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RSS local governmentMicrosoft 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 organisation the Black Country Consortium (BCC). [23 Jul 2008]
Flight booking checks into mobiles
News ORTG is one of the companies encouraged by the Isle of Man government to base operations on the island, in an attempt to boost the local economy. Ron Berry, head of inward investment for the Isle of Man government said in a statement: "Ecommerce is... [23 Jul 2008]
O2 considers high fibre rollout
News We will continue working closely with Ofcom and the government to achieve this. Some analysts have argued that BT's announcement was bad news for those providers who had invested large amounts in local-loop unbundling (LLU) - the process by which... [17 Jul 2008]
SMS roaming cuts 'could stifle competition'
News Tom Phillips, chief government and regulatory affairs officer at the GSMA, said in a statement: "According to our analysis, the average price of SMS roaming services in the EU has declined by 18 per cent in the last year, as operators launch new... [16 Jul 2008]
Swiss Canton Enhances Vote Management
White Paper The Etat de Vaud is the local government body of the Canton of Vaud in Switzerland. The government of the Canton of Vaud wanted to develop a full value chain for the entire voting process. The suggested approach was to utilize Internet as the... [10 Jul 2008]
A Virtual Private Network for Internet Voting
White Paper These technologies were deployed in May 2003 for a local government election in Stratford-upon-Avon, United Kingdom, for an electorate of 100,000 voters. This paper describes the contribution to the field of Internet voting since 1997. [10 Jul 2008]
Peter Cochrane's Blog: Quality by design
Comment The result of such misguided decision-making is evident throughout industry and government. Not for them the bargain clothes rail at the supermarket or the discontinued lines, or manager's bargains down at the local electronics store. [09 Jul 2008]
BEA and HP Create a Stable, High Performance System for Inlichtingenbureau
White Paper Through the introduction of the Work and Social Assistance Law the financial risk no longer lies with the national government, but with the local councils. Inlichtingenbureau was set up to avoid each local council being overwhelmed with floppy... [09 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 processes, also provide more efficiency and ongoing flexibility. [09 Jul 2008]
Best Practices in Messaging Security: Managing email security policy and regulatory compliance requirements
White Paper Special attention is paid to the special concerns in financial services, health care and public sector groups, but companies across all industries and government agencies at the federal, state and local levels are under pressure to respond to new... [09 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 rapidly increase the processing power of... [06 Jul 2008]
Homeland Security: How Government Can Begin to Bridge the Information Gap
White Paper The demands of homeland security dictate that federal, state, and local government agencies remove the barriers that block exchange of vital data and services—and they must do so quickly and cost effectively. [03 Jul 2008]
The National Strategy to Secure Cyberspace
White Paper the federal government, state and local governments, the private sector, and the American people. The purpose of this document is to engage and empower Americans to secure the portions of cyberspace that they own, operate, control, or with which... [03 Jul 2008]
Cisco Outdoor Wireless Network Serves Up Automatic Meter Reading
White Paper The network supports standard Wi-Fi client access, which enables the systems integrator to deliver services to the city government as well. This paper describes how a systems integrator utilizes the Cisco Aironet 1500 Series to build a fixed data... [03 Jul 2008]
The Innovation Centre of Excellence
White Paper Government organizations and agencies around the world, at all levels - Central, State, Provincial and Local - are feeling the pressure. The pressures of new and changing requirements, legislative mandates, required cost reductions and citizens... [03 Jul 2008]
