councils
RSS councils'Don't just outsource the problem when you outsource IT'
News The report, from consultants Deloitte, reveals that local councils need to change their overall approach to IT rather than hoping outsourcers can step in and solve all their tech problems. Don't just outsource the... [10 Nov 2009]
Covert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News Ripa (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) granted public authorities the power to use surveillance to investigate crimes such as terrorism - but councils have attracted criticism for using them to detect petty... [05 Nov 2009]
Tom Steinberg
AS Profile This is embodied in its other runaway success, FixMyStreet, which provides a simple way to report nuisances such as fly-tipping or graffiti to local councils. Tom Steinberg's name might not immediately ring any bells but... [30 Sep 2009]
Trio of research hubs to poke digital benefits
News The three will share the cash equally between them, with the only condition attached to the funding being that £2m is earmarked for community outreach work, according to Dr Dave Watson, chair of the Research Councils UK... [29 Apr 2009]
Cyber security: War Games or Mission Impossible?
News The global digital infrastructure is "neither secure enough nor resilient enough for what we use it for today", which means fixing it is one of the biggest economic and national security problems of the 21st century, according to Melissa... [24 Apr 2009]
"I am frankly not much excited by technology per se"
Comment We support schools, libraries, trading standards, treasury, museums, property services, procurement, social care, transport management, democratic services, and the usual corporate services as well as other councils and... [22 Apr 2009]
£7.2bn savings: IT and back office feel the Treasury knife
News Shared back office service centres would consolidate and reduce the number of separate systems and processes currently used by government departments, councils, health trusts and police, it added. Shared services and... [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]
Green-lighted drivers pay less to drive
News GreenRoad is getting ready to embark on a similar partnership with Warwickshire County Council and Staffordshire said that about 40 other councils had expressed interest in running similar electronic assessment schemes. [10 Feb 2009]
"We must not allow ourselves to become a Big Brother society"
News The justification is always about security or personal protection - but in a nation where we now have anti-terror laws being used by local councils to watch out for parents breaking the rules on school admissions, the... [10 Feb 2009]
UK is Big Brother capital of the world say Lords
News Citing instances where councils have spied on citizens when investigating littering, the report says that any victims of "unlawful surveillance" by a local authority should receive compensation and that local authority... [06 Feb 2009]
Dorset gets its shared services motor running
Case Study Three councils in the West Country have teamed up on a shared services project to bring together information around road maintenance and management. The highway departments at the Bournemouth and Poole unitary... [03 Feb 2009]
Photos: Is it a tram? Is it a train? No, it's superbus!
Photo The Cambridgeshire scheme will be the fifth guided busway project in the UK and councils in Luton and Dunstable and Kent Thameside are also planning similar schemes. From later this year, commuters on the buses of... [03 Feb 2009]
First large-scale ID card trials coming to Manchester?
News The Home Office will lobby banks, retailers, councils and universities in these "beacon areas" to allow the cards to be used with their services, such as opening a bank account or proving age when buying alcohol. [29 Jan 2009]
Dictation Keeps Things Running Smoothly
White Paper Voice Technologies solution and customer support allows councils like Glasgow City Council to run smoothly, in and out of the office. Until recently, Glasgow City Council relied on analogue tapes for their dictation needs. [24 Dec 2008]
