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31 May, 2011 by Nick Heath

Gov.uk public service portal goes live in beta

...to catering to needs currently handled by Directgov and hundreds of other public service sites, the Gov.uk site should eventually provide access and information... Read more

2 February, 2012 by Staff Writers

Government set to spend up to £2bn on PSN

The government has set up a framework for the Public Service Network valued at between £500m and £2bn, with contracts ranging from... Read more

6 September, 2011 by Gill Hitchcock
UK must be bold for super-fast broadband

UK must be bold for super-fast broadband

...the competitive position of the UK and undermine an opportunity to improve public service delivery. On the other hand, getting it right will put the... Read more

12 March, 2011 by Malcolm Corbett

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

...recommends the government should make plans for research on the economic and public service benefits of public data and use that to target the nature... Read more

18 April, 2012 by Gill Hitchcock

BBC to launch Barcelona download service for TV shows

...in the world, but it's true that, after that seven-day public service window, a large proportion of what the BBC makes and broadcast... Read more

15 March, 2012 by Ben Woods

IT job losses at 25 year high in public sector

...and using mobile location and mapping services. Getting the cost of local public service delivery down will continue to be the main focus of public... Read more

20 January, 2012 by Nick Heath

Reuse of public data to get easier under new EU rules

Most public bodies will be compelled to make almost all their data available for reuse under new proposals from the European Commission, which says resulting apps and services could lead to a £34bn boost for the EU's economy Read more

12 December, 2011 by David Meyer

Kroes calls for joined-up e-government

...services. Borderless schemes Heath said that the Commission is showcasing five online public-service pilot schemes as part of a conference called 'Borderless eGovernment Services... Read more

17 November, 2011 by Tom Espiner

Government: Half of IT spending to go on cloud

...percent of government telecommunications to be spent on systems compliant with the Public Service Network (PSN) by March 2014.The ambitions are outlined in the... Read more

21 October, 2011 by Mark Say

Government cuts number of websites by half

...campaign to reduce spending while taking a coherent, accessible approach to providing public-service content online.Among those closed over the past year have been... Read more

10 October, 2011 by Staff

Cabinet Office pushes forward on open data

...issues, including:How to enhance a 'right to data';Transparency standards;Holding public service providers to account for delivering open data;Ensuring the collection and... Read more

5 August, 2011 by Mark Say
Wi-Fi File Sharing 5.2

Wi-Fi File Sharing 5.2

...Arts, Business, Economics, Education, Engineering, Government, History, Language, Law, Math, Medicine, Philosophy, Public Service, Science)- Meeting Notes (Accounting, Board of Directors, Customer Service, Finance, Human... Read more

25 July, 2011

Add shared services, subtract CIOs: David Wilde's recipe for a better public sector

...think it is something that could be very powerful and beneficial to public service delivery," he told silicon.com. A single CIO in charge of... Read more

12 July, 2011 by Nick Heath

Passport service faces Steria strike action

...are back-office IT workers. "These private sector staff provide an invaluable public service for UK citizens applying for or renewing their passports," PCS general... Read more

11 July, 2011

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