Doubt cast on £26bn IT savings claim
News The Gershon Review into government efficiency, published in 2003, identified IT as an area where "major efficiencies" could be achieved, recommending that departments should procure joint IT systems and services.
[July 30, 2009, 9:53]
Public sector strike threatened over lack of IT performance improvement
News The UK's biggest civil service union has criticised the government's IT plans as it ballots members on industrial action over the Gershon Efficiency Review. The Gershon Efficiency Review, published earlier this year, recommended staffing cuts...
[October 4, 2004, 16:15]
Spending watchdog attacks Government's record on IT
News Sir Peter Gershon was commissioned in August 2003 to conduct a review of efficiency in the public sector. The Gershon Review stated that it had been careful to avoid such proposals requiring large new ICT systems because such projects often...
[February 17, 2006, 13:55]
Government ICT use under fire
News Commenting on the results, Alexandra Jones, senior researcher for The Work Foundation, said the findings have implications for the government's Gershon Efficiency Review. Gershon's Efficiency Review does not take a 'whole system' approach to change...
[March 29, 2005, 13:10]
Government starts 'rationalisation' of IT systems
News Reid said that the move is in line with the Gershon efficiency review, which is expected to recommend setting up shared IT services along with radical staff cuts. The UK government is to cut more than 5,000 jobs from NHS agencies and "rationalise...
[May 21, 2004, 12:30]
Government IT 'unfairly slated'
News Gershon's independent review of public sector efficiency focuses on new technology to deliver streamlined services and cut paperwork. Sir Peter Gershon said that such projects are quietly delivering greater efficiency across the public sector...
[February 4, 2005, 15:05]
Microsoft appoints new UK public service chief
News He said particular issues he will be focusing on include identity management and collaboration across government to support the Gershon Efficiency Review. Jerry Fishenden started this month as National Technology Officer (NTO) in the UK - a...
[January 21, 2005, 15:40]
£300m local savings from e-government
News Phil Hope MP, minister for local e-government, said the report shows that the National Projects are helping councils to meet the efficiency targets set out in the Gershon Review. The UK's local e-government programme could lead to significant...
[December 9, 2004, 11:05]
Prime Minister admits being a technophobe
News Prime Minister, do you accept you will not meet your Gershon Review efficiency targets unless Government dramatically improves its ability to purchase the large IT systems it requires? Prime Minister Tony Blair has confounded critics who claim he...
[February 9, 2005, 12:50]
Socitm unveils 'Council of the Future' project
News Doug McLean of Socitm Consulting, which is leading the project, said that it could help to produce savings of over 20 percent rather than the three to five percent the public sector has aimed since the publication of the Gershon Review in 2004.
[October 13, 2009, 9:07]
