There’s one thing that all of the most successful businesses have in common: They have tons of algorithms in place for important tasks. If you watch the workers at a fast food restaurant, for example, all of them have been trained to follow special procedures that make them much more efficient. All of the [...]
Ofcom has awarded the licence to run the local TV service in Preston on digital terrestrial TV (DTT), completing the first phase of local TV licensing. The award follows legislation enabling Ofcom to issue local TV licences. The channels will broadcast on a specific ‘multiplex’, a discrete amount of spectrum reserved for local TV broadcasting [...]
Hundreds of millions of pounds will be saved through a new independently run shared service centre that could eventually see private and public sectors share back office services in order to cut costs, ministers have announced. The move is expected to help create a faster and smaller civil service. Governments had for decades failed in [...]
The future of the college is secured as Capita take over the world class training facility. Fire Minister Brandon Lewis recently announced the completion of the sale of the Fire Service College to Capita. The minister said that the college has at long last been given the best possible chance to fully realise the huge [...]
Communities across Scotland now have the chance to become more active thanks to the latest grants announced by the Big Lottery Fund (BIG) through their 2014 Communities programme. 2014 Communities funds projects which can introduce all to a wide range of activities and healthier lifestyles in the run up to the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. [...]
Every business knows that their organisation is built on the people that they hire and the work that these people do. Indeed, without people, many would argue there isn’t a business – be that employees or consumers. It might also be fair to say that the efforts of your employees are the most important thing [...]
A new website that will let members of the public see for the first time what Government property is available to buy or rent was launched today by Minister Chloe Smith. “Find Me Some Government Space” operates similarly to commercial sites such as Rightmove in that the public will be able to find available property [...]
EMPLOYEES at Doncaster Council have moved into their new £20m offices this week. The new building will bring a number of council teams under one roof and includes a new ‘one-stop-shop’ customer service centre where residents can complete their council business in one visit to one location. Deputy mayor, councillor Cynthia Ransome, said: “This is [...]
Cloud computing has evolved greatly over the years. Since the term came into existence in early 90s it was developed and being worked upon to make it a plausible solution for business data storage and accessibility issues. Large enterprises are increasingly finding cloud a likable solution even within their stringent organizational policies. And, for small [...]
Major decisions including the freezing of Council Tax for a third successive year, investing an additional £25m in road repairs, protecting grants to the voluntary sector and approval of the Council’s brand new Strategic Plan were recommended by Cabinet today (January 7). Despite £14.4m less funding from Government, freezing Council Tax again forms the centrepiece [...]
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