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New ICT strategy in gov’ (still) hugely ambitious and lacking in detail according to MP’s report

on 05/07/2011 · 1 Comment">1 Comment · in News

The Commons Public Accounts Committee publishes a report today which, on the basis of evidence from the Cabinet Office, examines the Government’s new strategy for ICT. Report: ICT in government Public Accounts Committee The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts, today said: “We welcome the direction and principles of [...]

Flatter, agile, streamlined and tech-enabled (FAST) government the key to the Future of Government according to report

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Flatter, agile, streamlined and tech-enabled (FAST) government the key to the Future of Government according to report from the World Economic Foundation. Local authority IT Manager Mick Phythian, who is also a researcher at De Montfort University in Leicester on Electronic Government as well as the author of Progress in electronic service delivery by English [...]

Health service must get it right on data security, says ICO

on 04/07/2011 · No Comments">No Comments · in Data Breach Log, News

The health service needs to do more to keep patients’ personal information secure, the Information Commissioner said today. The warning comes as the ICO finds a further five health organisations in breach of the Data Protection Act. Information Commissioner, Christopher Graham, said: “The health service holds some of the most sensitive personal information of any [...]

£469 million cost of failure FiReControl IT project

on 01/07/2011 · 2 Comments">2 Comments · in Features, News, Research

The project to replace the 46 Fire and Rescue Services’ local control rooms across England with nine purpose-built regional control centres linked by a new IT system has been a comprehensive failure, according to the National Audit Office. The Department for Communities and Local Government acted to cut its losses by terminating the contract in [...]

GPs call for 10 per cent of NHS savings to be reinvested in IT

on 01/07/2011 · 2 Comments">2 Comments · in News

More than half of all GPs (57per cent) believe that at least 10per cent of efficiency savings made in acute services will need to be reinvested in IT to deliver better patient care, according to a new survey carried out by health IT analyst Silicon Bridge Research and Doctors.net, supported by Intellect, the trade association [...]

Statement from the PAC Chair on NAO report on FiReControl

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NATIONAL AUDIT OFFICE: THE FAILURE OF THE FiReCONTROL PROJECT A statement from The Rt Hon Margaret Hodge MP, Chair of the Committee of Public Accounts: This report on FiReControl is in a league of its own. The project has been a monumental failure from start to finish. The report details a catalogue of mismanagement, including [...]

Better broadband for all. Digital revolution for high-speed broadband and 4G mobile.

on 30/06/2011 · No Comments">No Comments · in News

Ensuring access for all to next generation high-speed broadband by 2020 is a key priority for rural Scotland, Richard Lochhead said today. Today’s parliamentary debate on Rural Connectivity highlighted the need for rural Scotland to be included in the digital revolution for high-speed broadband and 4G mobile coverage. Rural Affairs Secretary Richard Lochhead said: “We [...]

New deal for Joint Venture contract

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• Council set to refresh Joint Venture contract with BT • £9 million discount plus £17.5 million investment in ICT • £18 million for housing, social care and apprenticeship projects Liverpool City Council is set to refresh its Joint Venture contract with BT after securing an improved deal. Liverpool Direct Limited was formed in 2001 [...]