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Lively MPs' Panel Closes Future Democracy '09

2009-11-30T12:45:00+00:00

Headstar's sixth annual e-democracy conference, Future Democracy '09, drew an international crowd and generated lively debate, including its traditional closing 'Question Time' style panel of MPs.

Research tool tackles 'patchy' public sector data

2009-11-13T16:01:00+00:00

An online tool to help public sector research and information units is aimed at improving the use of graphs, charts and other visual ways of displaying key policy data.

Mobile Working in Local Government: A valuable learning day

2009-11-11T15:08:00+00:00

Mobile working in local government 2009, Headstar's annual event on the use of new technologies to enable mobile and flexible working in UK councils, took place in central London last November.

Blog, Tweet, Vote: It's Future Democracy '09

2009-10-15T16:17:00+00:00

Future Democracy '09 is the UK's leading conference on 'e-democracy': the use of the internet, social networking and other new technologies in politics; consultation; and citizen engagement.

Location Data And Local Authorities: The Next Stage

2009-08-28T13:04:00+00:00

Geographical Information Systems (GIS) are now ready to become a core part of service planning and delivery in local authorities, claims a business transformation expert.

Headstar partners on accessibility research

2009-08-17T10:17:00+00:00

A survey in conjunction with Headstar has revealed that lack of accessibility in legacy systems and lack of budget are the main barriers preventing introduction of accessible ICT systems.

'Building Perfect Council Websites '09' A Huge Success

2009-07-16T16:05:00+00:00

Building Perfect council Websites '09, the UK's leading meeting for local authority web teams hosted by Headstar in partnership with the Society of IT Management (Socitm), has been a huge success.

Gly Evans at GIS '09: Transforming Public Services'

2009-04-22T14:31:00+00:00

Glyn Evans, Director of Business Change at the UK's largest local authority Birmingham City, is to deliver the keynote speech at Headstar's 19 May event 'GIS '09: Transforming Public Services'.

'Serious Games' and 3-D Web in Government

2009-04-22T13:59:00+00:00

The use of games technology and 3-dimensional websites for public service purposes are two cutting-edge innovations being tested by the UK government, E-Government Bulletin reports.

Gerry McGovern returns for Headstar Training - 02 April

2009-03-10T14:40:00+00:00

Following the huge success of last autumn's masterclass, website pioneer and usability guru Gerry McGovern returns on 2 April for a Headstar spring masterclass on effective websites.

Headstar Survey Finds Mixed Picture On Green ICT In Public Sector

2008-10-27T12:33:00+00:00

A survey of more than 150 public sector ICT workers conducted by Headstar has found that some 41 per cent of public sector bodies do not measure their IT energy usage.

Headstar Training forges ahead with a Gerry McGovern Masterclass

2008-07-21T12:20:00+00:00

Headstar Training, our new training arm, is to forge ahead with two unique courses.

Geographic Information and Policy: Building An Evidence Base

2008-06-26T17:25:00+00:00

Data linked to location can be vital to help target precious local authority budget resources to achieve the best social outcomes from service, delegates heard at a recent Headstar workshop.

Headstar Joins European E-Participation Network

2008-05-15T11:52:00+00:00

Headstar is one of three UK founding members of PEP-NET, a new European network of public and private organisations working in the field of 'e-participation'.

EU 'INSPIRE' Directive Is Theme For Public Sector GIS Event

2008-04-04T12:06:00+00:00

The European Union's INSPIRE Directive will form the central theme for Headstar's annual event Geographical Information Systems (GIS) in the Public Sector, taking place on 14 May '08 in central London

Debaters Urge Broader View of Shared Services

2008-03-19T10:41:00+00:00

If public sector bodies implementing shared services focus solely on cost savings they will miss chances to improve services, E-Government Bulletin's online summit on shared services heard last week.

A Second Life For The Public Sector?

2008-03-18T14:33:00+00:00

In recent months Headstar has been undertaking research into uses of the virtual world Second Life by public service bodies, resulting in an ongoing series of articles in E-Government Bulletin which are now available to read on the E-Government Bulletin Live blog.

E-Access '08: Fortune Cookie accessibility champion to deliver keynote

2008-03-14T09:57:00+00:00

Julie Howell, Director of Accessibility at digital design agency Fortune Cookie, will deliver the keynote speech at Headstar's E-Access '08 conference in London on 23 April 2008.

Shared Services 'Not Just About Cost Savings' � Online Summit

2008-03-04T12:02:00+00:00

Public sector bodies must not focus purely on cost savings as a reason to implement shared services, or will miss out on chances to improve services, participants heard at Headstar's online summit.

E-Government Bulletin Survey Finds 60 Per Cent Now Share Services

2008-03-04T11:58:00+00:00

Some 60 per cent of public sector organisations have one or more shared services initiatives underway, up from 51 per cent last year, an E-Government Bulletin reader survey has found.