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The Weekly Round-Up: 25.09.09
Round-Up If you want a better job, a pay rise, a new car, better health for you or your loved ones or you simply desire a less stressful life, this App can assist you to fulfil your needs, dreams and ambitions," the press release... [25 Sep 2009]
India outsourcing workers stressed to the limit
Comment In a country where a public healthcare system is virtually non-existent, overworked outsourcing employees could present a health crisis in the making. Along with health, the invariable casualty is family... [25 Aug 2009]
BBC is taking tech seriously, so give it a break!
Comment Just this week we witnessed similar levels of outrage when the BBC announced it will allow some of its news video content - focusing on UK politics, business, health and science and technology - to be used on the... [31 Jul 2009]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Open info for all?
Comment Ofcom hosts the Sitefinder database on behalf of the Government, which is responsible for planning and health issues relating to mobile phone base stations and masts, and for policy on the scope of the Sitefinder scheme… [20 Jul 2009]
Bill Gates: 'We're going to make the cows that don't fart'
Comment I was in a period where, in order to learn new science, thought it would be a fun thing to see what films there were, and we went to some university catalogues, including University of California system had a catalogue of films, and got... [16 Jul 2009]
NHS records, Google and Microsoft: Where do you want your data?
Comment Instead, patients would be given the option of storing their medical records with private companies, which would then make the records available to patients and health staff via online services such as Google... [07 Jul 2009]
NHS network: Time to get secure
Comment While the NHS has made some attempts to secure its networks, the onus now falls on health trusts to make sure patient data is safe, says Alan Hunt. Now that the Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) is promising to get... [07 Jul 2009]
Jos Creese
CIO Profile Creese's move into local government followed a stint at the Department of Health where he first became involved in IT. Jos Creese became Hampshire County Council's head of IT in 2002, nearly 20 years after first joining... [02 Jun 2009]
David Lister
CIO Profile Prior to that, Lister was at Boots, where he overhauled the health and beauty retailer's IT strategy with a £300m modernisation programme and major outsourcing deal with IBM. David Lister joined the National Grid in... [01 Jun 2009]
Christine Connelly
CIO Profile As chief information officer for the Department of Health, Christine Connelly is in charge of the department's ambitious £12.7bn programme to revamp NHS IT, the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) - one of the biggest IT... [01 Jun 2009]
Bernhard Brouwer
CIO Profile Turnover at the consumer business has grown from $1bn to $5bn during his tenure - with significant growth driven by the 2007 acquisition of Pfizer Consumer Health. Bernhard Brouwer is CIO for the Johnson & Johnson... [01 Jun 2009]
How e-coding can prevent NHS slip-ups
Comment GS1 UK, a not-for-profit organisation with promotes data standards for supply chains, has been supporting the Department of Health's (DoH) 'Coding for Success' policy through initiatives with several NHS agencies... [20 May 2009]
"I am frankly not much excited by technology per se"
Comment Following a degree in maths and statistics, Creese fell into IT after starting out on a fast track government statistician programme with the Department of Health. Hampshire County Council head of IT talks to silicon.com... [22 Apr 2009]
"I'm not an out and out technology person"
Comment The CAA will determine the quality of services such as education and health in a given area using the collective knowledge of local authorities as well as national inspectorates to rate the performance of councils and... [09 Mar 2009]
Minority Report: Is Steve Jobs really so essential?
Comment The tech press is full of articles laden with predictions for the CEO's health based on assumptions. Instead, Apple's engineers are working to fine tune the OS's health. If Jobs does not return to Apple... [20 Jan 2009]
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