The Age of Digital Consulting
Digital is making increasing waves in the consulting circles. The MCA’s CEO Alan Leaman recent article ‘the age of digital consulting’ emphasizes the need to navigate uncertainty as below. “Digital used to be just an adjective. There were digital TVs, digital radios, digital experts and more. But now digital...
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NHS pushing for digital
The NHS will promise by 2018, everyone will be able to view their health history with hospitals and social care, community and mental health services. “At the click of a button”, every visit, every prescription, test results, adverse reactions and allergies to drugs will be available online, the organisation...
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tech Uk outline their Three Point Plan to transform Public Services
techUK outlines its Three Point Plan plan for better public services. techUK has today launched a three point plan to transform the delivery of public services, responding to public and political concerns about the use of digital technology in Government. The plan, put together by techUK members comprised...
Read moreDigitalFirst and Socitm working in partnership – Socitm 2014 Conference
The Socitm Annual Conference 2014 which will take place on Tuesday 21st and Wednesday 22nd October at Old Trafford Stadium, Sir Matt Busby Way, Manchester, M16 0RA Socitim has appointed DigitalFirst as their Digital Partner. Come and chat to Andrew Rogers – DigitalFirst Director at the Socitm stand at...
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London tech firms secure record $1bn (£626m) investment
UK Tech continues to march on London tech firms attracted a record $1bn (£626m) of venture capital investment in just the first nine months of 2014. The mammoth figure is more than 10 times what tech groups raised from venture capital firms (VCs) in the whole of 2010. Fundraising...
Read moretechUK sets out the Digital Future
The techUK Manifesto for growth and jobs 2015-2020 techUK launches Manifesto highlighting Leadership, Trust and Inclusion . Government has key role to help the UK economy and citizens adapt to the digital future techUK, a leading voice for the UK technology industry, publishes Securing its Digital Future: the manifesto for growth and jobs...
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Apple and IBM Team up for the enterprise
The two firms reach a deal that puts Apple devices deep in big business, supported by IBM’s analytics, big data and enterprise apps. Following two years of complete secrecy and planning, Apple and IBM have announced a deal to combine iOS devices and IBM’s business-oriented products and services. The...
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George Soros leads £50m investment in fibre-optic company
Financier George Soros has led a £50m investment in fibre-optic company Hyperoptic, which lays high-speed lines direct to UK homes. The funding, from the Soros investment vehicle Quantum Strategic Parters, will help Hyperoptic reach its target of 500,000 homes within the next five years. Its “hyperfast” lines transmit information...
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Shared Services saving Councils £263M
At least 337 councils are engaged with 305 shared service arrangements, achieving £263m in efficiency savings, according to a new white paper. The white paper commissioned by Advanced Business Solutions, shows that there is a growing number of public sector organisations exploring the potential of shared services to save...
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