Next generation citizen access

This blog looks at the evolving world of communications and the effects this will have on local government.

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Festive tip #6: Balancing budgets

Welcome back to the sixth day of our 12 tips for an extraordinary new year. Every day we’re sharing an easy way your organisation can make the most of the working days in December to get ready for a successful and prosperous 2012.

For this sixth tip, let’s think about balancing budgets going into the New Year. Over-spending, holiday celebrations and visits from relatives are pretty much guaranteed to give you a headache at home, so it would be great to solve any potential work headaches.

Why not start by taking your data centre virtual? [Read more...]

Scotland’s got the S factor

Unlike the X factor, the S factor can be defined — we just hesitate to do it because it’s got such narrow connotations. You hear it and assumptions are made; nuggets of value are missed.Procurex

We’re talking about sustainability — but not just in a sooty carbon-footprinted way.

It’s so much wider than that. We’re talking about how the Scottish Government and BT are finding ways to reduce costs in the public sector while boosting the economy at the same time using sustainable economic development — an approach that demonstrates a possible way forward for all public sector bodies across the UK.

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