunities and unexpected threats. [23 Jun 2009]
BiotechCorp's Scalable Networking System Improves Support to Stakeholders and Industry Participants
White Paper Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation (BiotechCorp) was set up by the government as the national agency for the development of biotechnology in Malaysia. Biotechnology is expected to generate an estimated RM270 billion in revenue by... [12 Jun 2009]
Whitehall: DIY tech to protect against public service knife
News Radical public sector spending cuts could spur government into delivering services through citizen-created sites and web 2.0 technology, senior Whitehall figures have revealed. Public service spending will need to fall by £50bn by... [11 Jun 2009]
David Lister on smart grids and why he left RBS
Comment David Lister has held senior IT roles at Boots, Reuters and RBS. He talks to Nick Heath about why he left RBS and how he will meet the challenges ahead as group CIO for National Grid. Wherever David Lister goes, change almost always... [29 May 2009]
Inbox: Brits ditching mobiles? Fat chance
Comment The weekly Inbox column collects the best and most thought-provoking of the reader comments silicon.com receives each week. This week: Brits ditching their mobiles, pilots bailing out on ID cards, smart metering and speed-limiting tech... [18 May 2009]
Smart meter in every UK home by 2020
News The government has launched a consultation on plans to install smart meters in every UK home by 2020. Smart meters utilise machine-to-machine comms to enable the real-time transmission of gas and electricity meter... [11 May 2009]
