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13 Jul 22
Using data more effectively can enable public bodies to better assess the shared outcomes of projects and reduce the cost of service delivery, delegates at Public Finance Live were told.
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11 Apr 22
The Department for Levelling up Housing and Communities is considering proposals to publish the full value of local authority investments and data on subsidiary companies.
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7 Apr 22
Collecting the right data is crucial to the success of policies designed to reduce regional inequalities, says Kirsty Stanners.
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5 Apr 22
Geospatial data has the potential to support economic growth and productivity while transforming the delivery of public services – but policymakers need to move cautiously
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14 Mar 22
The government has announced its intention to ask councils for more data on finances – but a lack of detail worries the sector.
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25 Feb 22
A spreadsheet error came at a high cost but enabled a natural experiment on the UK’s Covid-19 test and trace programme, demonstrating the value of robust data-sharing systems.
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22 Feb 22
A strengthened role for Integrated Care Systems provides an opportunity to make better use of data to improve health outcomes, says Russ Charlesworth.
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29 Nov 21
Extra spending on technology is welcome – but it must be accompanied by proper analysis of the outcomes delivered, says Jeffrey Matsu.
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15 Nov 21
Redcar and Cleveland Borough Council claims it was misled by the government on the amount of support it was due after it was hit by cyber attack last year.
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25 Oct 21
More than £146m has been lost to cryptocurrency fraud so far this year in the UK, according to figures from a national fraud charity.
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9 Sep 21
New guidance on embedding digital infrastructure is welcome, but further funding is required to meet upscaling needs, says Margaret Steward, policy and projects officer at NHS Providers.
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12 Aug 21
Building on a twenty-year heritage as a pioneering IT company, Team Netsol is determined to make use of the latest technologies to offer the very best products to local authorities, its primary...
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12 Aug 21
The age-old question of Mac vs PC has resurfaced, with companies reevaluating their workplace technology after the pandemic.
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21 Jul 21
The government’s funding process for its own digital projects hinders long-term planning and makes it difficult to maintain infrastructure, according to the National Audit Office.
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12 Jul 21
Hala Audi, chief executive of the Trinity Challenge, discussed big data and working across boundaries at last week’s Public Finance Live conference. We caught up with her to hear about how her...
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6 Jul 21
Giving employees more choice over the technology they use at work can help drive efficiency, engagement and staff retention.
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4 Jun 21
Ahead of next week's G7 summit, Alex Dunnagan, researcher at Taxwatch, outlines the potential prize from an agreement on a minimum corporation tax rate.
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29 Apr 21
The High Court has dismissed an attempt to allow council meetings in England to be held online past 7 May when existing Covid-19 legislation expires.
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11 Mar 21
Insourcing ICT services has saved the Welsh Government two thirds less than expected, and the full benefits are yet to be realised, according to a report from Audit Wales.
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22 Feb 21
The government has launched a consultation on extending the use of shared data collected by the National Fraud Initiative in a move it says could save the public sector £10m a year.
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22 Jan 21
Differences between the government’s digital systems for procurement and accounting contributed to the government’s lack of transparency over Covid-19 procurement, a Parliamentary committee has heard...
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14 Jan 21
The cyber attack on the London Borough of Hackney will divert resources that could be better spent on the authority’s Covid-19 response for months to come, says director of finance and resources Ian...
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26 Oct 20
Accountants and managers who are data-savvy will better support public sector transparency and decision making, says Rob Whiteman.
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20 Oct 20
Data analysis is the biggest skills gap among public sector accountants, delegates to the virtual Public Finance Live conference have heard.
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23 Sep 20
CIPFA is moving its suite of data on local authorities onto a new, more interactive, web platform.