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RSS local governmentLocal government showcases IT cost savings
News Local authorities are relying on IT to make the efficiency savings that the government is demanding from them over the next three years. According to a report from local... [28 Apr 2005]
Opinion: Local government don't get open source
Comment Elsewhere open source is beginning to gain small footholds in local government and the eGov monitor reports that software called Groupserver is now available to help councils establish online forums... [11 May 2005]
Local Government Authority Saves £55,000 Through Efficiencies With Business Management Solution
White Paper Macclesfield Borough Council, a United Kingdom (U.K.based local government authority, had trouble satisfying government targets on the use of Information Technology (IT) while using its... [09 Feb 2008]
Local government wireless spending to hit $8.6bn
News Local government expenditure on mobile and wireless will rise to more than 40 times the current level by the end of the decade, analysts predict. According to a new study by Juniper Research,... [20 Mar 2006]
Local e-government to deliver £300m savings
News The UK's local e-government programme could lead to significant direct cost savings in addition to improved services for citizens, according to two separate studies out this week. Research by the... [08 Dec 2004]
Local e-government funding cut down to size
News The government is set to reduce the budget for local e-government by more than 90 per cent. The drive towards e-government is linked to a spending review on the public... [23 Sep 2005]
Local authorities should forget e-government deadline
News Oxfordshire County Council is launching a broadband portal for the area's 315 schools and libraries as part of plans to meet the government's target for putting services online by 2005 - but says it doesn't care if it... [13 Aug 2003]
Local government tech contract bonanza
News This week has seen a blizzard of contract signing across local government, with deals involving HR, mobile working, CRM and remote teaching technologies. The council's head of... [29 Mar 2007]
ITNet lands £60m local government deal
News The Enfield Council spokesman said: "The plan is to bring local government into the 21st century. IT outsourcing company, ITNet, has won a ten-year, £60m contract with the London Borough of Enfield.... [12 May 1999]
E-government targets double CRM systems in local government
News Adoption of customer relationship management (CRM) systems in local authorities has almost doubled in the last year because of the impending 2005 e-government targets. The findings are in the fifth... [27 Jun 2003]
Modern Procurement Practice in Local Government: Local Performance Indicators for Procurement
White Paper This set of local performance indicators has been developed through the Library of Local Performance Indicators (IDeA and Audit Commission) with the Society of Procurement Officers (SOPO) and a wide... [29 Apr 2005]
Using the Balanced Scorecard to Improve State & Local Government Performance
White Paper The webcast addresses how a Balanced Scorecard can lead to improved results, processes, and culture change in government organizations. Specifically, state and local governments are becoming increasingly... [30 Apr 2005]
A Strategic Guide for Local Government on: Outsourcing
White Paper This Guide is written for local government officials interested in learning about technology outsourcing and the key steps for evaluation and implementation. Over the next five years,... [23 Aug 2005]
MSDN Webcast: Cloud Services for State and Local Government (Level 200)
White Paper The presenter of this webcast discusses Microsoft technology announcements at the Microsoft Professional Developers Conference (PDC) and the relevance to state and local government customers. The... [23 Dec 2008]
The Role of ICT in Meeting Local Government Efficiency Targets: A Survey of 80 English Local Authorities
White Paper The survey presented in this paper highlights the need for everyone to focus on ways of improving efficiency in the use of technology in Local Government. Almost everyone agrees that ICT has a pivotal... [26 May 2006]
