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Government IT strategy has saved £159m
Government IT strategy has created £159m in savings over the last year, the Cabinet Office has said.24 May 2012
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Government snooping plans unveiled
The Queen's Speech has revealed that the government still plans to make it easier for security and police services to spy on e-mails, phone calls and internet activit...09 May 2012
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Government launches Digital Advisory Board
The government has created a Digital Advisory Board (DAB) of industry IT heads and academics to support its digital by default agenda25 Apr 2012
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Government publishes plans for £1.6bn of IT contracts
The Cabinet Office has published details of £1.6bn of planned IT contracts to be awarded by central government over the next three years.26 Apr 2012
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Government unaware how much it pays for e-mail services
Government departments do not know how much they are spending on e-mail services, according to research by Computer Weekly.18 Apr 2012
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Government CIOs and IT suppliers 'hiding behind a comfort blanket'
Outgoing G-Cloud director Chris Chant has slammed those in government IT who are resisting change in the way IT is procured and managed.11 Apr 2012
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UK government opens up IT procurement
The UK government is to release a consulting paper to determine software standards to open up the government IT market to SMEs26 Jan 2012
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Government creates Digital Leaders network
The Cabinet Office has created a Digital Leaders group with representatives from each government department to accelerate its digital agenda.28 Mar 2012
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Government IT role gets inflation busting rise
The Cabinet Office is advertising for the £120,000 a year position of deputy CIO, which includes a 33% salary increase on the previous incumbent Bill McCluggage . The news comes as the Cabinet Offi...23 Jan 2012
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UK government websites miss cookie law deadline
Most UK government websites will fail to comply with the "cookie law" to be enforced from 26 May 201217 May 2012
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IT SMEs could exceed government's 25% target, says Maude
Technology SMEs could comprise more than 25% of government business, Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude has said.09 Mar 2012
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What UK citizens think about digital government
Two-thirds of UK citizens already use the internet to interact with government, according to Accenture research.03 May 2012
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Government launches MyCSP mutual project
The government has launched the first of a planned series of mutuals which take public services and split the ownership between government, staff and private sector.30 Apr 2012
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Government’s shared services strategy failing, says NAO
The government’s £1.4bn shared services centres have failed to achieve value for money, according to a report from the National Audit Office (NAO)07 Mar 2012
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A UK guide to government and public sector IT
A guide to support IT professionals in making well informed decisions about technologies used within public sector organisations.29 Feb 2012
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Using open data in local government
Developers are using open data from local government to create new, innovate public services. Cliff Saran reports.30 Apr 2012
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How will the CloudStore impact government IT?
The CloudStore could signal a new model for procuring IT, making it easier for the public sector to do business with SMEs and breaking up the traditional supplier monopoly...21 Feb 2012
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Government launches £40m cloud investment fund
The government has launched an Enterprise Capital Fund to lend over £40m to UK cloud computing and software-as-a-service companies17 Apr 2012
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Government’s £376bn project spend needs more assurance, says NAO
The National Audit Office (NAO) says government must produce transparent data if the £376bn cost of public sector projects is to be spent effectively02 May 2012
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Government IT asset register nears completion
The government is in the final stage of producing a document that will give the details of its IT assets and enable it to transform ...22 Nov 2011
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