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Will the government’s ICT implementation plan finally lock on to the SME...
By David Bicknell The government has the potential to leverage its huge buying power in the ICT marketplace. However, the government’s procurement of ICT has in many cases failed to deliver economies...
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Praise for departing Deputy government CIO
By Tony Collins Bill McCluggage, the departing Deputy government CIO, has been praised by friends and colleagues for his strength of purpose as a change advocate, and for steering through the...
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Chief procurement officer: “40% of government contracts in September were...
By David Bicknell The Government has put forward the Olympic Delivery Authority as an example of procurement best practice in the public sector. Chief procurement officer John Collington told the...
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How a Dutch SME is helping make software energy efficient
By David Bicknell It may take a little time, but in the future organisations will be able to track the energy efficiency of their software and know how much it is costing them to run. It follows an...
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SMEs – when to choose them and when not
By Ian Makgill The key to giving business to SMEs is to understand when SME suppliers can meet the needs of government and when it is best not to try and resist the gravitational pull of a large...
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Is Francis Maude starting to spin – without realising it?
By Tony Collins Francis Maude is, perhaps, the most effective Cabinet Office minister in decades. If the business world divides into two main types of character, black and white, and grey – neither...
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HMRC picks an SME – and saves itself £50m
By David Bicknell HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) cut the cost of an Internet Explorer upgrade by up to £50m by awarding a contract to an SME, instead of a major systems integrator. According to an...
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Cash-strapped council IT teams to get backing for innovation projects
By David Bicknell IT teams in cash-strapped councils are being given a helping hand to drive new IT projects where teams believe technology innovation could drive positive change in local communities....
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Government publishes data on £70 billion of future contracts
By David Bicknell The Government has published data on £70 billion of potential future government contracts, with Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude arguing that the move marks a new era in openness...
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How CIOs and IT suppliers view GovIT change
By Tony Collins CIOs and IT suppliers give their views on Government ICT in an authoritative report published today by the Institute for Government Inside the wrapper of generally positive words, a...
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