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Let's shine a light into the public sector IT money pit
Comment Spending on public sector IT has grown to more than £16bn in 2007/08, according to the government's recent Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP) reports. Government spends loads of cash... [17 Aug 2009]
Offshoring: Is resistance weakening at Whitehall?
News Central government departments are already considering the offshoring of IT under the Operational Efficiency Programme, the Treasury's drive to cut £7.2bn off central government's annual... [03 Aug 2009]
Was £26bn IT savings claim sexed up?
News The report comes against a backdrop of widespread cost-cutting at Whitehall, with predictions that £50bn will need to be slashed from the annual public services bill by 2020, and the recent announcement of the... [29 Jul 2009]
Parliamentary tech boss backs call for £1bn IT fund
News The need to cut IT costs is already high on the government's agenda following the recent Operational Efficiency Programme report which heralded a drive for £7.2bn-per-year savings... [29 Jun 2009]
Whitehall IT to pack its bags for pastures new?
News Any government commitment to further offshoring could help meet targets set out under the Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP), the recent report by ex-Logica CEO Martin Read that sets... [24 Jun 2009]
G-Cloud in the sky: The future home for gov't apps
News The G-Cloud could help the public sector meet savings targets outlined under the Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP), announced in April, which revealed increased use of shared... [17 Jun 2009]
Signing off a gov't IT contract? Don't move a muscle
News Rigid relationships with suppliers can also lead to "bespoke" contracts, which effectively act against a government drive towards common IT infrastructures across the public sector, as recommended by the government's... [16 Jun 2009]
Public sector CIOs: It's your time to shine
Comment For those involved in public sector IT delivery, the government's recently published Operational Efficiency Programme (OEP) report makes for sobering reading. An upcoming government... [08 Jun 2009]
Police IT: 'Lots of money is being wasted'
News Lambert also cited the findings of the Treasury's Operational Efficiency Programme, which revealed that savings of up to £7.2bn a year could be made by sharing back office services and... [03 Jun 2009]
£7.2bn savings: IT and back office feel the Treasury knife
News The savings drive was announced as part of the government's wider Operational Efficiency Programme report, published today, that sets out scope for the public sector to save £15bn each... [22 Apr 2009]
Transport for London to slash IT spend by £400m
News A TfL spokesperson said: "TfL has identified £2.4bn of efficiency savings that will be delivered through de-layering management, eliminating duplication, reducing headcount and improving technology. The changes are... [18 Dec 2008]
Banks to up tech spending on Europe's orders
News Hunt said: "To remain competitive, banks need to focus on greater efficiency and lower operational costs of payments processing infrastructures. Rachel Hunt, programme manager of the... [20 Jan 2006]
Farming subsidy IT system to cost £90m
News The work on the Single Payment Scheme (SPS) means that 1,650 jobs will be axed, as the government is leaning on departments to cut costs and prove efficiency. As well as implementing the Single Payment Scheme (SPS), this... [29 Jul 2005]
Severn Trent Water to outsource IT
News Chris Ford, director of information systems at Severn Trent Water, told silicon.com that he is looking at an ambitious 12 month timescale to complete the procurement to help meet the challenging efficiency targets set by... [13 Jun 2005]
SAP: Are its customers happy?
Comment The rationale given was that allowing more employees to participate directly in automated business processes leads to additional operational efficiency gains and more accurate business visibility - two... [16 Sep 2004]
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