government in case studies
Staffordshire councils save millions by joining forces
Case Study Ten local government agencies in Staffordshire have teamed up to share their IT services in a bid to cut costs. Mike Loveless, programme assurance and technology manager for Staffordshire Connects, told silicon.com: "We started four years ago with... [04 May 2006]
Councils gang up to reap rewards of IT outsourcing
Case Study Faced with difficulties recruiting high-calibre IT staff and a mandate to implement new technologies as part of the e-government scheme, Lichfield Council knew it was time to consider outside help to deliver IT services. [14 Oct 2005]
Isle of Man building for a tech future
Case Study The Isle of Man has completed the rollout of an IP network that will form the foundation for a new set of e-government services. The network is the culmination of several years' work and CIO for the Isle of Man government, Allan Paterson, likened... [28 Mar 2007]
Multiple choice helps council IT measure up
Case Study An online benchmarking tool is helping Staffordshire County Council assess the skills of its IT staff in order to more effectively target training and help raise standards in accordance with a government push for increased IT professionalism in... [24 Jan 2008]
Council puts planning applications online
Case Study In order to streamline the planning application process as part of the government's Implementing Electronic Government (IEG) targets, Crawley decided to make such information online. Crawley Borough Council is giving the public better visibility of... [08 Feb 2006]
Nazi gold to UFOs - National Archives frees information
Case Study Dr Chris Owens, head of e-access development services, explains: "We are a government department, reporting to the Lord Chancellor. We preserve and provide public access to the historic records of British government - we have a thousand years of... [14 Sep 2005]
Councils combine to streamline services
Case Study CSD CEO Bob Cunningham explained the thinking behind the venture: "The public doesn't understand the structure of local government and in most cases shouldn't. Cunningham said the 10-year partnership deal will help the councils hit the efficiency... [05 Jul 2005]
China's future - a stroll in the tech park
Case Study But like many new developments, building the technology park has meant the families who have lived on the land for generations have been told to leave by the government. One of the biggest benefits that technology parks offer is they already have... [06 Jul 2006]
Police get extra back-up by linking systems
Case Study The government is piloting a national intelligence database called Impact which is expected to go live across all forces in the country by 2007. Two police forces have linked their systems to allow them to share intelligence and provide disaster... [23 Aug 2005]
Payments giant saves £2.5m with new network
Case Study Voca provides the technology behind the direct debit system in the UK and its payment infrastructure is used by 100,000 businesses, banks and government agencies. The company - formerly known as BACS - processed four billion financial transactions... [07 Jul 2005]
Environment Agency cleans up with CRM
Case Study The government agency built a national call centre in the summer of last year with IBM and is now looking to expand its use. The Environment Agency is expanding the capabilities of its call centre and extending its use of customer relationship... [29 Sep 2005]
London council works on desktop update
Case Study The council is refreshing 1,400 desktops as part of the project, David Wilde, head of ICT and e-government at the council told silicon.com. Waltham Forest Borough Council in London is working through a major IT refresh programme, rolling out Novell... [01 Mar 2006]
Putting pensions online - a tricky business?
Case Study A Sipp can involve the purchase of property, shares and government bonds as investments towards a pension. Financial services provider AJ Bell is the first UK company to put pension schemes online to let people manage and invest their own pension... [07 Feb 2007]
Council switches off mainframe in efficiency drive
Case Study At the same time, the Merseyside council like many others is facing demands for cost cutting coming from central government. St. Helens Council has saved £300,000 in hardware and software costs by switching its key applications from a mainframe to... [07 Sep 2005]
Leeds completes 'painless' Windows XP upgrade
Case Study CD provided a comprehensive automated auditing tool that gave the council - one of the largest government bodies in the UK - a speedy snapshot of the software on every machine. Leeds City Council has saved taxpayers' money and minimised disruption... [28 Mar 2008]
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