The Metropolitan Police Service is set to begin procurement of an integrated system to replace its core IT functions
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Labour Manifesto Makes Broadband, Open Data And Mobile Coverage Pledges
Labour says the UK's strengths in digital technology can help economic growth and revamp public services
UK Conservative Party Forks Out £100k A Month On Facebook
Money can’t buy you happiness, but the UK Conservative party seems to think it can buy voter confidence.
Department Of Work And Pensions Seeks New CTO
The Department for Work and Pensions is seeking a leader to take leadership on all technology delivering services to citizens
Staffordshire Cops To Get Tablets In £500,000 Rollout
The devices are intended to reduce the time spent in police stations filling out paperwork
Home Office Locked Into £330m Oracle Contract
The Home Office is obliged to continue paying Oracle for ERP services until 2016, even as it signs a cost-cutting shared services ERP deal
MPs Withdraw Backing From Post Office Fraud Row Mediation Scheme
More than 140 MPs said they can no longer support the Post Office's mediation scheme for sub-postmasters who say computer systems caused them to be wrongly accused of fraud
Liverpool Looks To Renew ICT Services After BT Joint Venture Cancelled
After deciding to take back control of the services previously outsourced under Liverpool Direct Limited, the City Council has advertised services worth around £40m
Government Launches Digital Marketplace And G-Cloud 6
The government is looking to streamline all public-sector procurement into a single tool with Digital Marketplace
Defra Responds To Farmers’ Anger Over Verification Scheme
GOV.UK Verify is proving difficult to use for the farmers upon which Defra is testing it
Government Gives Job Centres Digital Facelift
Signing-on will be carried out using digital biometric pads, with free Internet access to be provided at Job Centre Plus sites
G-Cloud Sales Pass £314m
Central government continues to drive G-Cloud sales, but local authorities are making more purchases
TechNorth Aims To Repeat Tech City UK Success
The Deputy Prime Minister has launched TechNorth, an extension of Tech City UK that will aim to coordinate existing ICT expertise and promote tech investment in the region
British Teens ‘Being Short-Changed’ When It Comes To Digital Skills
Two thirds of students feel that the current curriculum is not developing their digital skills for the workplace
NHS Data-Sharing Programme Set For Pilot
Controversial care.data programme is to be tested in four areas to help allay confidentiality fears
Lloyds Set To Axe ‘Thousands Of Jobs’
The taxpayer-owned banking group is to reduce staff through greater automation, in a plan to be announced at the end of the month
IET: Local Authorities Can Use IT To Cut Transport Costs
Connected devices, cloud computing and big data can all help improve transport systems and cut costs, according to the Institution of Engineering and Technology
Tech Firms Call For Broad Government Reforms
The IT industry's trade body is urging the government to bring in sweeping measures to safeguard the country's digital economy
Bristol In Cost-Cutting Cloud Shift
Bristol City Council is to shift its infrastructure to the cloud as part of a £90m cost-cutting plan
Met Police To Go Mobile With Tablet Rollout
The Metropolitan Police Service has released its IT transformation plan, which includes a broad tablet deployment and increased use of cloud and social media services
Study Finds US Government Running Insecure Systems
A report compiled by a US senator has discovered serious security shortcomings in US government agencies, including weak passwords and unpatched software
Ex-BBC Director General Mark Thompson Apologises To Commons For DMI Blunder
Former BBC director general Mark Thompson has publicly apologised for DMI's £100m failure
Ex-BBC CTO To Sue Over Digital Media Initiative Sacking
John Linwood, sacked last year, says the BBC's digital production project debacle was a result of changing requirements and business processes
BBC Lacked Proper Grip On Its Digital Media Initiative Programme – NAO
National Audit Office report paints a grim picture of the Beeb’s grasp of digital media project
BBC CTO Sacked Over Failed Digital Project
John Linwood was fired from the BBC without a payoff over the failure of the BBC's digital production scheme
Public Sector Struggles To Achieve IT Savings
The government's £3.6bn IT spending cuts are leaving public sector financial directors in a tizzy
Government IT Projects Cost Taxpayers £16bn Per Year
The Institute for Government says costs can be reduced by taking a more flexible approach to IT
Council Website Failings Hit With Both Barrels
Socitm says many council websites are underperforming, while Eric Pickles hits out at Nottingham rebels