Microsoft UK Government Blog
News and information about Microsoft related IT for people who work in UK government from the Microsoft UK Government team.
How computers cut carbon emissions
I have just read a thought-provoking and enlightening article in the Economist on computing...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/27/2008
Government Department Helps Ensure Safety of Vulnerable Groups with Case Load System
The Department for Children, Schools and Families (DCSF) is responsible for protecting children,...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/26/2008
The new Microsoft Environment site
With sustainability and improved environmental performance being two of the hottest topics around...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/23/2008
Live Meeting: Integrated Case Management for Local Authorities - Tuesday July 1st
Here’s a date for your calendar on a new case management solution for local authorities. We are...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/19/2008
Food Standards Agency Eliminates Information Silos
I suspect that the Food Standards Agency is typical of many government executive agencies in its...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/18/2008
Is your department brimming with innovative ideas?
Today sees the launch of the new Microsoft and LGC competition – Innovate08 – which is supported by...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/12/2008
National Offenders Management Service saves at least £5K per employee with secure remote working solution
When new restrictions on the removal of laptops from the workplace were imposed after the spate of...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/11/2008
Big brother is watching you
The House of Commons Home Affairs Committee’s report – A Surveillance Society – has rekindled the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/10/2008
Live Mesh - What’s with all this "Cloud" stuff?
Over the last year, I’ve been hearing more and more about “cloud-based services” – a mechanism to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 06/05/2008
The Future of Local Public Services – Interactive Workshop on June 25th
Along with Capgemini we are holding a one-day workshop on Wednesday June 25th on the topic of ‘The...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/28/2008
Save the planet – turn your thermostat up
I know the perceived wisdom is that we should all turn our central heating thermostats at home down...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/23/2008
Live Meeting: Windows Server 2008 for the Public Sector - Tuesday June 3rd 10:00-11:00
Our next Live Meeting is on the topic of Windows Server 2008 for the Public Sector, taking place on...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/21/2008
Auld Reekie – How Edinburgh Saves £40 per council tax payer with more efficient IT
Auld Reekie is neither an insult nor a profanity. It is a traditional epithet for Edinburgh and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/20/2008
Government and Identity - Ptolemy and Copernicus
In his most famous work, Almagest, astronomer and mathematician, Ptolemy (AD100-170), expounded the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/16/2008
Make reading easier for users with visual impairments
A while ago I wrote about the announcement of the work that Microsoft were doing to develop a DAISY...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/14/2008
Government efficiency – Do the math
According to the Treasury press statement on Monday this week, the Treasury Secretary, Yvette...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/13/2008
Wakefield Council saves over £4m while cutting carbon emissions
Saving money and being 'green' are issues at the top of most government department's agendas and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/07/2008
East Lothian Council's benefits reporting revolutionised
Recently we published a case study on software as a service (SaaS) for benefits reporting at East...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/02/2008
May 1st Elections and eDemocracy
According to a study by the IPPR (Institute for Public Policy Research), voter turnout at local...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 05/01/2008
Citizen Service Platform Launch Event
Last week in Porto, Portugal, Microsoft launched a new initiative for local government officials...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/28/2008
Update your skills with our new Digital Literacy curriculum
Today we've launched the latest version of our Digital Literacy curriculum in partnership with...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/24/2008
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Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/24/2008
Security Matters – Microsoft at InfoSecurity Europe 2008
InfoSecurity Europe 2008 takes place at Olympia in London from Tuesday April 22 to Thursday April...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/15/2008
New Desktop Deployment Centre
Deployment of new solutions can be a daunting prospect and when you're investing in new software to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/09/2008
Workshops: Building Citizen Confidence in Public Services Online
Microsoft is running a programme of workshops on Building User Trust in Public Services, in several...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 04/04/2008
Bromley Councillors’ Policy Forum
Last Saturday, a colleague and I had the privilege to participate in a weekend event held by the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/31/2008
Do you want to transform IT within your organisation?
Before making a journey, it's important to know where you are before you set off in any particular...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/27/2008
There's still time to tell us what you think in our web satisfaction survey
We're working on updating our Public Sector website and we'd like to know what you think of it as it...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/26/2008
Free webinar: Improve Council Efficiencies Through Business Process Re-Engineering
Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, Netstore is hosting a free webinar on Wednesday 2nd April at 11:00...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/25/2008
Microsoft Scotland 2008 Launch Event
On 23 April 2008, Microsoft Scotland will be hosting a launch event for our Scottish customers and...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/19/2008
Tell us what you think to be in with a chance of winning Office 2007
We're working on updating our Public Sector website and we'd like to know what you think of it as it...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/13/2008
Microsoft Law Enforcement Conference - April 2-4, 2008
Microsoft UK’s Chief Security Adviser, Ed Gibson, is running his 2nd Public Sector Law Enforcement...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/11/2008
Good information use – the difference between a one-star and a four-star council
The Audit Commission has just produced a very interesting discussion paper on performance management...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/07/2008
Live Meeting - Secure collaboration in the Public Sector - 10am Tuesday 11th March
The next Microsoft Live Meeting for the Public Sector will be Secure Collaboration with Microsoft...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 03/03/2008
‘One and done’ or ‘Tell me once’
When it comes to citizens and e-access to government services, the aspiration is to deliver a...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/27/2008
Why services are the most important part of any IT investment
Did you know that 78% of IT spend in the Public Sector goes on services? We all tend to focus on the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/22/2008
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 Public Sector Launch Event
Microsoft Dynamics CRM 4.0 was launched in January this year and on Friday, March 7th 2008 we are...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/21/2008
e-Government or i-Government
One of the most memorable one-liners from Fawlty Towers is Basil’s observation that if Sybil were to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/19/2008
Unified Communications – Bolton and Gartner
Unified Communications is definitely one of the IT buzzwords this year. In fact, according to...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/14/2008
Exchange on Tour 2008
Last year, we hosted a series of events called "Exchange on Tour", which focused on...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/13/2008
Microsoft Digital Town Hall Forum - Friday March 7th, London
The next Microsoft Digital Town Hall Forum will be held at Microsoft’s London office on Friday March...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/13/2008
How robust does a laptop have to be
Imagine. You're designing a laptop specifically for use in education. How robust can you make a...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/08/2008
Councils are providing a better service
Well done! According to the Audit Commission's latest Comprehensive Performance Assessment (CPA)...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/07/2008
Mornington Crescent
Fans of the Radio 4 comedy 'I'm Sorry I Haven't A Clue' will be very familiar with the arcane rules...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/05/2008
Live Meeting - Virtualisation in the Public Sector - Tuesday February 12th
If you attended last month’s Live Meeting, I hope you enjoyed it and I'm sure you join me in...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/04/2008
DEFRA and the Paperless Office
One of the major benefits of the late 20th century IT revolution was always meant to be the...
Author: ukgovernment Date: 02/01/2008