local government council
Public sector says no to web 2.0
News Laggards" in local government are doggedly resisting user generated content, blogging, mash-ups and social networking on council websites, according to the Web 2.0: what it is and why it... [15 Sep 2008]
Scottish gov't enlists data privacy experts
News It will cover services that use IT, such as online council tax payments, using cards in libraries and paying for parking by mobile phone, the Scottish government said in an announcement on Tuesday. The... [11 Sep 2008]
Hackney Council in £1.9m IT overhaul
News Hackney Council is set to overhaul the entire IT operation supporting its housing department in a £1.9m deal with local government software specialist Civica. The... [15 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... [06 Aug 2008]
Leeds Council puts faith in Microsoft
News Leeds City Council (LCC) is hoping to save money and develop new public services through a long term agreement with Microsoft. The strategic IT partnership is a major part of the council's transformation... [28 Jul 2008]
Microsoft training Black Country kids in joys of IT
News The scheme is being run by IT training organisation Zenos, a Microsoft IT Academy partner, with the support of the government's Learning & Skills Council (LSC) and local regeneration... [23 Jul 2008]
Fujitsu Increases Web Presence for Wolverhampton City Council
White Paper As part of its drive towards e-Government, Wolverhampton City Council wanted to further develop its existing web presence to support the increasing local and government... [03 Jul 2008]
Gold Coast City Council Raises Benchmark for Best Practice
White Paper Gold Coast City Council (GCCC) is the second largest Local Government Area (LGA) in Australia in terms of population. GCCC needed a business solution that could handle increased business... [03 Jul 2008]
BEA and HP Create a Stable, High Performance System for Inlichtingenbureau
White Paper Inlichtingenbureau was set up to avoid each local council being overwhelmed with floppy disks and CD-ROMs to compare their social benefits information with data from other files from the... [01 Jul 2008]
German District Council Expands to Manage Data Requirements of 10 Authorities With Virtualization
White Paper When a new German Administration Reform Law came into force, their aim was to promote streamlined management of local government administration and simplify IT environments, and their IT employees had to... [25 Jun 2008]
'Chip and Bin' dumped by council
News In a statement the council explained why it had now given up, despite sticking with the problematic system until it was switched off in September last year. But the council said that in the end the... [17 Jun 2008]
Thin clients switch on digitally excluded
Case Study Meanwhile, in St Helens, the project has benefited from being able to make use of the council's metropolitan area network for backhaul - sharing the resource with a school. It's increasing the utilisation of resources... [17 Jun 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. The council will also be at the centre of much of the... [11 Jun 2008]
Dylan Roberts
CIO Profile Roberts, who has been at Leeds Council since 2003, is on the Local Government National CIO Council, is the Yorkshire and Humber regional executive of Socitm and chairs... [11 Jun 2008]
Hull City Council Leverages Spatial Assets to Boost Responsiveness and Transform Disaster Management
White Paper Hull City Council implemented Oracle Spatial to provide a scalable, secure foundation for deploying a Web-based mapping solution and commissioned Oracle Partner eSpatial to implement iSMART, a comprehensive solution that... [21 May 2008]
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