Government could save billions by using online procurement, think tank says
An influential think tank says the government could save up to £10bn a year – simply by improving the way Whitehall procures goods and services.
Digital Procurement
Third London council set to join shared ICT service
Haringey Council is set to join Islington and Camden councils’ plans for a shared digital and ICT service.
Boeing wins £100m Staffordshire Police contract
A £100m contract for upgrades to the Staffordshire Police IT system has been handed to defence firm Boeing.
Government continues to push for smart cities
Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey has confirmed that the government continues to favour the drive towards smart cities, but is doing so without concentrating on a specific development model.
John Godwin on securely storing Patient Identifiable Data in the cloud
Here John Godwin, Director of Compliance and Information Assurance at Skyscape Cloud Services, reflects on how security has changed over his two decades in IT and whether the cloud is a responsible way to host Patient Identifiable Data (PID).
Ealing residents gain access to more council services online
The next stage in Ealing council’s digital transformation journey has been marked by enabling those who move in and out of the borough to inform the council at any time of day thanks to MyAccount, a digital customer platform provided by fast-growing customer transformation partner Agilisys.
Welsh police sign 4G smartphone deal
Pocket notebooks are to become a thing of the past for police in parts of Wales after Vodafone won a contract to provide South Wales Police and Gwent Police with 5,000 4G connections.
Councils join forces to save £50m through pioneering procurement
Five councils are set to save more than £50m through a pioneering procurement believed to be the first of its kind in the UK.
Agilisys receives top industry accreditation for debt collection service
Agilisys’ revenue collection service has been accredited by the Credit Services Association (CSA) in recognition of its professional standards of debt collection and customer care.
Digital marketplace deals worth over £1bn
Deals made via the Government’s digital marketplace have surpassed the £1bn mark, it has been revealed.
