http://www.silicon.com Results for local government en-us http://www.silicon.com/i/s/feeds/simple_logo.gif http://www.silicon.com 124 50 News feed from silicon.com http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60692268p,00.htm Local government in the UK has been undergoing modernisation initiatives centred on IT. Substantial investments have been made in digitising the way that local government delivers public services, managesoperations and creates efficiencies. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 23 Nov 2009 09:40:30 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/westminster-computing-put-on-size-zero-diet-39643700.htm To help with the diet, 110 green ICT action plans have been submitted from within central and local government as well as the wider public sector since the government published its Greening Government IT strategy in July 2008. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 13 Nov 2009 14:22:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39629406,00.htm Local authorities must cut down on using covert-surveillance techniques to investigate petty offences, the government has said. Government has said local councils must cut back on Ripa surveillance techniques editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 05 Nov 2009 11:39:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/green-it/green-it-thrifty-cios-should-make-it-a-priority-39591881.htm In some cases government policies are already giving businesses a shove in the right direction. For example, in July 2008, the UK government informed 10,000 businesses that they could be affected by the Carbon Reduction Commitment - a climate... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 29 Oct 2009 08:58:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39582321,00.htm Previously, Smith was parliamentary private secretary to Yvette Cooper at Communities and Local Government and the Treasury. The Cabinet Office has named Angela Smith as responsible for government IT and information security. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 16 Oct 2009 16:44:01 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60721301p,00.htm Until three years ago, local government in the Plzen region of the Czech Republic delivered public services by largely paper-based systems, with businesses and citizens making requests for services across the counter in working hours. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 02 Oct 2009 01:23:10 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/john-suffolk-39550665.htm As the man with the burden of overseeing the annual public sector IT spend of £16bn, the importance of government CIO John Suffolk cannot be overstated. Suffolk and the CIO Council are working to strip the complexity and cost out of government IT... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 12:15:20 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/tom-steinberg-39550660.htm Steinberg still dabbles in the Westminster affairs, recently co-authoring The Power of Information Review, on how the UK government can throw open official data to the public. For silicon.com's panel Steinberg deserves credit for having "shown us... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Wed, 30 Sep 2009 11:57:54 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/research/specialreports/agenda-setters-2009/george-osborne-39547921.htm Shadow chancellor George Osborne has pledged to scale back major IT projects and end the government's track record of delays and overspend on tech. In February of this year Osborne backed the findings of a Conservative-commissioned review of... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 29 Sep 2009 17:20:48 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60673264p,00.htm In 2009, The Netherlands implemented the Fixed Penalty Notices Act, which specifies a new procedure for local government intended to make enforcement related to environmental offenses such as littering and minor disorders much more efficient. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 01 Sep 2009 00:00:00 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60661444p,00.htm The power of location intelligence is helping many local authorities and government departments make more informed decisions and derive greater value from current location-based information and data. Public Services are under pressure, the... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:22:35 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60661440p,00.htm Crime mapping has become part of an official UK Government 'pledge'. However, there are a number of key challenges for effective crime mapping, which, if not expertly handled, will lead to the public receiving a misleading and inaccurate impression... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Tue, 25 Aug 2009 01:22:35 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39487975,00.htm With such systemic failures of project management at the heart of local and central government, is it any wonder that IT projects are so frequently haemorrhaging money? Government spends loads of cash on IT with few returns. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 17 Aug 2009 11:45:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60651318p,00.htm Motorola is developing solutions for the TV White Space spectrum for both Service Providers as well as municipal state and local government entities. This paper specifically focuses on Motorola's fixed solution for broadband service providers... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:20:53 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60651312p,00.htm This white paper gives an overview of two-way digital technology and the advantages it offers to mobile professionals in industries such as transportation, education, building construction and manufacturing, energy and utilities, private security... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 15 Aug 2009 01:20:53 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://www.silicon.com/publicsector/0,3800010403,39472099,00.htm Jos Creese, who sits on the government's CIO Council - a group of CIOs from across central and local government that discuss IT issues affecting the public sector - told silicon.com there are plans to strengthen guidance and policy around... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 03 Aug 2009 15:59:02 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60637197p,00.htm The attendee of this webcast will learn more about how state and local government agencies are using VMware virtualization solutions to consolidate datacenters, resulting in increased productivity and reduced energy consumption. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Sat, 01 Aug 2009 01:21:51 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60636839p,00.htm While access to the funds, and information on how they are to be utilized, is still forthcoming, organizations are preparing to make the best possible use of these important resources, and the federal government is expediting disbursement. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Fri, 31 Jul 2009 01:21:20 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60635084p,00.htm The City of Arlington had a long list of questions about how to approach future business and technology decisions. To get its questions answered by technology experts, a team from the city attended a customized one-day Strategy Briefing at a... editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Thu, 30 Jul 2009 01:21:46 +0000 http://chkpt.zdnet.com/chkpt/siliconfeed/http://whitepapers.silicon.com/0,39024759,60630667p,00.htm The system is the first of its kind in Italy, and it simplifies relationships between local government and city service users. The City of Milan is an important economic, financial, and creative capital of Italy. editorial@silicon.com (Silicon Editorial) Mon, 27 Jul 2009 01:20:40 +0000