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| It's official: Universal Credit will be digital by default Fri, 03 Feb 2012 14:34:09 +0000 Claimants of the upcoming Universal Credit benefits system will be expected to conduct transactions online - as it will be the first major government service to be ‘digital by default’. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has confirmed that the project involves introducing “a new operating model” that will start to phase out its existing telephon read more... |
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| Cloud set to revolutionise public procurement - EU Fri, 03 Feb 2012 13:06:00 +0000 “Cloud buyers, including the public sector, will buy more with less and become more efficient.” That was the not entirely original, but still bold, ambition laid out by Neelie Kroes, vice-president of the European Commission, in a speech to the World Economic Forum in Davos last week. “We have already made a start on the regulatory side - the Commission has proposed new rules for data protection in the twenty-first century, including for data in the Cloud,” she also told del read more... |
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| Security fears persist, but Cloud still surging ahead: KPMG Fri, 03 Feb 2012 12:21:44 +0000 More than half of UK businesses are concerned about the safety of their data in the Cloud – but that doesn’t seem to be holding back adoption of the approach. That’s the conclusion of a major survey by consultancy KPMG, which claims 23% of CIOs contacted are already using the Cloud - and a further 53% planning to do so within the next 12 months. In the publ read more... |
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| MPs say digital by default has to be about 'safe' as much as 'cheap' Fri, 03 Feb 2012 10:14:47 +0000 A cross party group of MPs is urging the government to do more to help the public understand how to stay safe online. MPs on the Science and Technology Select Committee say better public information about computer safety could save huge numbers of people the hassle of having their personal details stolen. Its latest report into malware and cybercrime, read more... |
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| Government needs to dial down the austerity - NIESR Fri, 03 Feb 2012 09:47:32 +0000 The UK economy will enter recession in the first half of the year as consumers continue to cut back, the National Institute of Economic and Social Research has today warned. In response, the government should brake the speed of its austerity measures, the influential think tank believes. "We forecast a return to technical recession in the first half of this year, as households continue to retrench, credit conditions remain tight, and businesses are read more... |
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| Isle of Man's G-Cloud work starting to bear real fruit Thu, 02 Feb 2012 15:12:40 +0000 The Isle of Man has slashed more than half a million pounds off its annual operating costs after rolling out a Cloud-based technology infrastructure for more efficient and reliable delivery of public services. Since it went live at the end of last year, the Isle of Man government has shaved £250,000 in operating costs and a further saving of £290,000 through streamlined administration and automation, it has just announced. read more... |
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| Whitehall yet to figure out how to deliver ordered savings Thu, 02 Feb 2012 12:41:09 +0000 Axing major IT projects contributed to a 35% reduction in IT capital spend across government Departments down to £3.6bn, according to the first independent analysis of cost cutting across Whitehall since the Coalition's austerity programme started nearly two years ago. Central government departments reduced their total IT spending by around 10%, equating to almost £800m last year, according to a National Audit Office report published today. read more... |
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| Ofcom: 50% UK now getting 10 Megabits per second Internet Thu, 02 Feb 2012 11:53:57 +0000 UK home broadband speeds have increased 22% in the last 12 months, according to the latest audit of national connectivity from Ofcom - and it says not enough broadband consumers know they could upgrade to faster networks for little or no extra cost if they switched package or provider. The comms watchdog's study found that, for the first time, more than half of UK residential broadband connections now have an advertised spe read more... |
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| Why are we struggling to deliver real transparency? Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:31:52 +0000 Concerns have been voiced over the ability of public sector IT to support more transparency, following a Cabinet Office-led consultation process. Last year the Office asked for feedback on issues including how best to gather and make use of data held by the public sector, how to encourage the private sector to make use of it and how to bolster individuals' rights to access their own data held by public sector, a process known as an 'enhanced right to data'. The Open read more... |
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| Single government domain one step nearer Wed, 01 Feb 2012 13:24:15 +0000 Government plans to overhaul public sector websites took a step forward today after it launched the first public beta test version of its proposed single Gov.uk portal. Spearheaded by the UK’s Digital Champion, Martha Lane-Fox, the Gov.uk project could save the government £50m a year by making it easier for the public to access government services online and simplifying how the government publishes content on the web. read more... |
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