Microsoft UK Government Blog
News and information about Microsoft related IT for people who work in UK government from the Microsoft UK Government team.
Civil Service Live 2014: Exploring a day of smarter working -- Phase 1: It all begins at home
Change will be a constant theme at Civil Service Live 2014. How do you cope with a changing...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 07/02/2014
Civil Service Live 2014 – Discover what a day of smarter working really looks like
The way we work is changing and technology is allowing us to work when, where and how we choose....
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 06/30/2014
Everything fit for purpose: A new approach to device standardisation
Microsoft’s Richard Shipton knows a thing or two about Government IT, having spent time...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 06/25/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Meet the UK Digital City of the Year!
A few months ago, Microsoft and The Municipal Journal teamed up to announce the first-ever Digital...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 06/20/2014
What can parents do to keep their children safer online?
Almost every parent today recognises the need to protect their children online as well as in the...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 06/19/2014
FAQ: What Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365 OFFICIAL accreditation means for your organisation
Microsoft Azure and Microsoft Office 365 now hold the UK Government’s recently launched...
Author: Stuart Aston Date: 06/11/2014
Microsoft’s mobility platform means business
This post is by John Delaney, Associate Vice President, European Mobility, IDC. Microsoft’s...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 06/06/2014
3 ways UK organisations need to reimagine their relationship with mobile
Public sector organisations have always had a complicated relationship with mobile devices. They can...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 06/05/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How better customer service helped Sunderland City Council save money
Sunderland City Council’s problem had a familiar problem. The city provided more than 700...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/29/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Bringing city and citizen data to life with Shaping Cloud
Open data has the potential to be a game-changer for local governments throughout the UK. Openly...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/23/2014
The Rise of the Humans: How to outsmart the digital deluge
We all have these moments, when the digital deluge appears to sweep us away: the email inbox is...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/21/2014
Buying event tickets online? Here’s how to make sure you’re not getting ripped off
Sometimes it feels like tickets to the hottest sports, music and theatrical events sell out in a...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/19/2014
What can IT departments do to minimise security risks?
Microsoft released the 16th edition of its Security Intelligence Report last month and the results...
Author: Stuart Aston Date: 05/15/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Getting to grips with managing multi-agency outcomes in social care
Social services are rarely the responsibility of a single office. In the city of the future,...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/15/2014
Microsoft City Next: 10 essentials for successful mobile application development
By Declan Grogan, Managing Director, NDL Software Mobile ‘line of business’ applications...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/09/2014
Microsoft CityNext: What are the megatrends shaping cities?
This post is by Sophie Smyth. Recently Microsoft teamed up with Kent County Council to put on an...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/07/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Examining the role of population health in designing 21st century cities
Health will play an essential role in the evolution of cities. High-density population areas face...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 05/06/2014
Who will be the UK Digital City of the Year? Finalists announced!
This year Microsoft and the Municipal Journal are teaming up to present the first ever UK Digital...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/30/2014
Poll: “Bored” by the cloud? Here’s what you might be missing
Government Computing’s “How of the Cloud” site recently asked visitors an...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/28/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Turning data into best practices at a local level
If you wanted to find out how bad weather was affecting instances of respiratory disease in your...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/25/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Reimagining the future of business with Kent County Council
“The future is already here – it's just not evenly distributed.” -- William...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/10/2014
Free event: Learn to find the insights hiding in your organisations’ data
You’ve always known there were insights hiding in your organisations’ data. There are...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/09/2014
What makes an organisation “brilliant”? Find out with Microsoft and IMGROUP
The cloud is more than just a great way to lower your organisations’ IT costs. Cloud tools...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/03/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How the cloud transformed Barcelona
Barcelona has 20 centuries of history to its name – but it’s not standing still....
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 04/03/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Learn to put public transportation data to work with Black Marble
Every day, cities across the UK generate vast amounts of public transportation data –...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/28/2014
Free event: Learn to get more from your existing workflow investments
Pop quiz: When you get frustrated with a work project’s slow progress, do you blame: Your...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/24/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How to turn customer service into a cost saver
It’s hard to believe, but there was time when nothing was available on a self-service basis....
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/20/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How technology can help cities focus on citizens
Discussions about the future of cities tend to focus on huge systems –infrastructure,...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/17/2014
Infographic: Telling the final chapter of the Windows XP story
It’s almost time to say goodbye to Windows XP – the longest-supported operating system...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/12/2014
The MOD has an ace up its sleeve in the battle against lost productivity
Is there anything more frustrating than an unexpected technology failure at work? You were flying...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/06/2014
Free eBook: “Bringing UK government into the cloud”
Maybe you’re convinced that cloud tools are the future. Or maybe you’re not so sure....
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 03/05/2014
Empowering future generations with technology
Today we celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the World Wide Web and to coincide with this, Code.org is...
Author: Michel van der Bel Date: 03/03/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Making the case for service transformation with IEG4 and Stockport MBC
The lure of embracing digital-by-default systems in the public sector is always the same,...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/26/2014
Video: Welsh option comes to Microsoft Translate, with help from the National Assembly for Wales
The National Assembly for Wales is committed to being a truly bilingual body. The Welsh assembly...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/25/2014
Learn the ‘How of the Cloud’ with Government Computing and Microsoft
You know that the future of public sector IT is in the cloud. But how do you get your organisation...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/24/2014
Don’t believe the hype: Get the facts about secure software for government
You may have spotted some attention-grabbing headlines recently, talking about how “Operating...
Author: Stuart Aston Date: 02/21/2014
Get access to free live flood warning data with the FloodAlerts API
Floods have exercised the attention of many people recently. Since December, the...
Author: Carlos Gomes Date: 02/20/2014
What will the mobile boom mean for your office? Here’s one way to find out
We all love a good orderly queue. But the truth is, when it comes to citizen services, no one can be...
Author: Pauline Yau Date: 02/18/2014
How to switch your office to modern devices for a fraction of the usual cost
How old is the smartphone you’ve got in your pocket? 6 months? A year? Most people go a...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/14/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Exploring the gamification of patient care
Dr. Bibhas Roy is a consultant orthopaedic surgeon (shoulder & elbow), Trafford General...
Author: bibhasroyblogs@outlook.com Date: 02/12/2014
Safer Internet Day 2014: Do 1 Thing to make the Web a safer place
Did you know that Microsoft is a long-standing supporter of Safer Internet Day? Organised by Insafe,...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/11/2014
Get the flexible working answers you need at Mobile Government 2014
You’ve heard all about the benefits of flexible working. You know it has backing at the...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/07/2014
Microsoft Dynamics is now IL2 accredited on CloudStore
Today we're proud to announce that Microsoft Dynamics now has Impact Level 2 security accreditation...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/06/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Turning IT transformation into savings and better services
Helping cities find ways to offer new services with fewer resources is a key part of Microsoft...
Author: Jesse Stanchak Date: 02/04/2014