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The finalists for the HSJ Partnership Awards have been announced today ahead of a prestigious black-tie dinner awards ceremony at Park Plaza, Westminster Bridge on 20 March 2019. Following the success of the inaugural awards in 2018, the programme has been expanded to cover a swathe of new sectors across 16 categories, including a specific
Continue reading HSJ Partnership Awards 2019 shortlist announced
Keith Cahoon
By Keith Cahoon, Business Development Director UK, Mist Systems
The demand for fast, predictable and reliable Wi-Fi continues to increase with our expanding reliance on access through ‘Bring Your Own Devices’ for work and personal use and demand for access to Wi-Fi provided by employers, education establishments and in other areas
Continue reading Satisfy unrelenting demands for fast, reliable Wi-Fi
Dave Holman
Now available via the Government UK Digital marketplace G-Cloud
Armour Communications, a leading provider of specialist, secure communications solutions, has partnered with Global RadioData Communications (GRC) to provide a joint solution with 24/7 support. GRC has already secured its first two customers for the new combined solution that provides additional
Continue reading Armour Comms and Global RadioData Communications partner to provide 24/7 support for Armour Mobile solution
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Government & Public Sector Journal readers have sent us their comments on today’s budget:
Ben Jackson, CEO of early payment provider, Oxygen Finance, said:
“Today was a missed opportunity for the Chancellor to deliver on his Spring Statement pledge to stamp out late payment. All we’ve had since
Continue reading 2018 Budget: GPSJ readers send us their comments
Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
By Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
Digital transformation is happening everywhere at breakneck speed. Each year brings a new development or a new technology that increases and evolves digital strategies worldwide. Of particular exposure to emerging risks are organisations that use cloud services or solutions
Continue reading Digitalisation: Businesses must mitigate against new, invisible risks
Many of us are suffering from GDPR fatigue. All articles, news reports, internal meetings are essentially repeating the ICO’s main principals and broad steps needed to become compliant. The word journey is also banded about, suggesting if steps are being taken, and can be proved, you’ll avoid the hefty fines which now act as the
Continue reading GDPR – THE FATIGUE, THE FEAR AND THE ROBOTS
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
ENGIE, the leading energy and services Group, has established a new Responsible Business Charter and independent Scrutiny Board, further underlining the company’s commitment to operate to the highest economic, social and environmental standards.
The Charter ensures that ENGIE will make commitments in the four areas of fair business growth, transparency and accountability,
Continue reading ENGIE Establishes Responsible Business Charter and Independent Scrutiny Board
ENGIE, the leading energy and services Group, has signed its first energy white label contract with a local authority – Cheshire West and Chester – to supply householders across the north-west of England from a new local energy platform called Qwest Energy.
The proposition sees ENGIE become the first private sector business to partner with
Continue reading ENGIE enters local authority energy white label market with Cheshire West and Chester Council’s ‘Qwest Energy’
Health Service Journal (HSJ), the news and information service for all healthcare leaders working in, for, or with the NHS, has expanded and enhanced its Partnership Awards for 2019, following the success of its inaugural programme earlier this year.
The newly launched 2019 Partnership Awards, which recognise private sector
Continue reading 2019 HSJ Partnership Awards will showcase education providers’ joint working projects with the NHS
Hackney Council can now build mobile applications 50 percent faster using the OutSystems platform
OutSystems, provider of the number one platform for low-code development, today announced that Hackney London Borough Council is using the OutSystems platform to enhance its digital services. Hackney Council is the local government authority for the London Borough of Hackney and
Continue reading OutSystems Enables Hackney Council to Enhance Its Digital Services
Stephen Dobson, interim chief digital officer for Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership
Health and social care partnership set to make rapid procurement efficiencies whilst mapping out workforce and citizen benefits of moving to the cloud
Greater Manchester Health and Social Care Partnership (GMHSC Partnership) aims to deliver rapid savings and
Continue reading Greater Manchester health and social care moves ahead with Shaping Cloud engagement
Justin Day, 6point6
The Government Digital Service gave its blessing to using the Internet instead of the Public Services Network in January 2017. But there’s danger in letting the solution define the requirements, says Justin Day of 6point6 Cloud Gateway.
In early 2017, the Government Digital Service (GDS) published a blog called “The
Continue reading The Internet is still OK… sometimes
By Matthew Boulton, COO of Pivot Power
The public sector is grappling with the emerging public health crisis that is being caused by poor air quality in cities, resulting in an estimated 40,000 premature deaths each year in the UK. The electrification of transport is a powerful lever for reducing local pollution levels, whilst also
Continue reading Electric vehicle transition offers golden opportunity for Local Authorities to improve air quality
How to make the most of the apprenticeship levy
In April 2017, legislation that presented a complete overhaul of how apprenticeship training in the UK is structured and delivered came into effect. The intention of the apprenticeship levy is to increase funding and boost the volume of apprenticeships available within the UK, both in public
Continue reading How to make the most of the apprenticeship levy
Schaffer House, Maidenbower
Reporter: Stacy Clarke
A residential retirement development in West Sussex has replaced its outdated, inefficient radiators with highly efficient, ultra-modern low surface temperature (LST) models from Barlo Radiators – keeping vulnerable residents safe, warm and comfortable, while making substantial cost and carbon savings.
Schaffer House in Maidenbower is a sheltered
Continue reading Retirement complex warms to super-safe Barlo LST radiators
Reporter: Stacy Clarke
A contract has been awarded to leading provider Arch Apprentices from YPO, the leading public sector procurement organisation, which will afford NHS, police, schools, local authorities much greater access to acquiring much-needed apprentices.
The contract will cover public sector organisations in South East, London, North West, West and East Midlands and South
Continue reading Arch Apprentices successfully obtains place on YPO’s Apprenticeship Framework
Heavily corroded midsoles, leave them open to risk of penetration
Neil Murray, Head of Public Sector at Arco discusses the unseen risks for your business
Although we enjoy the benefits of working in one of the safest places in the world, with the lowest incident rates of work related deaths in the EU,
Continue reading CE MARKINGS NO GUARANTEE OF SAFETY
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
BakerHicks, the multidisciplinary design and engineering company, is celebrating the success of one of its major pharmaceutical projects, the GSK Aseptic Manufacturing Facility, at the 2018 Constructing Excellence North East (CENE) Awards. GSK won the Client of the Year category for the project, which was also a finalist in both the Offsite
Continue reading STATE-OF-THE-ART ASEPTIC MANUFACTURING FACILITY WINS AT THE CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE NORTH EAST AWARDS
Paul Parker: SolarWinds Chief Technologist for Public Sector
By Paul Parker, Solarwinds Chief Technologist
Let’s start with the basics: the government does not exist to provide or sell IT services. It’s easy to forget this when we’re talking about public sector digital transformation, especially when current IT strategy focuses on investment in infrastructure,
Continue reading Digital Transformation in Government Must be Holistic and Practical
RBWM – Eton College background – SmartScape Macro
As part of its ‘spend to save initiative’ the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) awarded Bicester-based Zeta Specialist Lighting a £2m contract to replace all of its existing street lighting estate with energy-efficient LED luminaires.
The council’s overriding objective was to reduce both
Continue reading Zeta completes £2m LED upgrade for RBWM six months ahead of schedule
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