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RSS local authoritiesCovert surveillance must be reserved for serious crimes, says government
News Local authorities must cut down on using covert-surveillance techniques to investigate petty offences, the government has said. Ripa (the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act) granted public... [05 Nov 2009]
Green IT: Thrifty CIOs should make it a priority
News Under the scheme, organisations which use more than roughly £500,000 of electricity per year (including hotel chains, large local authorities and supermarket chains) will have to purchase allowances... [29 Oct 2009]
John Suffolk
AS Profile Suffolk became even more accessible to the public this year when he started his own blog, in which he lays out the IT complexity of Whitehall, 750 non-departmental bodies and 423 local authorities in the... [30 Sep 2009]
George Osborne
AS Profile IT and business process outsourcing could also be in line for a boost under the Conservatives, with Osborne pledging to see if outsourcing successes at local authorities could be replicated in Whitehall. [29 Sep 2009]
Is open source software finding a home in Whitehall?
News He said it "had not affected the way in which local authorities procure software", adding "there is no real incentive [to follow it] it is just a guide. In February the CIO Council published a policy... [29 Sep 2009]
The Value of Location Intelligence in the Communications Industry
White Paper The power of location intelligence is helping many local authorities and government departments make more informed decisions and derive greater value from current location-based information and data.... [25 Aug 2009]
Photos: How edible beetles snatched Microsoft's prize
Photo The team's UpCity project is a map-based collaboration platform for local authorities and residents. Last week saw Microsoft hold the final of its annual Imagine Cup competition, where student developers... [13 Jul 2009]
Kay Brown
CIO Profile As head of IT for South Lanarkshire Council, Kay Brown looks after the technology for one of the largest unitary authorities in Scotland. Brown has worked in local government since 1991, before which she... [03 Jun 2009]
Informatica Trentina Enhances Asset Management in Local Government Using BMC Remedy Solution
White Paper Informatica Trentina provides IT and telematics planning, development and management services in support of the regional government authorities. Informatica Trentina decided to extend the use of BMC Remedy with the aim... [29 May 2009]
BT to expand 2010 fibre rollout
News We can't be clear yet on the number of exchanges or where they are because we'll be working with regional development authorities and the like to assess interest in other parts of the country to receive the FTTC... [15 May 2009]
Public sector pours £30m of Sugar on desktop deal
News The company will also provide support to the 45 public sector bodies covered in the deal including NHS and local education authorities. Viglen, the IT company owned by Sir Alan Sugar, has landed a... [01 May 2009]
Cross-border policing to take down digital crims
News As for Russia, he said interaction with local authorities was improving markedly and predicted that "in the future, you'll see more co-operation". So far, Mularski said police... [23 Apr 2009]
Budget: £750m cash injection for UK tech
News On e-skills the budget mentioned a £3m scheme to provide training for science teachers, a pilot programme to encourage science take-up in 20 local authorities and an additional £2m to be invested in... [22 Apr 2009]
Who's monitoring your email?
News Davies noted that retention of data could lead to local authorities using that data in a similar way to their use of the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act (Ripa). With data preservation, what would... [06 Apr 2009]
Data Security in the Public Sector
White Paper Local authorities and the police, like all organisations need to be assured that their IT systems are robust,secure and realiable. There is no doubt that the need to protect and secure data has... [06 Apr 2009]
