Geographic information is not just about nicely produced maps but the data that comes with it. Used together, geographic information becomes a powerful tool that can transform public services, writes Swindon Borough Council’s Kristin Warry
The Data Protection Act 1998 establishes a framework of rights and duties which are designed to safeguard personal data. The Act’s definition of processing covers almost anything that an organisation does with personal data throughout its lifecycle, from collection to disposal. Each element of processing must be carried out in accordance with the eight data protection principles. Alastair Barter of the Information Commissioner’s Office looks at the principle of security and how it should be applied in the IT asset disposal process
Philip Dawson, ceo, Skyscape Cloud Services, focuses on the rise of G-Cloud since its inception at the beginning of this year. The programme represents a cultural leap for the government and its success has already seen it pass the £18m mark in sales procured through the framework
Essex County Council’s CIO David Wilde discusses how a Public Services Network (PSN) is helping to make shared services a reality across the county
Smarter cities harness technology in order to deliver energy-efficient and spacially-economical buildings, and are now the focus of governments businesses, entrepreneurs and scientists across the world. Last year’s ARUP report estimated that replicating the energy-efficiency successes of places such as San Diego could save the public and private sector some 600 billion per year around the world, while reducing carbon emissions by up to 15 per cent by 2020
There can be no doubt that new approaches to government IT are neccessary for true transformation to be realised. Ovum Analyst Nishant Shah explains how human centered ‘design thinking’ bypasses the Einstellung effect – the human tendency to try to solve problems by using solutions that worked in the past rather than looking at each problem on its own terms
The Big Data Show is a brand new show for IT and digital professionals looking to capitalise in the boom in data volume, variety and velocity to build successful strategies for the future
ISACA, a non-profit association of 100,000 IT professionals in 180 countries, outlines what it believes will be the key trends organisations will face in 2013
It has been more than a year since the first procurements for the Public Services Network (PSN) were launched. It is on track to save the public sector up to £130m a year in Central Government by 2014. A new research paper, compiled by Kable on behalf of BT, looks at the outlook for shared services in light of the opportunities which have emerged though PSN’s implementation
Launched in November, the Government’s Digital Strategy aims to make transactions with central government easier, cheaper and more accessible. It has received praise from some prominent IT figures worldwide, and could provide a blueprint for local government to follow suit.
For twelve years, the Service Desk Institute (SDI) has certified numerous organisations across the globe using their industry best practice standard – Service Desk Institute Certification (SDC), writes Daniel Wood, head of research at the Service Desk Institute
With revisions to the Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) Directive legislation expected in 2013, Steve Mellings of the Asset Disposal & Information Security Alliance (ADISA) examines the specific parts relating to IT and Telecoms
From applying security policies to DLP and effective user authentication, there are many IT security lessons to be learned from the classic space opera. Terry Greer-King, Check Point’s UK managing director shows how companies can avoid the Empire’s mistakes
Listening to the voice of the customer can identify opportunities for major cost savings, customer experience improvements, and a wealth of unexpected and simultaneous benefits, writes Jo Daly
