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Glyn Evans
CIO Profile Glyn Evans has helped save costs and increase efficiency at Birmingham City Council by spearheading a business transformation programme. Before joining Birmingham... [01 Jun 2009]
Birmingham to "enrich lives" through tech
News Birmingham City Council's technology transformation project is being driven by the need to improve the services that citizens receive across the city. Speaking in... [08 Aug 2008]
Council mega-project set to double savings
News Birmingham City Council's ambitious business and technology transformation project is on course to save more than double the amount the organisation was aiming for. Speaking at an event... [07 Aug 2008]
Techies lack communication and leadership skills
News Glyn Evans, Birmingham City Council CIO, said the authority went down the joint venture route to gain access to skills and resources it didn't have in-house.... [27 Jun 2007]
Amsterdam splashes cash on desktop Linux trial
News In the UK, Birmingham City Council spent more than half a million pounds on evaluating Linux before abandoning the project earlier this year. Other departments will follow suit if the... [03 Jan 2007]
Did Microsoft undercut open source in Brum?
News Microsoft has insisted it did not slash its software prices to encourage Birmingham City Council to abort its Linux project. Birmingham City... [24 Nov 2006]
Birmingham seals mega SAP deal
News Birmingham City Council (BCC) has signed the largest ever local government software deal with SAP as part of the city's massive transformation project. The deal is part... [23 Oct 2006]
Cities rise to the £7m digital challenge
Case Study Out of 80 entrants, 10 finalists have been shortlisted, including Birmingham (as lead authority), Bristol City, Ealing, Kingston upon Hull, Manchester City, Milton... [01 Oct 2006]
Munich finally flicks the Linux switch
News In the UK, Birmingham City Council is trialling open source desktops, while Bristol Council is deploying StarOffice. But executives at the local... [26 Sep 2006]
'Academy' builds business case for Linux in gov't
News Birmingham City Council is the lead authority on the project which began last year. Other OSA initiatives include a National Open Development Environment to allow... [02 Mar 2006]
Trial aims to explode open source 'risk myths'
News Birmingham City Council has started a giant trial of open source software on desktops and servers, intended to determine whether open source really delivers benefits. The... [17 May 2005]
Public sector going mad for outsourced IT spend
News In February, Birmingham City Council embarked on the largest local authority IT outsourcing programme in the UK, with a scheme worth more than £500m to cover business... [29 Jun 2004]
INTET hosts live SAP for Europe's largest local authority
News Birmingham City Council's general ledger system goes live today in the UK's largest local government SAP implementation to date. The £4m system from ITNET will provide access for 2,000... [08 Oct 1999]
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