Westminster, Hammersmith & Fulham and Kensington & Chelsea the first to pool IT resources under a London-wide framework
05 Apr 2013
Deal part of government's plan to save up to £600m a year on back office costs
01 Mar 2013
'Radical redesign' will see HR and finance tech upgraded under a deal that could be extended to 20 councils
22 Jan 2013
'Next Generation Shared Services Strategic Plan' intended to slash administration costs
03 Jan 2013
Joint venture awarded contract which aims to reduce council's spend
19 Dec 2012
Tender is for the development of existing SAP systems
14 Nov 2012
Council preparing for court due to dispute over Southwest One shared services scheme
22 Oct 2012
Manchester’s Tameside Hospital becomes first user of much-criticised system
18 Sep 2012
The past few months have seen worrying developments for those who value their privacy and expect personal data to be handled with a degree of circumspection. So is the fight for the right to be forgotten a lost cause?
05 Sep 2012
Cash-strapped police forces across England and Wales are turning to outsourcing and shared services in an effort to both cut IT costs and increase efficiency
21 Aug 2012
Framework designed to respond to changes in public sector
15 Aug 2012
Integrating IT systems saves Cambridgeshire and Northamptonshire councils nearly £5m
14 Aug 2012
Boroughs opt for Capgemini to implement software
31 Jul 2012
Latest PAC report criticises shared services schemes for failing to deliver savings targets, and being over budget
10 Jul 2012
Senior management, big data and skills gaps are all obstacles for NHS IT
28 Jun 2012
Arrangement that has 'saved £2.6m' fell apart because council leaders ‘didn’t get on’
21 Jun 2012
Move follows removal of joint chief executive
19 Jun 2012
Tight security but ease of access between departments is twin focus of data overhaul
18 Jun 2012
In today’s information-sharing age, can being CIO of such a huge IT user as the British government really be a part-time job? Sooraj Shah spoke to the man himself, Andy Nelson, to find out
06 Jun 2012
Huge opportunity to drive innovation via open data – but does the government truly understand the distinctions between 'open' and private?
22 May 2012
Public body hopes for 30 per cent cost savings over five-year period
21 May 2012
While the EU and US act to bolster privacy rights, the UK government is urging public-sector bodies to 'proactively share' data about citizens
09 May 2012
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