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Local government ICT departments are “under unprecedented pressure to deliver more with less”, and face further budget and staff cuts, according to the annual report on public sector technology trends by the Society of IT Management (Socitm)....
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Up to 5,000 grassroots digital inclusion projects across England are set to receive a share of a new £30 million government fund aimed at helping people in all parts of society access public services online....
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Council ICT managers should embrace social media and networks such as Facebook and Twitter as a business and communication tool, and not block staff from using them, according to a new report from the Society of IT Management (Socitm). The report, which found that around 90% of councils restrict their staffs’ use of social media, also says that security safeguards surrounding their use should be built into councils’ ICT strategy:
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Gov App: Directgov has launched its first smartphone application or ‘app’ - a live travel news service which gives users information on roads, trains, tubes, ferries and trams across the UK, with details of road closures, accidents, and replacement bus services. The ‘app’ can be downloaded to the Apple iPhone from the company’s iTunes Store, and is also available for all internet-enabled mobile phones:
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Free Stuff: Government data on crime, health, environment and other subjects is being made available to the public through a new website developed by Sir Tim Berners-Lee, the creator of the internet, and a team including Professor Nigel Shadbolt from the University of Southampton. ‘Data.gov.uk’ contains more than 2,500 searchable datasets, and also features ideas for further possible resources such as Ordnance Survey geographical data. The work mirrors a push for online public data transparency by the Obama White House in the US through the similar site ‘Data.gov’ (http://www.data.gov/), which last week added 300 new datasets:
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Brent council, AOL and Solihull PCT talk about why they use NHS Choices content on their websites.
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A series of FREE half-day information events (10am - 2 pm, including lunch) for local council web managers and editors to explore what content is available and how to
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10 February Cambridge
4 March Reading
10 March Birmingham
11 March Loughborough 18 March Blackburn
24 March Exeter |
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