Councils turn to mobile working to fight cuts and improve services
A number of local authorities are successfully responding to cuts in funding through implementing mobile working for their field-based staff.
Digital Procurement
Entry-level cloud computing prices fall rapidly
A new report has revealed that entry-level pricing for cloud computing services is now 66% lower than it was two years ago.
Councils allowed to spend capital receipts on IT projects
The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed that local authorities will be able to raise money for IT efficiency projects by selling off capital assets from April.
Blackpool trust opts for open source
Blackpool Teaching Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust has selected an open source electronic patient record (EPR) to improve the recording and sharing of patient data across its hospital and community sites.
Worcestershire County Council transforms human resources and finance services
Worcestershire County Council has signed a seven-year contract to deliver a range of transformational human resources and finance services to the Council and local schools.
Companies House and Intellectual Property Office save £1.5 million with shared solution
Companies House, the Government agency for incorporating and dissolving limited companies, and the Intellectual Property Office (IPO), the body responsible for intellectual property rights, will save £1.5 million supported by a shared finance system.
Somerset County Council severs ties with Southwest One
Somerset County council is bringing its IT functions back in-house, ending its outsourcing contract with joint venture Southwest One a year early.
Peterborough’s internet speeds turn ultrafast as one of UK’s first gigabit cities
Cambridgeshire has received a boost with the launch of Digital City Peterborough today, which the city’s local authority claims will position it as one of the most digitally advanced in the world, alongside Singapore, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
Southend enables joined-up social care with software upgrade
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has introduced a new software solution that will help simplify data sharing between the different teams working with young people and their families.
G-Cloud sales surpass £800m
An incredible month of G-Cloud sales in September has seen total business through the service exceed £800m.
