Andy Nelson appointed as government's new CIO
The government has announced the current Ministry of Justice IT Chief, Andy Nelson is to become the government's CIO when Joe Harley retires in March.
IT managers influence on the increase according to Socitm report
Local public services are turning to technology to bring service delivery costs ...
New education ICT Curriculum promised
Education Secretary Michael Gove has called for the current ICT schools curricul...
Police forces awarded funds for 3D scanning technology
The government's £2.7m DfT funding award will see 3D laser scanners being intro...
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Features
How recruiters can help bridge the IT skills gap
Finding the right person for a job in IT is getting harder. Although the recession masked shortages for long-term structural IT skills, these are now rapidly re-emerging, writes Andrew Tomlinson
Making good decisions about information
Dr Graham Oakes explains how to achieve effective information governance and the consequences that can occur when poor information-management decisions are made
Bridging the IT outsourcing skills gap
National Outsourcing Association chairman Martyn Hart looks at how changes to the government’s ICT policy could impact on public sector workers as well as outsourcing - providers large and small
Turning crisis into opportunity
The Comprehensive Spending Review impacted the public sector and the government’s £16bn annual technology budget. But practical solutions are available for those IT departments expected to deliver sig...
Minimising data risk via the cloud
How can cloud computing reduce the risk of information falling into the wrong hands, asks Nick Bird from Technical Services, a trading arm of Kent County Council
Answering the big green question
Zahl Limbuwala, chair of the BCS Data Centre Specialist Group, assesses whether its greener for organisations to sweat their IT assets or dispose of them with more energy efficient models
Supplier Focus
Saving Money on Business Printing - Why Compatible Consumables are not the Answer
If it looks too good to be true, it probably is. An over-used phrase perhaps, but in the case of cheap printer consumables, it could hardly be more relevant.
How to develop a job board based online recruitment strategy
Market research shows that 70% of the UK’s job seekers are using the internet to source their next role. Online job boards are a popular source for organisations requiring good quality candidate...
Saving £50 million across Government through better software management?
In 2011, License Dashboard presented the Cabinet Office with a proposal to save £50 million across UK Government through better software management. It’s an impressive figure, but what’s behind ...
Bridging the gaps to service delivery with communications integration
The modern citizen wants to be able to access government services quickly and easily, because that is what they have come to expect in their dealings with private sector organisations.
Local Authorities Can Learn From NHS
NHS Direct recently partnered with an IT Services organisation to channel shift services online resulting in more than £10 million annual savings. This is just one way of how partnering and using the ...
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Events
Data Centre World Expo
29th February - 1st March 2012
Olympia, London
The volume of digital data process...
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