programme public sector
Is short-termism holding back public sector outsourcing?
Comment Or is it that government outsourcing is done essentially to protect itself against failure or blame, rather than making sure the programme is a success? It is imperative that needs analysis is conducted throughout the programme and certainly before... [20 Aug 2008]
Welsh Assembly signs e-procurement contract
News The portal, which supports the 'xchangewales' e-procurement programme, was ordered by Value Wales, the procurement arm of the government. The technology is supplied by BravoSolution.silicon.com Public Sector [06 Aug 2008]
£2.5bn gov't telecommunications contract up for grabs
News The next generation Ocean Programme network will streamline voice and video communication, data sharing and collaborative working between Whitehall departments, local government and public bodies worldwide.silicon.com Public Sector [05 Aug 2008]
The McCue Interview: Phil Pavitt, CIO, Transport for London
Comment The key part of the plan was to fund this through the savings that will be made - in the hundreds of millions of pounds - on the 'infrastructure 101' programme. Pavitt presented the plan last September to the TfL board to provide the most state-of... [29 Jul 2008]
Health trust abandons NHS care record upgrade
News The Trust said it terminated the implementation because it had lost confidence in the delivery of the system following Fujitsu's exit as the provider delivering the National Programme for IT (NPfIT) in the south of England.silicon.com Public Sector [22 Jul 2008]
PAYE system not ready for rollout
News The figure is two-thirds of the £851m the HMRC has spent so far on a programme to modernise tax collection, with savings of about £2.4bn achieved since the programme began, according to the report. HMRC expects the £2.7bn transformation programme... [21 Jul 2008]
Foreign Office tech overspend leads to project trimming
News She said the Future Firecrest programme had not overspent "at a programme level" as funding had been moved from associated projects such as iRecords but said the quality of the final systems would not be affected. [07 Jul 2008]
MoD IT - late and over budget
News A Ministry of Defence (MoD) programme to replace hundreds of IT systems with a single infrastructure is running more than a year late and is £182m over budget. Defence Information Infrastructure Programme (DII) found that problems with the rollout... [04 Jul 2008]
PMMS Appointed as the Training and Development Partner for Welsh Public Sector Procurement
White Paper Individual organisations will book places and contract with PMMS against a Training and Development Programme approved by the Steering Group. Following an extensive competitive tender exercise, the Welsh Procurement Initiative has announced the... [03 Jul 2008]
Gov't slams Fujitsu's "core contract" NHS IT failings
News Health minister Ben Bradshaw said Fujitsu was unable to fulfil vital elements of its "core contract" to provide part of the £12.7bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT). In a written answer to Parliament he disclosed the project suffered from far... [26 Jun 2008]
Treasury turns to tech guru to slash IT costs
News Read said in a statement: "I am pleased to be involved in this programme and to be leading the work on back office and IT services. The government has drafted in a former blue chip CEO to help slash the £13bn spent on public sector IT each year. [23 Jun 2008]
NHS head defends major IT delays
News Six years into the national NHS IT programme (NPfIT) the Lorenzo care records systems have still not gone live anywhere in the country, leaving health trusts in the North, Midlands and the East to rely on interim systems while they wait for... [18 Jun 2008]
Fujitsu to pay back NHS £67m
News The service provider, which had its contract to deliver part of the £12.7bn National Programme for IT (NPfIT) terminated last month, owes the money out of £143m it received from the NHS in advance payments.silicon.com Public Sector [17 Jun 2008]
House of Lords embraces YouTube
News Other methods the House of Lords is using to boost public engagement includes the 'Lords of the Blog' blogging site and its Peers in Schools programme. The House of Lords is trying to engage more with the public and this initiative is part of that... [13 Jun 2008]
Exclusive: UK's top CIO revealed
News Royal Mail's Robin Dargue has been voted the UK's top CIO as he embarks on a mammoth technology-based £2bn transformation programme aimed at making the 360-year-old organisation leaner and able to compete better in the deregulated postal market. [11 Jun 2008]
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