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NHS Trusts urged to upgrade Internet Explorer
The Department of Health has instructed NHS Trusts to ditch version 6.0 of Internet Explorer several weeks after Microsoft admitted that Chinese hackers exploited a critical flaw in the browser to infiltrate Googles corporate systems.
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Public sector open source body needed
The governments revamped open source procurement policy will continue to lack teeth unless a single body is made accountable for enforcement, a member of the open source community have warned.
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Teeside police look to outsourcing
Police on Teesside are considering whether to outsource up to 500 back-office, jobs, which include ICT, in a bid to cut costs.
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ICT can make travel greener
The UKs sustainable development watchdog has called on government to create a cross-departmental team that would work with business in order to explore how ICT could be used to make travel greener.
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Budget cuts worry ICT education decision makers
Budgetary constraints are the number one concern for the vast majority of ICT decision-makers in the education sector over the year ahead, with a huge 82% of schools facing cuts in real-terms.
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Siemens Healthcare signs deal to automate its logistical system
'Increased customer satisfaction and efficiency key objectives for new contract with Cordys.
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Europe debates tough sanctions for public sector late payers
Calls to impose penalties on public sector bodies which take too long to pay for services supplied by small and medium sized businesses are debated by European politicians.
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New public sector HR web portal to launch
The Public Sector People Managers Association plans to launch a web portal later this year to help HR managers prepare for, manage and measure proposed change.
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Luton and Dunstable Hospital NHS Foundation Trust implements new system to integrate critical applications
InterSystems Ensemble used to rationalise the Foundation Trusts IT architecture and implement a strategic approach to application integration.
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Cybercrime not classed as proper police work
University of Leicester study highlights concerns over attitude towards internet crime amongst some police officers.
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Birmingham rewarded for transformational e-planning services
Birmingham City Councils pioneering e-planning service has awarded Customer Service Excellence by the Cabinet Office, as an example of service excellence in the UK.
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ICO gets tough on unreported data breaches
The Information Commissioners Office (ICO) confirms over 800 data security breaches in two years, but warns organisations will face tougher sanctions if they fail to report breaches before they come to light.
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Suffolk believes OEP target realistic, without off-shoring jobs
The Governments CIO lays out his strategy for ICT in the coming years, believing off-shoring isnt needed to meet the OEP target, and that budget restrictions wont stifle innovation; far from it.
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National ID cards available to London youth
The governments multi-billion pound National ID card scheme leaves its north of England base, and moves to attract the capitals youth.
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Birmingham City Council harnesses SMS for public engagement
Text messaging used for council-run competition, but increased public engagement may lead to implementation in future applications.
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Impact of cuts on technology to be examined
An inquiry is launched by the House of Commons Science and Technology Committee; deadline for written submissions on Wednesday.
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NHS IT programmes legal fees top £40m
A written exchange between the minister for health and his Conservative counterpart unveils the multi-million pound legal fees so far accrued for the National Programme for IT.
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US turns to Cloud Computing ahead of 2010 census
Mid-term savings could see the US Census Bureau move more into the Cloud, once this years census is complete.
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Public sector could save 20% on telecoms and network sourcing
Forrester study reveals telecom and network sourcing dissatisfaction amongst large organisations.
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Socitm: Public sector ICT needs to rethink efficiency strategy
Declining levels in efficiency savings, increased pressure to help reduce cost without compromising service levels, and falling budgets, highlighted in Socitms IT trends in local public services report.
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