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Suffolk Councils join up IT to save costs
Case Study Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council have merged IT departments in a wider initiative to share back-end business processes.silicon.com Public Sector The county council is responsible... [05 Feb 2008]
Multiple choice helps council IT measure up
Case Study An online benchmarking tool is helping Staffordshire County Council assess the skills of its IT staff in order to more effectively target training and help raise standards in accordance with a government push for... [24 Jan 2008]
Durham college betters campus life with wireless
Case Study The 'mixed economy' college - which caters for further education (post-16) and higher education (18 plus) - is the biggest provider of higher education in County Durham with around 16,000 enrolments. Durham's New College... [26 Jun 2007]
Council saves by streamlining PC procurement
Case Study Northumberland County Council (NCC) has slashed its PC maintenance bill by streamlining and outsourcing its procurement. More strategically, he also intends to set up a fibre backbone throughout the authority, working... [11 May 2007]
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 Keynes, Norfolk County, Nottingham City and... [02 Oct 2006]
Paramedics treat patients with BlackBerrys
Case Study Alan Shields, ICT development manager for Cambridgeshire County Council told silicon.com: "In essence it's based on saving money. By treating patients in their homes, Cambridge paramedics are saving £300 for every... [24 Feb 2006]
Councils combine to streamline services
Case Study Suffolk County Council and Mid Suffolk District Council have created a joint venture with BT called Customer Service Direct (CSD) which has taken responsibility for finance, human resources and ICT from both councils. [05 Jul 2005]
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