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Institute for eGovernment

In the latest figures released by the department of communities and local government, Dudley Council received more than 60 per cent of planning applications online in the second quarter of 2009/10.

The fugure represents an increase of more than 30 per cent compared to the previous six months.

The Institute is a five-year programme based in the University's new International Digital Laboratory, and includes as founding partners WMG (Warwick Manufacturing Group) — a department of the University, Warwick Medical School and NHS West Midlands.

NHS and Herefordshire Council have both given the go-ahead to plans to share public services and save about £33 million over the next 10 years.

Both the primary care trust board and Herefordshire Council’s cabinet have approved the recommendations, and they will shortly go under Herefordshire Hospitals NHS Trust’s consideration.

By saving the cost of days of research and by sharing best practice, the comprehensive product comparison website from assisted living specialists Alvolution, a division of MedilinkWM, helps professionals choose multi-functional telehealth and telecare products that will save the NHS millions.

The agreement, which was awarded by the national procurement partner Buying Solutions, is valid for two years.

It is meant to simplify the supply of products and services to local authorities and NHS organisations.

The Next Generation Fund will provide the UK with a world-class communications network to bolster innovation and services in digital content.

Rural communities and hard to reach areas which do not currently have access to next generation broadband will be targeted.

The university, which says it is the first medical school to provide all of its undergraduates with the iPhone 3GS, will load the devices with a range of dedicated apps.

These will allow students to record casenotes while on the wards, view key medical text books, and access up to date guidelines on issues such as administering prescription drugs.

Telehealth is seen as one of the key ways to improve the quality of healthcare using innovative methods.

The aim is to allow people to monitor their health at home and cut down on the need for hospital visits and stays.

Dr Hodgkin said he was excited by the partnership with Looking Local as it makes it easier to bring patient feedback to even more people through digital TV and mobile phones.

Westminster City Council is to extend its wireless network to cover wider parts of London's West End offering remote working services to its staff, it announced on 24 May 2005.

Martha Lane-Fox – recently appointed as the government’s so-called champion for digital inclusion – is attempting to galvanise this stubborn minority. With a nod to the forthcoming Olympics, she has launched an effort called The Race Online 2012. Lane Fox aims to get four million refusniks, most of them on low incomes, using the web.

It was a direct move to "sex up" the role of the e-Envoy, which up until now has been filled by the former-Inland Revenue IT director turned consultant, Andrew Pinder.

Local Government in particular is dealing with an increasingly prescriptive Whitehall funding regime which is inevitably restricting the choices available to elected politicians in Town and County Hall’s across the country.