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  • UK: Ministers 'failing to deal with the digital divide'

    The growth in the number of homes connected to the internet has slowed and the government is failing to take seriously the persistent problem of the "digital divide", according to leading charities and pressure groups.

    While broadband take-up among those connected to the internet at home is rising sharply, the rate of increase in households with any sort of internet connection has slowed.

  • UK: Ministers accused of holding back online revolution

    Council technology managers say too many initiatives from central government are blocking "electronic government", according to research released today.

    The annual research from the Society of IT Management (Socitm), which is based on responses from staff at more than 180 of the UK's 467 local authorities, found that conflicting priorities and poor organisation between different bodies are the second and third biggest difficulties respectively, followed by funding problems.

  • UK: Ministers decide on IT briefs

    The new ministers are in discussions over their areas of responsibility which will include control of the government's major IT programmes

    The e-government agenda, NHS IT programme and ID cards schemes are all to be assigned to ministers over the next few days following the completion of the reshuffle.

  • UK: Ministers launch 'Drive for Change' toolkit for staff to improve public services

    Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster, Hilary Armstrong and TUC General Secretary Brendan Barber yesterday shared their vision for better public services as they launched Drive for Change, a web-based toolkit aimed at getting employees more involved in improving the public services they deliver.

    The toolkit, sponsored by the Public Services Forum and a joint initiative between Government, employers and public sector trade unions, is designed to help managers, union representatives and employees work together to change public services in ways that can really improve people's lives.

  • UK: Ministers to launch Local Directgov

    Despite a massive funding cut, there is 'life in the local e-government programme yet' says the official in charge

    Ministers are preparing to launch Local Directgov, a postcode search facility for council services, the leading official for local e-government said on 20 September 2005.

    Julian Bowrey, divisional manager for local e-government at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister (ODPM), said the service will be a focal point for councils after the existing e-services programme is wound up at the end of this year.

  • UK: Ministries pledge to cut NHS bureaucracy

    But will it work?

    The government is trying to cut down on bureaucracy in the health service to give staff more time to focus on patient care.

    The Cabinet Office and the Department of Health have, in a report, signalled that reducing the 'confusion' around sharing data would improve business practices in the NHS.

  • UK: Ministry of Defence extends 1.5 billion BT comms contract till 2012

    A contract to deliver essential telecommunications services to the MOD and the UK Armed Forces has been extended, the Ministry of Defence has said.

    The Defence Fixed Telecommunications System (DFTS) Public Private Partnership contract with BT has been extended by five years to July 2012.

    The contract extension, is worth in excess of £1.5 Billion and will secure the continued delivery of essential telecommunications services. This will bring the total value of the DFTS contract to over £3 Billion.

  • UK: Ministry of Defence responds to Parliamentary report on its future modernisa

    The Ministry of Defence has responded to the positive report from the Defence Select Committee on the MoD's 'Future Capabilities' plans and its endorsement of the MoD's proposals for modernising the Armed Forces.

    The MoD's response, published yesterday, provides detailed answers to each of the conclusions and recommendations in the report, which add additional details about the Government's modernisation plans.

  • UK: Mixed up economy

    A policy to encourage 'intermediaries' in e-government needs 'further clarification', says the minister in charge

    The Office of the e-Envoy is to take forward its policy to involve "intermediaries" in the delivery of e-government services, despite a range of concerns raised during an official consultation on the subject.

  • UK: Mobile IT solution for 1000 health staff in Cheshire

    An IT solution to enable heath and social care staff to complete needs assessment of older people in Cheshire, with 1000 staff getting mobile working, is to be designed, built and implemented by a partnership including IBM, Esprit Limited and TSO.

    The project is for Cheshire County Council, Eastern Cheshire Primary Care Trusts (PCT), Central Cheshire PCT, Cheshire West PCT, Ellesmere Port and Neston PCT.

  • UK: Mobile Payment: Mein Handy zahlt

    Micropayment nennt sich die Möglichkeit mit dem Mobiltelefon zu zahlen. Das Interesse der britischen Bevölkerung ist groß – allein es fehlt die Umsetzung.

    Über 30 Prozent der britischen Mobiltelefon-User wären interessiert ihre Telefone für kleinere Zahlungen zu nutzen. Dazu gehören z.B. Tickets für den öffentlichen Nahverkehr und Automaten. Obwohl die Technologie noch nicht im Vereinigten Königreich verfügbar ist, so eine Studie von TNS, sei doch ein signifikantes Interesse vorhanden.

  • UK: Mobile phone that monitors health developed

    A mobile phone that will measure patients’ vital signs and will deliver the results straight to GPs is being developed by academics at Leeds University.

    The prototype ‘next-generation’ phone is being designed to allow patients to monitor their own health and receive advice from the comfort of their own home.

    Using a Bluetooth connection, the phone would ‘talk’ with wireless devices attached to a patient and take measurements such as their vital signs, glucose levels or blood oxygen levels.

  • UK: Mobile plan for egovernment

    New routes for public access to services to be explored

    The government is to examine the use of mobile technology to deliver public services, and to encourage greater use of egovernment by citizens.

    Despite the government investing heavily in e-enabling its services, the number of people using them is low, Julian Bowrey, head of local egovernment at the Office of the Deputy Prime Minister, told an egovernment conference in London last week.

  • UK: Mobile technology and digital TV can make public services more convenient for all – Hutton

    Customers will be able to access essential public services via mobile technology and interactive digital television, under plans to make government services more accessible and convenient published today by Cabinet Office Minister John Hutton.

    Launching a major cross–government strategy to use technology more effectively, John Hutton promised a “step change” in approach to ensure the Government starts to make full use of the technological advances that are becoming increasingly common in people's lives – whether at home or on the move.

  • UK: Mobiles could be used for public services

    Council proposes using SIM cards for ID, school meals and keeping tabs on kids

    The leader of one of the UK's leading councils for IT services has said mobile phones could take on many of the functions of smart cards.

    Paul Bettison, leader of Bracknell Forest Borough Council, said SIM cards could replace the chips that are used on smart cards. He predicted this would be the next big step in the development of smart cards for public services.

  • UK: Mobility benefits for Lewisham

    Lewisham Council is using wireless hotspots to try and spread access to local services and increase productivity among council workers.

    The council has joined forces with BT to try and form a “wireless template” for other councils to follow when it comes to building public wireless local area networks.

  • UK: MoD signs Atlas Consortium for Defence Information Infrastructure project

    Lord Bach, Ministry of Defence, Minister for Defence Procurement, yesterday announced that the contract has been signed with the ATLAS Consortium for the MOD's Defence Information Infrastructure (Future) (DII(F)) project.

    The ATLAS Consortium, which was named as preferred bidder for DII (F) earlier this month, comprises EDS as lead contractor, tier 1 partner Fujitsu Services, and key sub-contractors General Dynamics, EADS Defence and Security Systems and LogicaCMG.

  • UK: Model 'e-enabled' council unveiled

    Government sets minimum benchmark for 2005 deadline…

    The government has outlined a framework for what the model 'e-enabled council' should look like to help local authorities meet the 2005 deadline for putting services online.

    A series of "priority outcomes" have been identified based on the outcomes of 23 national projects. Local authorities will have to show they are meeting these outcomes when they submit claims for grants.

  • UK: Modernisation of Local government Leading to Increased IT Spend

    Research and Markets has announced the addition of Profiting from local government in the UK: IT opportunities in Europe's leading public sector market to their offering.

    Local government in the UK is currently undergoing significant changes and modernization. A family of public service reforms is aimed at putting citizens firmly at the centre of public service provision. With increasing investment in IT, this report analyses the market opportunity for vendors targeting UK local government.

  • UK: Modernising government: Multi-agency information sharing has risks

    Making the multi-agency teamwork approach to modernising government effective is a complex challenge, and there is risk in information sharing to make it work, warns important new Economic and Social Research Council (ESRC) - sponsored research into delivering children’s services.

    Joined-up delivery, involving both public and voluntary organisations, is a cornerstone of the Government’s aim to make services more efficient and effective. But, says the study led by Professor Angela Anning, of Leeds University, until now the way this major shift in policy is being conceptualised and implemented has scarcely been examined.

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