Government Digital Technology Congress
Yesterday I chaired this years Government Digital Technology Congress in London. Over 100 council staff listened to a series of presentations from central government, local government and industry. In this blog I’ll cover some of the highlights.
New for w/c 5th November 2018
News for w/c 5th November 2018
Cloud computing: Three reasons why it could be time to go cloud-first
Below are three significant benefits you will enjoy if you move your business to the cloud.
Contracts Finder Working Group December Update
Early in 2018 the team will stop daily emails that say ‘there are no opportunities for your search criteria’. Users don’t like this cluttering their email inbox and it also disguises how many emails are being issued with actual opportunities on. We the expect to be able to report on weekly email volumes soon
Focus on the seedlings
Last month, I was honoured to be invited to judge submissions for several award categories for the Comms Week National Awards. The awards are a highlight of the Comms Reseller Channel allowing resellers of all sizes and experience to share in the collaboration of the channel, to celebrate good practice.
So how did the nominees get their business?
Innopsis – Activity Report
Innopsis has been working hard on behalf of its members this year. I’m writing to update you on the highlights for the year so far, and the plans that we have in place for the remainder of 2017.
Where next for Public Sector Networking?
Public Sector is facing the biggest changes in the history of information technology. From computing to networking and secure storage, technology traditionally has required fixed, inflexible hardware environments. Server virtualisation was the first step towards changing that model, offering new flexibility for using computing resources more efficiently.
The Case for Change
Public Sector is facing the biggest changes in the history of information technology. From computing to networking and secure storage, technology traditionally has required fixed, inflexible hardware environments. Server virtualisation was the first step towards changing that model, offering new flexibility for using computing resources more efficiently. Virtualisation in the data centre for workload mobility brought efficient resource utilisation and high availability and helped to drive down cost and those benefits are now being realised by Public Sector in reducing spend with and of course increased competition by service providers to maintain revenues.
POST-BREXIT: What Changes Should We Make to Public Sector Procurement Law?
Brexit offers a rare opportunity in public policy – the opportunity to critically review how government works and rethink it. Innopsis’ engagement with the public sector gives its members the ability to help shape the policy and make it easier to do business.
So, if I had a magic wand, what are the top 5 changes that I would make?
The Internet is OK… so what is the future of PSN?
The principles of PSN were established in late 2008 to help Government and the wider Public Sector achieve direct cost savings and transform how Public Sector organisations operate and how they deliver citizen services.
The Government has now stated that “The internet is ‘ok’ ” and signalled its intent to move away from the PSN and future services should be made available on the Internet. So waht does this mean?