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UK head of e-government to be announced soon

The identity of the UK's first head of e-government could be known as early as next month, although... Read more

28 April, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Britain to appoint head of e-government

The UK government has confirmed speculation that it will appoint a head of e-government next year as part of its drive to improve... Read more

15 December, 2003 by Graeme Wearden

UK turns to Accenture for head of e-government

...Accenture, the consultancy and technology services company, to be Britain's first head of e-government. Ian Watmore's role will effectively be that of... Read more

25 May, 2004 by Graeme Wearden

Greenwich puts PCs on a diet

...are streamed from a central server using Citrix technology. Ian Henderson, interim head of e-government services at the council, said replacing its old desktop... Read more

12 March, 2009 by Nick Heath

IT revamp saves council £5m

...able to release £12m of this over three years. The council's head of e-government, Andrew Unsworth, told GC News on Friday: "This project... Read more

3 September, 2007 by Kable

Companies urged to keep control of consultants

...successfully be done in-house?" Janet Norman-Philips, South Norfolk Council's head of e-government, added: "The right consultant at the right time can... Read more

21 June, 2007 by Andy McCue

Blair reaches out to IT staff

...on 24 May, 2005, as part of a speech delivered by the head of e-government unit, Ian Watmore. Addressing people working in public sector... Read more

25 May, 2005 by Kable

UK e-unit Web site goes live

...information as the old site. A biography of Ian Watmore, the new head of e-government, is one addition to the site in a section... Read more

2 June, 2004 by Kable

Watmore to start in September

...that we can provide better, more efficient, public services." Watmore said: "The head of e-government is one of the biggest and most challenging IT... Read more

26 May, 2004 by Kable

UK government down the e-league

Despite efforts by the Office of the e-Envoy to push the e-government programme forward, the UK is slipping down the global league tables, says new research Read more

6 May, 2004 by Government Computing

Trafford council spends £4m on SAP

...components, replacing in-house applications previously running on a mainframe. Mark Gibbison, head of e-government at Trafford, said: "It wasn't an IT decision... Read more

8 November, 2002 by Tony Hallett

Local government tech contract bonanza

...maternity leave and complete self-certification for sick-leave. The council's head of e-government, Andrew Unsworth, said: "We are transforming our HR service... Read more

29 March, 2007 by Julian Goldsmith

Leader: Don't employ a yes-man for gov't CIO

...directly for the Prime Minister. And Ian Watmore, until the other day head of e-government, has moved up to do just that. But, the... Read more

12 January, 2006 by silicon.com staff

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