Lancashire-BT relationship slammed after £250k refurb office handed to supplier
Lancashire County Council's come under fire after it turfed its staff out of a building three months it had rerurbished for £250,000 - and gave it to its partner organisation BT instead. The move is...
View Article#RiotCleanUp up for an award as example of 'making the world a better place'...
Remember the English riots of last summer and the social media campaign that tried to deal with their aftermath - #RiotCleanUp? That Twitter hash tag is now competing alongside community self help...
View ArticleBT broadband's been down in London most of the day
Been having gip off your ‘Net connection today?
View ArticleGovernment says it's keeping up pressure on suppliers
A story in yesterday’s Sunday Telegraph claims a bit of a scoop; that no less than 22 “big suppliers,” including Balfour Beatty, BT, Sodexo and G4S, have been summoned by the Cabinet Office to be...
View ArticleTechnology4Good Awards winners announced
Remember when we told you how a hashtag was up for an award? Well, the scheme in question, the Technology4Good Awards, have just been awarded.
View ArticleBest Practice: 999's 75th Anniversary and West Midlands Ambulance Service
With the 75th anniversary of the first 999 call, a timely reminder of how far we've come in the shape of West Midlands Ambulance Service.
View ArticleBest Practice: Implement a high-speed network with low operational costs
Positioning yourself within a technology forefront in the Public Sector can be tough, but Suffolk County Council is promoting itself as a forward thinking authority following a new high-speed network...
View ArticleBest Practice: Customer Service Direct takes Compliance into the Cloud
Customer Service Direct (CSD), a partnership between Suffolk County Council, Mid Suffolk District Council and BT has turned to a Cloud-based risk management approach.
View Article4G auction may have disappointed, but public will get coverage faster
While George Osbourne is bound to be disappointed by the recent 4G auction bringing in only £2.34bn of the expected £3.5bn, there is some silver lining... though it mostly lies with the mobile...
View ArticleCornwall finally closes BT outsourcing deal
After months of wrangling and a coup d'etat within the political leadership. Cornwall Council has finally awarded a £14m outsourcing deal to BT.
View ArticleNHS broadband network N3 joins PSN
The NHS' broadband network N3 has been awarded Public Services Network (PSN) certification for its Direct Network Service Provider (DNSP) connectivity service.
View ArticleNew BT & Cisco research details BYOD public sector impact
New research from BT and Cisco has shown the impact that BYOD, smart devices and wireless access is having on public sector organisations.
View ArticleBT & Sandwell Council's 15-year outsourcing contract on verge of termination...
A £300m public services contract between Sandwell Council and BT is on the verge of being terminated after just six years.
View ArticleBT wins £45m BDUK deals in Oxfordshire and Worcestershire
Telecommunications giant BT has won two further rollout deals worth a total of £45m as part of the government's Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) programme.
View ArticlePAC report accuses DCMS of £1.2bn rural broadband ‘failure’
Procurement within the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has “failed to deliver meaningful competition for the letting of local contracts”, according to a report by the Public Accounts...
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