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JC Applications Development Ltd, providers of risk management software, form partnership with Local Authority Lambeth London Borough Council to develop a new tool for audit and activity tracking.

Beleaguered HR experts blame low pay and bad management

Trillium Lakelands District School Board (TLDSB) has partnered with Biddingo.com to increase purchasing efficiencies, and ensure compliance with the Agreement on Internal Trade. Vendors can visit Biddingo.com/tldsb for more details.

NITLC, the UK’s leading provider of IT training courses & qualifications for IT jobs, recognised by companies at home and abroad, announced today a limited opportunity for Public Sector workers giving them, for once, some good news!

Capita's 2nd National Academies Conference is designed to inform delegates on the latest Government strategy on its Academy programme and the proposal for educational reform.

A review of government spending has highlighted some 'crazy' decisions on IT spending made by the Labour government, Prime Minister David Cameron has said.

Put a date in your diary for 12th October to hear Neil Sutcliffe, chairman of i-nexus, talk about how business execution software can help deliver public sector savings.

YPO, the UK’s largest public sector buying organisation (PSBO) has appointed its first ever managing director, having created the role as part of the organisation’s restructure.

The Government’s National Insurance Contributions (NICs) holiday, set up with the aim of driving business growth, is unlikely to compensate for heavy losses in the public sector, IntaPeople has said.

Docmail will be demonstrating to practice managers at the Management in Practice event in London how they can save both time and money on their patient communications.

Capita’s Conference, taking place on the 25th November in Central London, focuses on practical & effective ways for professionals to track and support children currently not in the school system.

The new web site features NetLiance's extensive suite of web solutions for small and medium size businesses, health care and senior care, and government under the GSA Schedule 70.

Latest LLPG custodian survey shows wider use is vital for data accuracy and service delivery

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.

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Midlands Consulting Centre researchers investigate the increasingly pressing matter of public sector job cuts and how they are affecting the private sector and Midlands Consulting Centre

A survey on leading UK nursing jobs board, Nurses.co.uk, reveals that less than 7% of nurses agree with the pay freeze put to them by the new coalition Government.

As an authorized technology partner to the State of Minnesota, Now Micro provides public institutions special pricing and programs for hardware, software and services.

As public sector procurement professionals try to deliver the efficiencies demanded by the recent cuts, ProcureCon Public conference provides you with the first opportunity to meet senior level procurement professionals after the General Election.

HCR Group, the Basingstoke based employee relocation and accommodation service provider, has won Highly Commended for Best Service at the Public Procurement GO AWARDS for the second year running.

Wax Digital has announced a series of public sector procurement seminars in partnership with Achilles UK.

New Telecom and Computing market report from Ovum: "IT Services Contracts Quarterly Analysis, Q1 2010"

Once again, Goldman Sachs and its ilk help the public sector to lose lots of money.

The annual local authority mailings which see council tax statements being sent to every household in the country have been completed for another year, with CFH Total Document Management once again increasing its share of the market.

Digital PR experts Revolver have called upon local authorities to embrace the digital media if they are to achieve set targets of measurability and improved performance.

WTG, a leading technology consultancy and online solutions provider to the UK Public Sector is delighted to announce the strategic partnership with Sitemorse, the market leading provider of automated website testing and benchmarking solutions.

The book examines the growth and use of information technology within government organizations. Articles contributed by experts in the field, it includes 21st century public information systems, modern IT needs, and the development of e-governments.

CFH Total Document Management has completed Connecting for Health’s Information Governance Toolkit and achieved a 100% rating for its hybrid mail service, Docmail, enabling NHS customers to use this cost efficient mail service in total confidence.

WTG, a leading provider of online solutions to the UK Public Sector is pleased to announce that it will continue to work as a key member of the Mouchel Consortium, on all six Lots of Buying Solutions’ SAS framework agreement.

Capscan has today confirmed that it will be holding a data quality best practice seminar at this year's Civica Annual Conference, on 27th January at Manchester Central Convention Complex.

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Public sector organisations in Wales are being reminded that it’s not too late to enter themselves for an awards ceremony that will celebrate the cleanest and greenest amongst them.

North Essex Partnership NHS Foundation Trust (NEPFT) has commissioned Customer Inside Ltd to project manage a bid to win a 3-5 year contract worth c. £11m per annum

A Publishing and Marketing Services company is celebrating ten years of working with the United Nations.

On 4-6 November 2009, the European Institute of Public Administration (EIPA) will honour in Maastricht the most innovative performers in European public administration with the prestigious European Public Sector Award 2009.

User Vision has been working with the Electoral Commission to help make voting an easier experience across the UK.

Rockford Ill. has responded to Mayor Lawrence Morrissey’s request for increased opportunities for citizens to interact with City Hall over the internet with new software that allows citizens to apply for and check the status of permits any time.

A North American company, Userful is offering free assistance to those applying for Stimulus Grant funding for public computing in the next month. Deadline for the first round of funding is August 14.

Key leaders and decision makers from the public and third sector within Brighton and Hove, will come together on 11th June for a one day event developed to find better ways to support the city and its residents during and beyond recession.

For many professionals, employment in the public sector is becoming an increasingly appealing proposition, according to recruitment specialists Robert Walters.

The UK’s leading modular building supplier, Portakabin, has been selected as an accredited building supplier to the public sector by Buying Solutions.

Scottish Borders Council has subscribed to organisation development (OD) consultancy Echelon’s online management learning resource.

Location-based information is set to make critical planning and decision-making better informed and more precise, following a business alliance between Limehouse Software and Pitney Bowes MapInfo

System Associates has become a new channel partner for Sitecore UK Ltd.

Sophisticated web technology integrates four websites into one

System Associates, a provider of innovative high-end web solutions, has been awarded a two-year managed hosting contract for the National College for School Leadership’s (NCSL) award-winning Talk2Learn web application.

The launch of The Procurement Exchange (www.procurementexchange.com) marks the creation of the public sector’s first web-based resource for public procurement.

Westmeath County Council has inked a deal with Magnet Business for the provision of Wide Area Network (WAN) connectivity to three council offices. Magnet will provide a fully managed 100Mbps fibre connection across offices in Mullingar.

Analysis and planning consultancy to facilitate the development of e-recruitment strategies that meet legislative and efficiency agenda demands.

After an exhaustive national search, 31 projects presented to a panel of adjudicators hoping that they would be considered for either a platinum, gold or silver award from Impumelelo Innovations Award Trust in March 2007.