A recent survey at the Institute of Revenues Rating and Valuation conference has shown the importance of online and self-service technologies to local authorities. The survey, carried out by Capita Software Services, found that 97 per cent of the council representatives took the provision of online services seriously, and 81 per cent now offered a…
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Is your consultant really necessary?
Consultancies and systems integrators are widely used by social housing organisations for both business transformation projects and tactical IT initiatives. Housing Technology interviewed a panel of experts from organisations specialising in the housing sector about the merits of consultants and systems integrators, and how best to use them. First of all, it is instructive to…
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Confused about green IT?
IT staff are unsure of the implications of green IT and where to invest their technology budgets, according to the research organisation Gartner. Rakesh Kumar, research VP, Gartner, said, “The IT industry is saturated with green IT talk. Conferences, presentations and consultants are springing up to give guidance and advice on a range of issues…
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Editor’s Notes: Threat or opportunity?
What does the present economic situation mean to your organisation? Based on the experiences of the past two recessions, companies tend to adopt one of two strategies. The first strategy is to ‘batten down the hatches’, reduce operational costs, postpone capital projects, scale back recruitment and so on, and try to weather the economic storm,…
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Anite Public Sector bought by Northgate
Northgate Information Solutions has just completed its £54.3 million purchase of Anite Public Sector Holdings, after the OFT decided not to refer the deal to the Competition Commission. David Meaden, chief executive, Northgate Public Services, said, “The deal will bring real benefits to our clients, our employees and to our company as a whole. We…
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Waste not, want not
Almost three quarters of public sector workers think that the organisation they work for is wasting energy, according to research from nPower. In a YouGov poll for nPower, 74 per cent of public sector employees questioned said they believed energy is being wasted in their workplace, a higher response than any other sector in the…
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