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Romy Hughes, director, Brightman By Romy Hughes, director, Brightman Public sector organisations are under constant pressure to save money. For many, this means outsourcing business services to the cloud, or moving to a shared service model. Such models not only reduce costs, but they also improve agility, resiliency and increase flexibility too. But Continue reading Stop your people being the biggest barriers to cloud adoption
December 8th, 2017 | Tags: Brightman, Government, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government UK, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, People and Culture, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Romy Hughes, Shared Services, Stakeholders | Category: Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, MoD & Security Services, NHS & Healthcare, Police & Policing | Leave a comment Anthony Fulgoni, Chief Revenue Officer, Calipsa By Anthony Fulgoni, Chief Revenue Officer, Calipsa Video surveillance can be a divisive subject when it comes to our public highways and byways. On the one hand, there is the sheer number of cameras now in place – estimates suggest there is one CCTV camera for every Continue reading How Machine Learning technology can help deliver smarter video surveillance in the public sector
December 5th, 2017 | Tags: AI technology, Anthony Fulgoni, Calipsa, CCTV, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ Magazine, Highways, Local Authorities, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Rail, Real Time, Roads, Traffic Monitoring | Category: Government Agencies, Highways & Roads, Local Authority & Councils, Transport | Leave a comment Kodak Alaris Information Management and long-standing partner Insight, have successfully tendered to provide University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB), one of 16 Global Digital Exemplar (GDE) acute trusts, with a fast and efficient scanning solution embedded within the Trust’s existing line of business application. As part of its goal to exploit the potential Continue reading Kodak Alaris wins tender to support UHB’s drive for digital excellence
November 29th, 2017 | Tags: Capture, EMC Documentum, Global Digital Exemplar (GDE), Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, IBM Coach Web portal, Kodak Alaris, NHS, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Scanning, Steve Clarke, University Hospitals Birmingham NHS Foundation Trust (UHB) | Category: Government Agencies, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Fleet Hero Awards reveals 10 winners in its 12th year Award recognises efforts of companies to reduce fleet carbon footprint, tackle air pollution and improve fleet sustainability Fleet Leeds City Council Andrew Hickford Terry Pycroft An innovative partnership tackling air quality issues in central London and Continue reading UK’S FLEET HEROES REVEALED AT MUSEUM OF LONDON DOCKLANDS
November 10th, 2017 | Tags: BMW, Department for Transport, Energy Saving Trust, Enterprise-Rent-a-Car, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Heathrow Airport, Highways England, Leeds City Council, Museum of London Docklands, Norfolk Community Health & Care NHS Trust, Philip Sellwood, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, UK’s Fleet Heroes 2017, University of Birmingham, Volkswagen | Category: Environment & Sustainability, Government Agencies, Highways & Roads, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare, Police & Policing, Transport | Leave a comment Andrew Pavord of Apply4 Technology will be explaining at the Public Sector Show in Manchester on November 21st. Andrew Pavord, CEO Apply4 Technology While public sector bodies up and down the country are managing cuts, tax incentives (known as UK film tax relief) and local talent have led to a huge increase in Continue reading How innovative technology is helping councils access their share of the UK’s £1.6bn film industry – which spends up £100,000 a day in local streets
November 8th, 2017 | Tags: Andrew Pavord, Apply4 Technology, Bromley, Film Production, Filming, Government & Public Sector Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Manchester, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Public Sector Show, Southwark Council | Category: Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Lambert Smith Hampton, the professional services organisation, has praised EssentialSkillz for its easy-to-use software which has given them automated compliance on its business-critical policies. Lambert Smith Hampton employs 1,300 people across 34 offices. It required a new policy and training software. The system had to provide an audit trail and verify if employees had read Continue reading LAMBERT SMITH HAMPTON GUARANTEES POLICY COMPLIANCE WITH WORKWIZE
November 1st, 2017 | Tags: Christine Robertson, EssentialSkillz, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Lambert Smith Hampton, O-LAS Learning Management System, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, WorkWize | Category: Education & Learning, Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Phil Geraghty, MD of Crowdfunder Report shows: Grant funds were amplified by 161% in crowdfunding pilot 78% of people who pledged gave money they wouldn’t ordinarily give to charity or philanthropic causes 33% saw an uplift in volunteering after the fundraise, with 2 in 3 projects seeing an increase in skills The £5.6bn Continue reading Nesta report paves way for grant funding revolution with the crowd
October 31st, 2017 | Tags: Crowd Funding, Crowdfunder, Culture, Department for Digital, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Media and Sport, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Government Agencies | Leave a comment Crown Commercial Service (CCS) is harnessing the buying power of the public sector to reduce the cost to the public purse of purchasing mobile voice and data services. Expressions of interest are now being taken from public sector organisations who want to take part in this latest bulk buying project. The Continue reading Public bodies to band together for new mobile voice and data procurement
October 31st, 2017 | Tags: Cabinet Office, Crown Commercial Service (CCS), Director of Technology Strategic Category, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Network Services framework, Niall Quinn, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Responding to a Local Government Ombudsman report on its first 100 investigations into Education, Health and Care Plans, Cllr Richard Watts, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Children and Young People Board, said: “The number of investigations undertaken in this report is relatively small when compared to the thousands of Education, Health and Care Plans Continue reading LGA RESPONDS TO LGO REPORT ON EDUCATION, HEALTH AND CARE PLANS
October 20th, 2017 | Tags: Care Plans, Children and Families Act, Education, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Health, LGA, Local Government Ombudsman, public sector, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Education & Learning, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Steve Whelan (left) Technical Director and Mark Runciman Operations Director Eminox Gainsborough-based emissions specialists, Eminox has appointed Steve Whelan, as its new Technical Director. In his new role, Steve will be responsible for the company’s product development as well as research and advanced engineering, helping to shape Eminox’s technology strategy for the future. Continue reading New Technical Director to lead product development at Eminox
September 26th, 2017 | Tags: Eminox, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Mark Runciman, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Steve Whelan | Category: Construction & Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Government Agencies, Highways & Roads, Local Authority & Councils, MoD & Security Services, Transport | Leave a comment Taxis working in London: Photo: GPSJ Responding to today’s decision by Transport for London not to renew taxi firm Uber’s licence to operate in London, Cllr Simon Blackburn, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Safer and Stronger Communities Board, said: “Other licensing authorities will be watching with interest today’s announcement by Transport Continue reading LGA RESPONDS TO CANCELLATION OF UBER’S TAXI LICENCE IN LONDON
September 22nd, 2017 | Tags: Cllr Simon Blackburn, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Local Government Association, London, PHV, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Safer and Stronger Communities Board, Taxi, Transport for London, Uber | Category: Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Four casual-dressed persons working together on a new idea at the table. Reporter: Allan Roach Kodak Alaris is expanding its information capture ecosystem, delivering on the promise of digital transformation for businesses and governments around the world. The global solution provider is hosting customer and partner events in all regions this week to Continue reading Kodak Alaris unveils next wave of IN2 Ecosystem to take complexity out of information capture
September 21st, 2017 | Tags: (Alaris S2050 and S2070), Alaris S2000 Series, Anne Valaitis, Global Marketing, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, IN2 Ecosystem, InfoTrends, Kodak Alaris, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, S2080w, Senior Consultant, Siddhartha Bhattacharya, Vice President | Category: Education & Learning, Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Adam Scorer Reporter: Stuart Littleford Director of Policy at the Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), Adam Scorer, repeated its call for an independent, national trading standards regime on BBC News today. This follows demands from Which? on manufactures to ‘do the right thing’ and stop producing plastic-backed cold-appliances from non-flame retardant materials. “We Continue reading CTSI Director of Policy calls for independent national trading standards regime
September 21st, 2017 | Tags: Adam Scorer, BBC News, Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI), European RAPEX, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Grenfell, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Construction & Engineering, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Most members of the public will be looking on in continued bewilderment at the financing pantomime surrounding Moorside and asking why on earth the UK government hasn’t stepped in says GMB. GMB, the energy union, says a bid by Chinese nuclear company CGN for a stake in Moorside is not the solution to the problems Continue reading GMB SAYS CHINESE BID IS NOT THE SOLUTION TO MOORSIDE NUCLEAR PLANT IN CUMBRIA AND SUGGESTS THE LESSONS OF THE TOSHIBA COLLAPSE HAVE NOT BEEN LEARNED
September 21st, 2017 | Tags: China General Nuclear (CGN), GMB, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Moorside, public sector, Public Sector Journal | Category: Construction & Engineering, Environment & Sustainability, Government Agencies | Leave a comment Responding to today’s announcement by Communities Secretary Sajid Javid that a green paper for social housing will be brought forward, Cllr Martin Tett, the LGA’s Housing spokesman, said: “The LGA has long-called for more powers to build good quality and genuinely affordable homes. We are encouraged that the Government is to bring forward its green Continue reading LGA RESPONDS TO GOVERNMENT’S PLAN TO BRING FORWARD SOCIAL HOUSING GREEN PAPER
September 19th, 2017 | Tags: Communities Secretary Sajid Javid, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Housing, LGA, public sector | Category: Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment Reporter: Stuart Littleford Local Government Minister Marcus Jones has today set out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils. Under the planned changes to criteria, it would ensure those who represent their communities are held to the highest Continue reading Local Government Minister sets out plans to strengthen rules to prevent anyone found guilty of serious crimes from serving on local councils
September 18th, 2017 | Tags: Criminal Behaviour Order, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Marcus Jones, Parish Councillors, public sector, Stuart Littleford | Category: Criminal Justice System, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment 76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats Reporter: Stuart Littleford In May the NHS suffered a large scale ransomware attack and although the attack was not specifically targeted at the NHS a lack of IT security awareness and variations in software on IT systems in the organisation meant the affects were Continue reading IT experts tell GPSJ: ‘Government not doing enough to protect public sector against cyberattacks’
September 17th, 2017 | Tags: AbedGraham, Agari, Cyberattacks, Dr Saif Abed, Government & Public Sector Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, IT, IT Security, Markus Jakobsson, NHS, NHS Trusts, public sector, Public Sector Magazine, ransomware, Stuart Littleford, WannaCry, WannaDecrypto | Category: Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment Simpler rules regulating how councils buy goods and services after Brexit could boost local growth and create jobs, the Local Government Association says today. Council leaders say the Government needs to introduce a more efficient UK system regulating how councils buy goods and services when we leave the European Union. The LGA said this could Continue reading SIMPLIFY EU RULES OVER HOW COUNCILS BUY GOODS AND SERVICES AFTER BREXIT
August 16th, 2017 | Tags: Brexit, Government & Public Sector Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, LGA, Local Government Association, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine | Category: Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils | Leave a comment 76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats Reporter: Stuart Littleford Just over half (53%) of local authorities across the UK are prepared to deal with a cyber attack according to research by PwC. While the latest PwC Global CEO survey found that 76% of UK CEOs are concerned about cyber threats, Continue reading Half of local authorities across the UK are unprepared to deal with a cyber attack: PwC Research
July 6th, 2017 | Tags: Chief Executives, Council, Cyber Attack, Finance Directors, Government & Public Sector Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, Hacking, IT Security, NHS, Price Waterhouse Coopers, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, PwC Global, The Local State We’re In | Category: Government Agencies, IT & IT Security, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare | Leave a comment MD of Bloom, (Formerly Nepro Ltd) Rob Levene Reporter: Stuart Littleford There has been much debate about the serious impact changes to off-payroll tax rules (IR35) will have on the public sector and contractors alike. The MD of Bloom, (Formerly Nepro Ltd) Rob Levene, argues that the changes present the public sector with
April 6th, 2017 | Tags: Association of Independent Professionals, Bloom, Government & Public Sector Journal, Government Journal, GPSJ, GPSJ Magazine, IR35, Nepro Ltd, public sector, Public Sector Journal, Public Sector Magazine, Rob Levene, Tax | Category: Construction & Engineering, Finance & Investment, Government Agencies, Local Authority & Councils, NHS & Healthcare, Products & Services, Utilities & Infrastructure | Leave a comment |
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