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Signing off a gov't IT contract? Don't move a muscle
News The Digital Britain Report therefore recommends that the CIO Council agree a small number of potential areas for tender, and ensure the availability of a simplified, fast-track process (consistent with EU... [16 Jun 2009]
Top University Builds World-Leading Supercomputer
White Paper The University went out to tender for a new supercomputer, based on an EU procurement framework. University of Cambridge's existing supercomputer was struggling to keep up with the demands being placed... [25 Jun 2008]
Verbund Turns to mySAP E-Procurement
White Paper Deregulation within the EU put the business under pressure to rationalize as fast as possible, and as a result, mySAP E-Procurement was implemented in a record time of two months. Verbund, Austria's... [28 Sep 2007]
£1.5bn farm subsidy chaos: "Inept" planning blamed
News Poor planning and a lack of testing of IT systems have been blamed for "inept" delays in the payment of £1.5bn of vital EU subsidies to thousands of UK farmers. The Rural Payments Agency is responsible for administering... [06 Sep 2007]
A litany of disasters has made shared services easy to swallow
Comment Another is the issue of the EU Public Procurement Rules and their application to buyers and sellers - careful legal guidance is needed to ensure these are not contravened. From corporate issues such as... [20 Jun 2007]
EC: Small businesses should buy more IT
News Although currently Europe has a third of the global technology market place, the EU market is becoming more static. Courtois also called for policy makers to consider an EU-wide education policy to raise... [29 Nov 2006]
ID card procurement timetable revealed
News From 2008, ID cards will be compulsory for non-EU nationals living in the UK for more than three months, but Blair said ID cards will not now be issued to British citizens until 2009 at the earliest. With regards to the... [17 Nov 2006]
Prepare for some 'digital tension'
Comment The US boasts twice the EU's research and development investment and both China and India are making significant long-term investments in skills and research, with the energetic Chinese telecoms company Huawei... [27 Sep 2006]
School tech buying deal to save 'millions'
News Because the framework is EU-compliant, schools can buy services above EU purchasing thresholds without having to conduct a time-consuming EU-purchasing exercise. Schools and colleges... [10 Aug 2006]
EU unveils digital citizen action plan
News The EU predicts that if governments were to implement 100 per cent online procurement and invoicing, €300bn could be saved every year. The EU has unveiled its e-government action plan,... [27 Apr 2006]
Wrong sort of computers leave lovers frustrated
News Commissioner Viviane Reding, responsible for Information Society and Media, said in a statement: "Our overall aim must be e-government that delivers tangible benefits for citizens and businesses, everywhere in the EU,... [24 Feb 2006]
Electronic Public Procurement in EU Member States: Country Reviews
White Paper The Internal Market Strategy sets out the target by 2006, to carry out a significant part of public procurement on an electronic basis and by 2010, to ensure that electronic public procurement has been... [20 May 2005]
Labour reveals tech plans in election manifesto
News The manifesto also said that because public procurement is a big opportunity for UK businesses and the source of many jobs, a future Labour government will promote a public procurement strategy "that... [13 Apr 2005]
'Cash for tech SMEs' Bill hit by Blair's timekeeping
News While UK politicians debate the best strategy for SMEs, the EU is sticking to its guns on the issue of funding. The Procurement of Innovative Technologies and Research Bill, based on existing US... [23 Mar 2005]
EU pushes for cross border procurement
News Commission vice president Günter Verheugen described the portal as a key step towards pan-EU e-government. The European Commission has launched a new portal which it believes will herald the arrival of the next... [08 Mar 2005]
