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Users come first in seamless digital public services
At the third D5 conference in South Korea, Cabinet Office Minister Chris Skidmore explained how putting users first is making digital public services better
I am delighted to be in Busan to represent the UK at the D5 Ministerial Summit. This is my first visit to the Republic of Korea,...
Digital transformation is a key priority, say finance chiefs
A new report states that digital transformation in finance will be the main priority for public sector chief financial officers over the next five years
New research by EY, which surveyed 19 public sector chief finance officers (CFOs) in the UK, stated that 58% ranked improving performance through a digital transformation...
Cloud technology: A mandate for local government
When the bottom line is all-important, cloud technology can help local government with everything from disaster recovery to shared services
Local government needs to meet local needs. Government leaders are now expected to find ways to adopt technological innovations to increase citizen and business satisfaction against a backdrop of reducing...
Kent County Council launches six-week budget consultation
A six-week consultation will take place, giving Kent County Council the opportunity to explain the budget challenges it faces
A new six-week consultation has been launched to explain the challenges facing Kent County Council in setting its budget for the next financial year.
The council is looking to save another £108m...
Tougher emission standards for vehicles announced by the EC
The European Commission has revealed tougher standards for cars and vans in a bid to cut transport emissions and improve air quality…
A new package of measures to reduce transport emissions caused by vehicles has been announced by the European Commission.
The UK, alongside other EU member states, has committed to...
North west councils reveal plans for shared business services framework
A number of local authorities located in the north west of England have announced plans for a shared business support framework…
Cheshire East Council and Cheshire West and Chester Council have published a prior information notice for a shared business support framework.
The system will cover areas such as finance, procurement,...
£23m funding to transform policing
The Home Secretary has awarded £23m funding to support projects that will transform the police service…
Projects aimed at transforming policing across England and Wales are set to benefit from government funding.
Fourteen ground-breaking projects will receive a slice of £23m from the Police Transformation Fund, which is supplied via the...
London City Airport expansion given the green light
Ministers have approved plans to expand London City Airport, creating at least 1,600 new jobs and adding £1.5bn to the economy…
Chancellor Philip Hammond, Transport Secretary Chris Grayling, and Communities Secretary Sajid Javid have announced plans to expand London City Airport will go ahead.
The £344m programme will create 1,600 airport...
Firms called upon to take-up HS2 opportunities
Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has invited businesses to take advantage of the opportunities offered through HS2…
Businesses are being encouraged to take advantage of the opportunities that will be available as a result of work on high speed rail 2.
Speaking at the central London HS2 Ltd supply chain event, Transport...
PETRAS – Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things
Jeremy Watson, Professor of Engineering Systems at UCL and Emil Lupu from Imperial College London outline how the new PETRAS research hub aims to fill knowledge gaps and promote safe and secure use of the Internet of Things…
The PETRAS Hub, with £9.8m funding recently awarded by the Engineering and...
Construction leaders address EU elephant in referendum debate
The promise of new opportunities, the housing crisis, international trade and the skills shortage all came into question as panellists at the latest UK Construction Week EU Referendum advisory panel, in partnership with World Architecture News, debated the pros and cons of leaving the EU...
Taking place at Grimshaw Architects’...
EU Referendum: could it damage the health service?
This time next month the EU referendum vote will be over and the UK will be dealing with the fallout. Whether you are for or against staying the vote is undoubtedly a momentous event, one that has the potential to significantly change our nation. It is also an issue...
Reforms to fire and rescue revealed
The Home Secretary has announced a number of reforms aimed at making fire and rescue more efficient, effective and professional…
Speaking at an event hosted by Reform, Home Secretary Theresa May outlined plans to improve fire and rescue services.
During her speech, May highlighted the scale of the challenges facing the...
Corruption in healthcare in Europe
Paul Vincke, Managing Director of the European Healthcare Fraud and Corruption network highlights corruption in the healthcare sector, ranging from informal payments to industry kickbacks.
In October 2013 the European Commission published a “Study on corruption in healthcare” (HOME/2011/ISEC/PR/047-A2).
The study was developed by ECORYS, a Dutch consultancy and research company, in collaboration with...
Gross mismanagement of tube upgrades blamed on TfL
The London Assembly has blamed Transport for London for failing to deliver Tube upgrades on time and over budget…
Gross mismanagement by Transport for London (TfL) has been cited as the reason a project to upgrade four Tube lines will fail to deliver on time and within budget.
The London Assembly...
1,500 jobs to be lost at Glasgow City Council
Glasgow City Council will cut some 1,500 posts in the next year to plug a budget shortfall of £130m…
A new budget approved by Glasgow City Council will see some 1,500 jobs cut in the next year in an attempt to meet a shortfall of £130m.
Leader of the city council...
Corruption in healthcare in Europe
From informal payments to industry kickbacks…
In October 2013 the European Commission has published a “Study on corruption in healthcare” (HOME/2011/ISEC/PR/047-A2). The study was developed by ECORYS , a Dutch consultancy and research company, in collaboration with EHFCN, the European Healthcare Fraud and
Corruption Network. Aside from being the first ever on...
Transforming ageing into an opportunity for Europe
Ilias Iakovidis and Bruno Alves from DG CONNECT at the European Commission explain how digital transformation can turn demographic change into an opportunity for Europe
The challenges resulting from demographic change are well documented and have been moved over the years from technical to strategic and recently to political debate...
Building renovations – The Nordic way
The Nordic Built “Active Roofs and Facades” project has received support from Nordic Innovation, EUDP(DK), Energimyndigheten( SE) and Rannis(IS) allowing strong development of leading Nordic competences in the area of building renovation. This is achieved by creating transnational Public Private
Partnership models to support the development of nearly zero energy...
The urban dimension of Cohesion Policy
Corina Crețu, EU Commissioner for Regional Policy outlines how Europe should be exploiting urban areas to their full potential
An important responsibility was bestowed upon me when I came into office as Commissioner for Regional Policy: to lead this policy into the next decade and to exploit its full potential in...
