ICT has no tech service
Member Review Apparently some of Plextor's product is allowed to go on sale via ICT Company as overrun or over-produced or refurbished. Plextor and ICT play off the responsibility for replacement of defective units.
[August 11, 2004, 10:10]
WFP's 'boot camp' for ICT emergency managers (part 1)
Blog This training, on ICT best practices in disaster response, was organized by the World Food Programme with support from the United Nations Foundation-Vodafone Group Foundation Technology Partnership. It was our task to extract as much information as...
[June 27, 2008, 22:03]
ICT suppliers face national accreditation
News The National Computing Centre is to accredit suppliers of ICT services, in an attempt to increase buying confidence among business customers. Accredit UK will start with suppliers based in the West Midlands who specialise in network design and...
[November 23, 2006, 12:21]
ICT emergency planning starts with Gatwick evac
Blog I have just arrived in a damp yet picturesque Pisa to observe, and maybe even take part in an ICT Emergency response training day hosted by the World Food Programme, The United Nations Foundation and Vodafone's charitable wing Vodafone Group...
[May 21, 2008, 9:14]
European ICT prize finalists announced
News The finalists for the European ICT prize have been announced, with each hoping to grab a stake of €700,000 in prize money. The 2007 European ICT finalists (and their countries of origin) are: Only one UK company has been nominated for its...
[February 20, 2007, 8:06]
WFP's 'boot camp' for ICT emergency managers (part 2)
Blog A former Production Engineer for Ericsson AB, based in Sweden, Soderberg joined the WFP's ICT team after being seconded to the corporate humanitarian initiative Ericsson Response, a stand by partner of WFP.
[June 27, 2008, 22:03]
How to Manage the ICT Dependency Culture
White Papers This paper is a call to action for Local Authorities in England and elsewhere in the United Kingdom, to appreciate some of the challenges that lie ahead as a result of one's unprecedented dependence upon Information and Communications Technology...
[May 26, 2006, 1:00]
Increased Access to ICT Benefits the Whole Community
White Papers Parrs Wood Technology College developed a strategy to allow greater ICT access to its students, parents and the whole community. The school took a somewhat unusual move in basing their infrastructure on the Linux operating system and installing...
[January 26, 2005, 23:00]
Local Authority Improves ICT Services for Schools, Boosting Classroom Innovation
White Papers Warwickshire Local Authority sought to improve its managed ICT service for schools by streamlining application delivery and improving security for remote access to school networks. Now, IT technicians are freed up to focus on delivering better...
[March 1, 2008, 0:02]
UK company wins European ICT gong
News A UK company has scooped a top European award for ICT innovation. Transitive was one of three grand prize winners of the 2007 European ICT Prize for its QuickTransit product. The most promising innovations in the ICT field were selected, after a...
[March 16, 2007, 14:53]
Clear View of ICT Costs at the Banque Generale Du Luxembourg With SAS
White Papers BGL is using SAS technology to gain a clearer insight into their ICT costs - essential in a period of ever-tighter budgets. The Banque Generale du Luxembourg (BGL) is a leading player in the Luxembourg financial sector.
[July 7, 2006, 0:00]
Police forces appoint shared ICT chief
News Two neighbouring police forces have appointed a joint ICT director. Hall has almost 30 years experience in ICT, primarily in financial services. The appointment of this joint director of ICT is an important part of making this happen.
[November 23, 2007, 13:43]
UK set for Europe's ICT spending top spot
News The analyst group predicts that the UK's ICT market will have grown to 138.2bn euros by 2005, compared to 133bn euros in 2002. In contrast, Forrester believes that the German ICT market will be worth 138.1bn euros in 2005, and will actually fall to...
[February 17, 2003, 17:19]
UK falls out of global 'ICT readiness' top 10
News The UK has fallen out of the top 10 in an international league table of ICT "readiness" and usage. According to the WEF, the report "represents an effort to untangle the underlying complexity behind the role of ICT in a nation's development".
[April 10, 2008, 16:57]
Towards a Flexible ICT-Architecture for Multi-Channel E-Government Service Provisioning
White Papers The goal of the research presented in this paper is to determine the feasibility of a component-based approach to meet the aforementioned challenge for a more flexible, open ICT architecture. The research consisted of two parts the identification...
[July 14, 2005, 6:00]
Intellect launches ICT networking group
News The Young Professionals' Network will "look to engage young professionals with the wider aspects of the ICT industry and offer an environment to network, socialise and share experiences," according to Intellect.
[April 26, 2007, 15:47]
North Dorset District Council - Award of a Managed ICT Services Contract
White Papers The council sought a partner to provide a managed service to improve the delivery and cost effectiveness of its ICT services. North Dorset District Council takes a fresh and innovative approach to its procurement.
[April 28, 2005, 0:00]
€9bn boost for European ICT research
News The European Union is to provide a €9bn (£6bn) funding injection for research into ICT over the next seven years. Viviane Reding, the European Commissioner for information society and media, said this week that the funding would provide a "much...
[November 24, 2006, 15:36]
Framework for ICT Technical Support
White Papers ITIL is derived from the collective experiences of ICT technical support providers all over the UK. It represents their learning curve over the last 20 years and has been distilled into a set of common processes applicable to any establishment...
[March 15, 2006, 0:01]
E-Government: The Role of ICT in Modernising Local Government
White Papers The paper focuses on the ICT contracts with the private sector, particularly the strategic partnering model, likely to underpin many e-Government projects. E-Government is an ambitious and challenging government initiative for electronic service...
[May 3, 2005, 3:00]



