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Lords: 'Do we really need £12bn super comms database?'
News and queried whether the database was a "step too far".silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. West indicated the government was looking to... [17 Nov 2008]
Shared services spend to reach £4bn by 2012
News By 2012, the UK public sector will be spending £729m on shared services, analysts predicts, as shared service expenditure enjoys a compound annual rate of eight per cent. Shared services, where... [17 Nov 2008]
Council trio tighten grip on public data
News Three councils have inked a new deal to clean their data and improve public services.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public sector news straight to your inbox. The NLPG is a dedicated address... [14 Nov 2008]
Prisons hanging on the mobile phone jamming tech
News The IMB says that the number of phones inside London's largest prison has "shot up alarmingly" this year and attributes the rise to a lack of use of the Bodily Orifice Security Scanner (Boss) - a chair that checks for concealed phones... [12 Nov 2008]
CEOs told - take responsibility for 'toxic' data
News The majority of these reported breaches were in the public sector with 75 from NHS and other health bodies, 28 in central government, 26 by local authorities and 47 from other parts of the public... [29 Oct 2008]
Social networks 'could replace' public services
News Gartner analyst Andrea Di Maio told silicon.com the public sector could exploit social networking communities which improve on services already provided by the government, and could work with online... [27 Oct 2008]
Should your tech chief be a jack-of-all-trades?
News I've never stayed in the same sector when moving jobs and it has never been an issue. Some heads of IT count it as an advantage that they have moved around, because it gives them a fresh view of the situation that a... [27 Oct 2008]
£273m in IT projects axed by UK
News Almost £300m-worth of public sector IT projects have been binned in the UK, sparking accusations the government is embarking on the schemes without proper thought. The figure was condemned by Public... [20 Oct 2008]
Benefits lie detector gets council thumbs up
News The controversial use of lie-detector technology to weed out fraudulent benefit claims has been given the thumbs up by a group of local government personnel.silicon.com Public Sector According to a... [16 Oct 2008]
Snooping database has to happen says gov't
News Smith is thought to be referring to plans proposed under the Interception Modernisation Programme (IMP), which are believed to include proposals to siphon details of internet traffic from ISPs and store it in a central... [15 Oct 2008]
Schools get new route to cheaper software shopping
News OGCbuying.solutions, the government's procurement arm, and Becta, its technology strategy agency, have agreed a new deal for schools and other educational institutions' software shopping. The agreement will mean schools... [13 Oct 2008]
UK tech Skills Academy needs YOU
News The government has given the go ahead for a National Skills Academy for IT set to open next year - but the real work is only just beginning. According to the CEO of IT sector skills body e-skills UK,... [08 Oct 2008]
Training-starved teachers confused about IT
News It's a similar story in primary schools, where only two-thirds of teachers will get ICT training this year, compared to 68 per cent who expected it last year.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public... [06 Oct 2008]
Why CIOs aren't on the Chrome straight
News Andrew Watson, British Transport Police CIO, said: "We are not testing Chrome - partly because the internet is such a potential security risk, we would take our steer off of CESG [the government agency which approves... [03 Oct 2008]
Wales steers clear of Vista
News The Welsh governing body is three-quarters of the way through an upgrade to Windows XP that will be completed in 2009, according to CIO Dr Michael Harrington.silicon.com Public Sector Get the latest public... [01 Oct 2008]
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