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News The report cites the example of one local government body already making savings through investment in green IT: the London Borough of Hillingdon, which reduced IT operating costs by investing in efficient IT. [29 Jun 2009]
iPhone has no place in business say CIOs
News For Rob Neil, head of ICT and customer services at Ashford Borough Council, the main reason to avoid the iPhone is the fact it's not available from the Council's corporate mobile telephony provider. Rob... [16 Jun 2009]
Windows 7: 'It's not you, it's just bad timing'
News Matthew Oakeley, Schroders CIO; Peter Birley, director of IT at law firm Browne Jacobson; Richard Steel, divisional director of ICT at the London Borough of Newham; and UKAEA's Broad, all said they... [10 Jun 2009]
Windows 7 next year? "You must be joking"
News Rob Neil, head of ICT and customer services, Ashford Borough Council Florentin Albu, ICT manager at Eumetsat (European Organisation for the Exploitation of Meteorological Satellites),... [02 Jun 2009]
Glyn Evans
CIO Profile Before joining Birmingham City Council, Evans worked as head of e-services for the London Borough of Camden following a period serving as head of ICT for the Knowsley Metropolitan... [01 Jun 2009]
David Wilde
CIO Profile Westminster is Wilde's second CIO role, following a stint as head of IT at London Borough of Waltham Forest. Wilde has been in his current role since July last year, where is he responsible for the council's new... [01 Jun 2009]
Greenwich puts PCs on a diet
News The lightweight, low power machines are used by 3,000 staff at the London borough to access applications that are streamed from a central server using Citrix technology. The IT network will also support online services... [12 Mar 2009]
Luton aims for an A in school tech with £50m deal
News Luton Borough Council has signed a £50m deal that will bring state-of-the-art IT to its schools over the next decade. As part of the Building Schools for the Future programme (BSF) Civica will provide managed services... [13 Jan 2009]
Welwyn Council to save millions with £31m outsourcing deal
News Welwyn Hatfield Borough Council has signed a 12-year, £31m contract with outsourcer Steria in a deal that could open the way for a shared services scheme between local councils. From next January, Steria will take over... [05 Nov 2008]
Should your tech chief be a jack-of-all-trades?
News Rob Neil, head of ICT services, Ashford Borough Council Rob Neil, IT director, Ashford Borough Council said: "I've moved from financial IT to engineering organisations, academia, product... [27 Oct 2008]
CIOs back call for common skills scheme
News Rob Neil, head of ICT services, Ashford Borough Council said: "It's a yes vote for a common accreditation scheme but no to a National Skills Academy. Rob Neil, head of ICT services,... [13 Oct 2008]
CIOs ready for flexi-time law
News Richard Steel, head of ICT, London Borough of Newham CIO50 2008: Top 10 The UK's leading CIOs revealed… Robin Dargue Royal Mail David Lister Royal Bank of Scotland Neil Cameron Unilever Catherine Doran... [03 Sep 2008]
Bill Gates' legacy hailed by IT chiefs
News Rob Neil, head of ICT and customer services at Ashford Borough Council, said: "Like it or not, we now have standardised (almost ubiquitous) operating platforms and productivity applications. Rob Neil,... [26 Jun 2008]
Smart phone battle: Qwerty vs touchscreen
News Richard Steel, CIO at the London Borough of Newham and president of Socitm, said: "Qwerty keyboards were designed to slow typists down in the days when the print hammers could get tangled. Richard Steel, CIO, London... [22 May 2008]
Local gov't CIOs to set national agenda
News Members of the Local Government CIO Council include, among others: Peter Bole, head of ICT commissioning at Kent County Council; Richard Steel, CTO Council member and CIO at the London Borough of Newham;... [02 Apr 2008]
