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Gartner: IT spending to rise 3.7 percent in 2012

...The outlook for IT spending this year is not quite as rosy as Gartner previously predicted. Spending... Read more

6 January, 2012 by Lance Whitney

UK cybersecurity spending plans revealed

...Ocsia), said on Wednesday. A government official has revealed details of cybersecurity spending, with funds to be administered by departments including the Ministry of Defence... Read more

20 April, 2011 by Tom Espiner

BT dominates NHS IT spending

...seems to have cemented its dominance of NHS IT, according to new spending data from the Department of Health. The firm received £123.7m from... Read more

22 November, 2010 by Kable

DWP spreads out IT spending

...Work and Pensions giving proportionately less work to its two largest suppliers. Spending data published by the government on Friday shows it spent £224.3m... Read more

19 November, 2010 by Kable

Government to make FoI data machine readable

...000, government tenders that exceed £10,000, and the Treasury's Coins spending database have been published. "We want to go much further," he told... Read more

5 October, 2010 by Kable

Schools to maintain IT spending levels

...desktop and laptop computers to increase substantially, as schools move their IT spending to new technologies. The findings also show that 71 percent of primary... Read more

22 September, 2010 by Kable

Government spending site asks for feedback on cuts

...Osborne has launched a website where UK citizens can submit ideas about spending cuts. The Treasury said the public will be able to post ideas... Read more

12 July, 2010 by Kable
Apple tops list of semiconductor buyers

Apple tops list of semiconductor buyers

...largest among competitors — can be attributed to an overall increase in industry spending on semiconductors for smartphones, tablets and solid-state drives. In Apple's... Read more

25 January, 2012 by Josh Lowensohn

Maude: Government has saved £300m in IT

...claimed. Francis Maude has revealed that the government saved £300m on IT spending in 10 months. Photo credit: Cabinet Office He said that the savings... Read more

2 August, 2011 by Staff

Apple enters top five list of UK PC sellers

...western Europe at the start of 2011, citing economic pressures on consumer spending. For more on this ZDNet UK-selected story, see Apple joins UK... Read more

19 May, 2011 by Natasha Lomas

BMA warns cuts could hit patient data plans

The British Medical Association has warned that government spending cuts could adversely impact proposals to allow more patients access to their... Read more

14 January, 2011 by Kable

UK science investment slashed by 41 percent

...to fall by 41 percent over the next four years, and yearly spending will not get an increase in funds, the government's science minister... Read more

21 December, 2010 by Jack Clark

Cabinet Office hails £500m savings in IT

...The department has said that moratoria on IT and other spending has saved £500m since May. The Cabinet Office said it saved £1bn... Read more

20 December, 2010 by Kable

Cuts blitz will boost G Cloud, says government CIO

...John Suffolk told GC News that the requirement to cut the public-spending deficit has led the government to emphasise the importance of IT initiatives... Read more

22 October, 2010 by Kable

BBC licence fee to help fund superfast broadband rollouts

Spending review: Government reveals £530m cash pot for universal 2Mbps service and superfast... Read more

20 October, 2010 by Natasha Lomas

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