The Greater London Authority is working on a secure, private version of its London Datastore that will allow boroughs to share sensitive information to help improve services....
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Councils ripped off by software firms over tax changes
Software vendors have been allowed to hike prices they charge to local authorities grappling with changes to council tax, a government report has found....
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Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces to deliver IT shared services
Bedfordshire, Cambridgeshire and Hertfordshire police forces will implement shared services as part of efforts to reform IT service delivery....
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Socitm conference: councils must insist on open data for smart cities wins
Local authorities must demand open access to data generated via service contracts if they are to maximise the potential benefits of the smart cities agenda, the Socitm spring conference heard....
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Department for Education axes school spelling test after it was leaked online
Standards and Testing Agency chief executive Jennifer Coupland blames “failure to follow appropriate clearance processes” and apologises to parents and teachers....
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Socitm conference: councils don’t understand what ‘transformation’ really means
The difference between incremental service change and wholesale digital transformation is poorly understood in local government, according to a straw poll at Socitm’s spring conference. ...
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Procurement rule changes to consider wider benefits
New regulations that came into force this week that transform public sector procurement in Scotland mean that public sector contracts can no longer be awarded solely on the basis of […]...
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Geoff Connell appointed president of Socitm
Geoff Connell has taken over the presidency of public sector ICT representative body Socitm....
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