Tackling the cost of public services is a priority for the Coalition Government. The agenda for public services reform means a fundamental shift in the way those services are delivered and technology has a key role to play, offering new ways of working. Through innovative use of technology, public services can be transformed.
The government has published procurement advice for public sector bodies acquiring open source software
Baroness Neville-Jones has announced her resignation as the Government's Cyber Security Minister
The Coalition Government is looking for an online expert, it says, not a “Twitter Tsar”
Previous Labour ministers are accused of ordering expensive IT projects to “sex up” their policies
The government is seeking to develop the UK's high tech skills with plans for a £200 million tech centre network
Another services provider has signed a new deal with the government and, according to Nick Mayes of PAC Consulting, there are more to come
The government has decided to finally pull the plug on the troubled and hugely costly £12.7 billion NHS National Programme for IT
The Government will axe three quarters of its websites as part of a cost cutting review by the Cabinet Office
The new government says scrapping British identity cards will save £86m - even after paying off the suppliers' cancellation fees
The Institute for Web Science is one of the first projects to be scrapped by the new government, but this could be a big mistake, says Sophie Curtis
Academic organisation led by Tim Berners-Lee will no longer receive funding under new government’s £6.2 billion efficiency plans
The government has announced the end of ID cards in the Queen's speech, but those who have bought a card will not get a refund
The Tory / Lib Dem government plans to top-slice the BBC licence fee to pay for faster broadband