Tag: Government IT
Time for change in Government IT
The government says it is seeking significant savings on IT spending as part of the Coalitions overall cost cutting measures To achieve this, a radical new perspective on implementing Government IT systems will be needed according to the Institute of Government. The IoG say that the government’s handling of IT is locked in a “vicious circle of costs and failures” and moves at a “glacial” pace, according to a report. …
Olympic Games fuels IT Security tests for UK Financial Institutions
The 2012 Olympic Games, which is being held in London, UK, will attract millions of people to the country’s capital over the course of the July and August next year. With the attention of hundreds of millions of people who will be watching around the globe, experts and police believe the games will be a vulnerable target to physical and cyber criminal attack. Since the games were awarded to London …
Affect of Government Spending Review on SME IT businesses
The Spending Review has delivered the expected across-the-board cuts to public sector spending – with Government departments set to endure budget cuts of 19% on average. So, how will small IT businesses be affected by the cuts? Although the impact on public sector employees and service provision is bound to be severe, small IT businesses will inevitably be affected – most obviously in that Government departments will be spending significantly …
Overall affect of Government Cuts on IT spending
PricewaterhouseCoopers has predicted that IT suppliers in the private sector are set to lose a total of £3.7 billion in revenue a year as a direct result of the government’s impending spending review. More specifically, computer service suppliers are expected to lose £2 billion in revenue, while the machinery and computers sector will lose £1.7 billion a year by 2014/15, as a knock-on effect of cuts expected to be made …
Outsourcing to the cloud; a key strategy for Government IT in 2011?
With government spending always a hot topic and with the recent rise in VAT, how public money is being spent and how it is being saved will be under even more scrutiny this year. A leading research firm has recently published a paper stating that 2011 will see an increase by many government agencies in both outsourcing and offering more services over the cloud. Since the last budget announcement on …
