Monday 30 June 2008

 Good Communication Awards 2008

Promoting Communications Excellence

Thursday 17 July 2008

 A 21st century Capital of Culture

Liverpool’s ‘Wireless Cities’ project is boosting its aims to become a tourist and business-friendly city – in the year it celebrates its status as European Capital of Culture

Wednesday 16 July 2008

 Being on Track

Martin Morey, general secretary of the MCUG, looks across boundaries when it comes to mobile and lone workers, and peers outside the government sector

Friday 23 May 2008

 Education! Inspiration! Collaboration!

Procurement Solutions 2008, THE biggest and best public sector procurement event of the year

Thursday 15 May 2008

 Sustainabilitylive! tackles key issues

Influenced by government legislation and stakeholder demand, industry is more concerned with the environment than ever before

Thursday 3 April 2008

 Helping your sustainability agenda

Mobile and flexible working can contribute greatly to sustainability. So why is local government not making more use of it?

Tuesday 1 April 2008

 A different approach to finance

Craig Pickering, consultant for the Finance & Leasing Association, discusses ways to finance public sector investment in a colder climate

Wednesday 12 March 2008

 National identity scheme plan published

The National Identity scheme starts this November with the introduction of identity cards for non-EEA foreign nationals; initially starting with categories most at risk of abuse, which include foreign nationals seeking to enter or remain in the UK as a student or on a marriage visa.

Wednesday 12 March 2008

 Going green with sustainable procurement

The phrase ‘sustainable procurement’ can bring some people out in a cold sweat.

Tuesday 11 March 2008

 Socitm survey highlights top local authority websites

The tenth annual survey of local authority websites published by Socitm show that four councils have achieved its full 'E' (excellent) site ranking - East Sussex CC, Gloucestershire CC, Salford City and Tameside MBC.

Tuesday 11 March 2008

 Manchester City Council wins website award

Manchester City Council (MCC) has won the BT Online Excellence award for the best local council web site in Britain, representing a landmark in the Council's transformation agenda. MCC's online service strategy is a key component of the Council's transformation agenda which is being delivered through the Manchester Improvement Programme (MIP).

Friday 22 February 2008

 To pay and be paid

What are the secure and reliable options to cash payments? Sandra Quinn, of APACS, explains

Friday 22 February 2008

 Frameworks - a route to sensible procurement

Why IT procurement needs to be a key element of the overall IT strategy

Friday 22 February 2008

 The need to be green

The UK government is committed to reducing carbon emissions by 20 per cent from 1990 levels by 2010

Thursday 21 February 2008

 IT related energy consumption

The increased awareness of the environmental effect of energy consumption, has placed more pressure on organisations to reduce their carbon footprint

Thursday 21 February 2008

 How safe is your data?

With recent data loss incidents in mind, Socitm highlights the importance of developing security awareness throughout an organisation

Wednesday 20 February 2008

 The information enterprise

OITUK’s C-Cube, Electronic Document Management Systems (EDMS) allow organisations to manage their information effectively and efficiently

Monday 18 February 2008

 A fresh opportunity

How an online, government-backed portal focusing on public sector contracts under £100,000 makes it easier for public bodies and suppliers to do business.

Monday 18 February 2008

 Innovative solutions

Tata Consultancy Services discusses how innovative IT and business process solutions can help government organisations reach their goals

Friday 15 February 2008

 NHS PACS recognised as IT success story

Digital technology improving the way the NHS captures, records and uses patient x-ray and scans is now being used in every hospital trust in England, the Department of Health has said.

Friday 15 February 2008

 Benchmarking service launched by Soctim and Solace

Socitm Consulting and SOLACE Enterprises has launched a new benchmarking service, which allows public and independent sector organisations to evaluate how well their corporate services are performing compared to their peers