local government borough
Met police in web 2.0 crime map mash up
News The beta map mashes up Google Maps with crime statistics for each borough, using coloured overlays to indicate varying levels of criminal activity - from patches of dark blue (for low crime) to red (high). [18 Aug 2008]
£400m outsourcing deal faces employment tribunal
News The union claims IBM, Somerset County Council and Taunton Deane Borough Council kept Unison in the dark over the deal and broke a Transfer of Undertakings agreement by refusing to reveal the full details of the terms under which staff would be... [06 Aug 2008]
Jupitermedia Case Study: London Borough of Hammersmith and Fulham
White Paper Located in London, this local government services approximately 100 government offices within the borough. Because LBHF supports approximately 100 government offices spread throughout the borough, remote administration was a critical factor in... [03 Jul 2008]
SAP Case Study: London Borough of Enfield
White Paper The London Borough of Enfield is located on the northern edge of Greater London and provides all local government services from housing and education through to highways and leisure for 250,000 residents. [03 Jul 2008]
Case Study - London Borough of Ealing
White Paper Government mandates sent the London Borough of Ealing (LBE) shopping for a Web-to-host connectivity solution that would give local department heads realtime, 24x7 access to their budgets, grants and other financial information. [03 Jul 2008]
Richard Steel
CIO Profile Richard Steel has been with Newham Borough Council since 1989, undertaking a variety of tech management roles before assuming the CIO role. He's involved in a number of other groups, including the Public Sector Infrastructure Group, Government... [11 Jun 2008]
Borough of Lewisham Leverages Purchasing Power With Online Marketplaces
White Paper Lewisham Council wanted to leverage purchasing power by using online marketplaces to gain access to the broadest possible range of goods and services and cut administration costs, reduce off-contract spend, and enforce process controls while... [21 May 2008]
New president takes the reins at Socitm
News Newham Borough Council's CIO was confirmed in the role at the society's AGM held at the British Library. He is also a member of the Identity and Passport Service local government advisory board. Socitm recently formed the local government CIO... [29 Apr 2008]
Local gov't CIOs to set national agenda
News Members of the Local Government CIO Council include, among others: Peter Bole, head of ICT commissioning at Kent County Council; Richard Steel, CTO Council member and CIO at the London Borough of Newham; Dylan Roberts, head of ICT at Leeds City... [02 Apr 2008]
Solution Provider Helps Local Government Cut IT Costs, Expand Customer Services
White Paper To help meet a governmental mandate to cut costs and enhance services, the London Borough of Newham enlisted Microsoft Partner Artemis Corporation to replace an open-source solution with one based on Microsoft technologies. [25 Mar 2008]
Local gov't adopts web-savvy interaction
News Janet Callender, CEO of Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council said websites are increasingly underpinning frontline services and improve efficiency. The four sites rated as excellent are those belonging to East Sussex County Council... [04 Mar 2008]
Local Government Authority Saves £55,000 Through Efficiencies With Business Management Solution
White Paper Macclesfield Borough Council, a United Kingdom (U.K.based local government authority, had trouble satisfying government targets on the use of Information Technology (IT) while using its legacy mainframe-based financial management system. [09 Feb 2008]
Commons' committee calls for reckless-data-loss laws
News Richard Steel, CIO of the London Borough of Newham and vice president of local government IT user group Socitm, told silicon.com: "I think probably it should be [a criminal offence] but there have to be controls. [03 Jan 2008]
Local gov't tech spend to hit £3bn
News Richard Steel, CIO of the London Borough of Newham and vice president of Socitm said his organisation plans to spend a similar amount on IT during the next 12 months as last year, but will focus on knowledge management and quality of data systems. [03 Jan 2008]
Local Government Improves Responsiveness, Positions Departmental Database Integration
White Paper The local governmental authority for one of London's 32 boroughs, the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames, provides services for more than 150,000 London citizens. The Council of the Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames worked with CIBER UK, an... [19 Dec 2007]
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