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BYOD is no money-saver, says council's IT chief

...the higher security domain,]" he added.This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

27 April, 2012 by Sade Laja
CSC wins MoD contract from HP

CSC wins MoD contract from HP

...to 15 years is taken up. This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

17 April, 2012 by Jo Best

Government rolls out CloudStore mark 2

...we continue on our cloud journey." This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

21 May, 2012 by Staff
CloudStore mark two slated for May release

CloudStore mark two slated for May release

...Office head of IT Denise McDonagh. This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

26 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

CloudStore fixes up ambulance service with Office 365

...next generation of work," he said. This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

25 April, 2012 by Jo Best

NAO: Government needs 'firm grasp' on open data costs

Opening up public-sector data is a good thing overall, a report from the National Audit Office has said, but the government needs a better grasp on the benefits and costs of its policy Read more

18 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

Government G-Cloud leads the way

...and that the cloud is expected to become the common infrastructure for government computing. One key aim within this is to reduce the cost of... Read more

17 April, 2012

MPs see little value in scrapped £9m eye scanners

The millions of pounds spent on the IRIS scheme at airports 'would have been better spent on immigration staff', say MPs, who have also raised questions about the progress of e-Borders and e-gates Read more

11 April, 2012 by Jo Best

Government IT staff numbers drop nine percent

...statistics were provided in response to freedom of information requests by Guardian Government Computing.The requests found the biggest percentage drops in IT staff were... Read more

11 April, 2012 by Sade Laja
KCom wins deal for East Midlands PSN

KCom wins deal for East Midlands PSN

...the schools network.Mike Kendall, managing director of the emPSN, told Guardian Government Computing that the network would make savings, particularly as it will increase... Read more

3 April, 2012 by Staff

Oracle deal promises £75m in savings for government

...charged with drafting its next-generation shared-services strategy. He told Guardian Government Computing that it will take the NAO's criticisms on board. The... Read more

28 March, 2012 by Sade Laja

Winners revealed for PSN connectivity deals

...be announced in the coming months.This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

23 March, 2012 by Jo Best

Public services get three years to go 'digital by default'

...site by the end of 2012. This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

23 March, 2012 by Jo Best

Open data to get public-sector gatekeepers

...organisations and released as open data. This story originally appeared on Guardian Government Computing. Get the latest technology news and analysis, blogs and reviews delivered... Read more

21 March, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

TfL seeks to make driver data viewable abroad

...said.Nick Fairholme, director of congestion charging and traffic enforcement, told Guardian Government Computing: "No congestion charge data is being sent overseas. Following extensive discussions... Read more

19 March, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

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