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CGR to Assess Feasibility of Merging 4 Ohio Educational Service Centers with Combined Budget of $20 Million

Christine Florez announced today she is refocusing her energies from campaigning for a seat on the City of Miami Beach Commission to continuing her leadership in advocating for resident and community issues

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced today the appointment of Rita Geldert, retired City Manager of Vista, CA, as its next Executive Director.

Our Q4 local government website benchmark spotlights some stellar performances from councils , with the honours going to Cornwall, the Vale of Glamorgan, Hounslow Borough, Mole Valley and previous winners North-East Lincolnshire this time.

Digital Map Products (DMP) is excited to announce that it will be participating as both an exhibitor and presenter at the International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) 98th Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Royal British Legion Industries and Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council have formalised plans to work together to support Armed Forces Communities across the Borough with the signing of a Community Covenant.

This event brings together Central Government departments & frontline practitioners at the cutting edge of designing, delivering & piloting the new system of outcome-based commissioning transforming the way the public sector deliver services.

Patricia (Pat) Weiler, director of finance and administration, leads City of Manassas, Feb. 1.

CGR to Assess Feasibility of Merging 4 Ohio Educational Service Centers with Combined Budget of $20 Million

The London boroughs of Hounslow and Enfield have the best websites in the UK local government sector by quite a margin, according to our latest local government Index. Others such as Brent, Merton and Haringey are racing up the table.

It’s now more than ten years since Sitemorse started working with Socitm, the organisation for IT managers working in local government ...

That’s the finding of our first local government website Index of 2013, spotlighting excellent achievements from councils all over the UK.

Christine Florez announced today she is refocusing her energies from campaigning for a seat on the City of Miami Beach Commission to continuing her leadership in advocating for resident and community issues

The California City Management Foundation (CCMF) announced today the appointment of Rita Geldert, retired City Manager of Vista, CA, as its next Executive Director.

Our Q4 local government website benchmark spotlights some stellar performances from councils , with the honours going to Cornwall, the Vale of Glamorgan, Hounslow Borough, Mole Valley and previous winners North-East Lincolnshire this time.

Just because a web presence only has a small team to develop and maintain it, there is no reason why it cannot challenge the giants.

Digital Map Products (DMP) is excited to announce that it will be participating as both an exhibitor and presenter at the International City/County Management Association’s (ICMA) 98th Annual Conference in Phoenix, AZ.

Royal British Legion Industries and Tonbridge and Malling Borough Council have formalised plans to work together to support Armed Forces Communities across the Borough with the signing of a Community Covenant.

This event brings together Central Government departments & frontline practitioners at the cutting edge of designing, delivering & piloting the new system of outcome-based commissioning transforming the way the public sector deliver services.

LogiXML, the web-based business intelligence (BI) software provider, is demonstrating its agile and sophisticated technology at Parkex, Europe's largest dedicated trade Parking Exhibition, at Olympia, London, on 17/18 April.

Kristin D. Kurie, President of The Wilderman Group, announced the appointment of Frederick W. Julius, III as Vice President of Operations for the Charleston, SC-based hospitality management company.

Islington Council uses LogiXML business intelligence software to trim resources as well as increase ticketing and revenue while improving customer service - and value for money for ratepayers.

Vision Internet Technology Provides New Highland Park Site Mobility

Patricia (Pat) Weiler, director of finance and administration, leads City of Manassas, Feb. 1.

Welsh company Zipporah Limited, specialists in online booking solutions for Local Authorities, have won two international contracts to provide online booking systems for councils in Ireland and Australia.

This event provides an innovative and pioneering programme highlighting the significant steps towards efficiency and increased productivity made and outlines solutions to overcome the challenges ahead for Local Government Service Delivery.

Idox Information Solutions is pleased to announce the launch of its new free news service, providing the latest information on local issues across the UK.

White paper written by John Kruse, Social Welfare Expert, Philip Evans co-founder of the Enforcement Law Reform Group and Jamie Waller, CEO of JBW Group responds to ITV programme “Bailiffs Exposed”

Integration of ICC eCodes into new generation of e-permitting technology making it easier for government plan reviewers to research and apply relevant regulatory, safety, energy and environmental codes to permitting processes

The 2-Day Conference Integrates Governance Best Practices with the Latest Breakthroughs in Cloud-based Technology

Trusted Client the secure remote working solution, from data security specialist Becrypt, received the most interest for its proven ability to drive better value for money for Government as part of the Cabinet Office’s Innovation Launch Pad scheme

Becrypt Trusted Client wins through to final of Cabinet Office’s Innovation Launch Pad from over 350 entrants

Solution has helped to identify cost savings and efficiencies across the council, including significant savings in energy bills, as well as reductions in procurement costs such as plant hire.

Council’s investment in secure mobile working supports IT back up plans and saves nearly 80% on hardware costs

Waveney District Council has developed a new web site to generate ‘year on year’ cost savings whilst supporting the Council’s strategic objective to improve customer access to information and services and develop greater community engagement.

South Lanarkshire Council is using device power management software from Verismic Software to save £40,000 per annum in energy costs relating to its 4,500 desktop and laptop PCs in use at multiple sites across the region.

On Thursday May 5th 2011 local elections took place in England. The results mean that there are hundred of newly elected councilors up and down the country, many have no experience in Local Government and need professional training.

Immix Cloud allows security events to be monitored from any location over the internet and makes user services available through mobile devices including iPhone, Android-based mobile phones and the latest tablet computers such as iPad

On May 5 there are elections being held for the Welsh Assembly, Northern Ireland Assembly, Scottish Parliament & 279 Local government elections in certain parts of England. Of these the majority will be District Councils, there are no London ones

As hundreds of schools make the move to become autonomous academies, Serco Learning believes that now is the time for serious evaluation of existing ICT services and the return-on-investment they provide.

Paladin Data Systems introduces SMARTGov Future®, the first project portfolio tracking and sharing service for local government. Cloud-based service helps cities and counties meet demand for project and funding accountability and transparency.

Paladin Data Systems introduces Paladin SMARTGov Community®, the first local government automation solution available in the cloud that streamlines and automates permitting, planning, inspections, and code enforcement for cities and counties.

Members of the Hamilton County Government Health Plan fill close to 58,000 claims annually costing over $4.9 M. By purchasing direct from wholesalers the County will be able to reduce their costs by more than $2 million over the next three years.

This event brings together expert speakers and practitioners who are working to develop safer communities and tackle crime.

There are now only 4 weeks until the SMi’s conference on PPP in Waste, so be sure to secure your place NOW! www.smi-online.co.uk/2011pppinwaste1.asp

The Inland Empire Chapter of the National Association of Women Business Owners (NAWBO) holds its Second Annual Legislative Day, Thursday, February 17, 2011 at 11:30 a.m. at the Doubletree Hotel in Ontario. Visit www.nawbo-ie.

Capita's National Local Government Performance and Accountability Conference addresses the changing strategic direction of inspections, scrutiny and engagement across the sector and the impact on local services.

The threat of a pandemic has not gone away. Preparing to respond in a state of emergency, remains a national priority as outlined in the NHS Operating Framework.

With Less Tax Revenue-Hard Choices Must be Made by Governments-Find Out What TBC Can Do for Your Agency Today

iansyst Ltd is to host a Disability Advice and Information Hub at the CIPD's Annual Conference & Exhibition 2010 to help every organisation to become disability-friendly.

Geostack is an ESRI ArcGIS Server mapping application enabling municipalities and counties to display, manage, and analyze data over the web.

"following the crowd has never been the way to innovation at the City of Lincoln Council and we’re not about to start doing it now.” John Bibby, City Council Director

HR teams in public sector organisations need to search for new ways to cushion staff over redundancy, say leading local authority HR advisers. Survey shows cash isn’t necessarily the way to ensure a good company perception of a redundant employee.

Telford & Wrekin Council has launched a new ‘customer driven’ web site, developed in partnership with leading web content management provider Jadu providing a personalised, easy to use service that will enable rapid uptake of the online channel.

Jadu has been selected by BT Global Services as a supplier of content management systems and will provide publishing, transactional and search systems for internet, intranet and extranet applications for BT's enterprise customers.

Election results are set to be published, used and re-used in way that has never before been possible. Lichfield District Council has developed a ‘plug- in’ in partnership with Jadu, to make election results available in an Open Data format.

Local government software provider releases Ordnance Survey MasterMap route planning and geo-location web services

East Northamptonshire Council has implemented a new web content management system to improve customer service using the .Net version of Jadu, one of the most powerful development platforms available.