Latest Shared Services articles

Government launches Open Data Institute (updated)

Tory Cabinet Office minister Francis Maude
Huge opportunity to drive innovation via open data – but does the government truly understand the distinctions between 'open' and private?
22 May 2012

Nuclear Decommissioning Authority selects Atos for £140m IT outsourcing contract

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Public body hopes for 30 per cent cost savings over five-year period
21 May 2012

Computing says: The Data Bank of England – a safe custodian?

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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

Opinion: Information is the lifeblood of healthcare

The efficient circulation of medical data is the key to better healthcare
09 May 2012

Government data sharing plans may breach Data Protection Act

Maude’s plans for data sharing will require legal exemptions, warns law firm
01 May 2012

Lincolnshire County Council to save £2.5m a year after joining PSN

Council is first partner to join East Midlands Public Service Network
01 May 2012

Shared services: the only way is Essex

Essex County Council has tackled the data governance issues around shared services head on
17 Apr 2012

Civil Service culture versus shared services


02 Apr 2012

UK companies risk data loss on consumer cloud sites

Survey reveals the dangerous side of consumerisation
19 Mar 2012

NHS body saves £20,000 in six months with knowledge management system

Eptica solution predicted to save Business Services Authority £121,000 in first full year.
19 Mar 2012

National Audit Office criticises shared services arrangements

Sharing back-office functions costs more than expected and are yet to deliver savings
08 Mar 2012

Leicestershire and Nottingham councils award shared services deal to Velos-IT

The finance and HR deal is worth up to £20m
10 Feb 2012

West Midlands Police spearheads shared services deal worth up to £3.5bn

Supplier has to provide IT equipment for "cutting-edge approach" to policing
26 Jan 2012

London councils look to outsource back-office functions in a deal worth over £1bn

Finance, HR, e-sourcing and business intelligence is included
20 Jan 2012

Cheesed off in Cheshire


22 Dec 2011

Shared services lead to reduced council tax in Hammersmith and Fulham

IT efficiencies within the tri-borough arrangement mean Hammersmith and Fulham residents pay less council tax
15 Dec 2011

Government launches its Digital Service

Francis Maude says the GDS will transform the way people access government information
12 Dec 2011

Staffordshire councils prepare for £20m CRM migration

10 local authorities are looking to replace Oracle CRM system with cloud-based alternative
07 Dec 2011

Riot-fuelled DoS attack sparks email upgrade at West Midlands Police

Force accelerates email upgrade as part of wider plan to improve information management
06 Dec 2011

The G-Cloud’s many silver linings


29 Nov 2011

Cheshire council to axe a third of IT staff

Cheshire councils plans to make a third of IT staff redundant in cost-cutting exercise
22 Nov 2011

Neelie Kroes demands 'borderless e-government' in the EU

EC bigwig says e-government systems need to be harmonised so non-nationals can get easier access to state services
18 Nov 2011

Economic gloom shifts outsourcing focus to costs

Forget talk about partnerships, outsourcing is all about cost reduction according to a new survey
08 Nov 2011

Cloud has ‘no relevance’ say three-quarters of IT managers

Report shows less enthusiasm for cloud computing than other studies
07 Nov 2011