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Jean Michel LeTennier, CEO, Atomic Information Systems Corp talks about global electronic health records and explains the challenges of these systems... What has become painfully clear to every Patient, Doctor, Manager, Insurance company and government official around the world, is that the EHR (Electronic Health Record) systems in use today are basically...

Frédéric Destrebecq, Executive Director, and Vinciane Quoidbach, Public Health and Policy Project Manager at the European Brain Council, explain the socio-economic impact of interventions and the importance of early diagnosis with regard to brain disorders… Depression, stroke, dementia, alcohol dependence, schizophrenia or anxiety will affect at least one in three...

Civica will deliver a new system aimed at improving customer services for housing tenants in the London Borough of Enfield… The London Borough of Enfield is to extend its online services for housing tenants. A new contract worth around £1m has been agreed between the local authority and Civica—a market leader...

Claire Brook, Partner at law firm Bond Dickinson, asks how the UK’s regulatory regime for unconventional hydrocarbon development might be impacted post-Brexit… We are in interesting and uncertain times. Attempting to predict the future for the shale gas industry in the current economic and political climate is not easy. In...

Gerry Kelliher, EMEAR Sales Director, Kodak Alaris outlines how digitisation is transforming the public sector and lifting the paper weight it's been carrying… The public sector is inherently weighed down by paper. From internal government processes to medical records (which costs the UK government millions annually) and benefit management, paperwork...

HMRC has set a timeline for when it will upgrade its system to introduce digital tax accounts… It is expected that by 2020, HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) will have moved its tax accounts to a fully digital system. The government department set out its timeline for the system, which will...

Darren Hunt, Director, Public Sector at SAP, examines how technology is transforming local government and services... Local government is many things to many people. It provides services to citizens, protects the public, runs transportation systems, supports education, collects taxes and promotes economic growth. It also has to manage its internal operations,...

A new deal between software firm SAP and two city councils has been reached to provide a new technology platform aimed at improving services… Enterprise application software firm SAP has entered a partnership with Liverpool and Salford city councils to provide a new digital transformation programme. The agreement will see the...

The government has introduced the Digital Economy Bill to parliament, with the aim of driving the UK to become a global leader… The government has introduced a Bill aimed at pushing the UK’s digital agenda and becoming a world leader in the sector. The Bill, which was put to parliament yesterday,...

Eksote discusses Health and social care services for an ageing population... Eksote’s new models of mobile care and integrated service system.      The ER in Your Livingroom project delivers new model of service, where paramedical nurses in cooperation with other professions don’t just treat acute events, but enable citizen to live and...

Bill Watts, Senior Partner at Max Fordham talks about the role variable surge pricing could have in the energy sector... By now you’ve probably heard of Uber, the mobile app that’s changed the way people book a cab, all over the world. You might also be familiar with their demand-based, variable ‘surge’ pricing....

Andrew Hall, marketing manager at OKI Systems (UK), discusses how a smarter workflow helps to drive productivity. When the government’s latest productivity figures were released earlier this year, they showed that UK workers produce significantly less than other members of the G7 group. These figures may not apply to office workers, but...

A new £10,000 contest has been launched, aimed at finding a solution to reduce the inconvenience of roadworks… Tenshi, in conjuncture with Staffordshire County Council, Amey, and Elgin, has launched a new contest to find roadworks solutions for local communities. The contest offers start-ups and entrepreneurs £10,000 funding as well as...

Why bother with continuous improvement when you already have the most efficient and effective organisation you could possibly have? You’ve coped long enough without it, so why would you all of a sudden want to use this proven system to effect improvement? Maybe because……. a) You have the customer at the heart...

Bob Theobald, Managing Director, Power On Connections  talks about why self-service for Independent Connection Providers creates a competitive and open energy market... Finally, following years of lobbying, Ofgem has introduced legislative changes that will alter the face of competition in electricity connections forever, finally creating a truly competitive and open market that will...

Mav Turner, of SolarWinds highlights how far IT security has come and how nearly 40 per cent of UK companies are more secure than a year ago...  Things are looking up in the world of IT security. As high-profile hacks and lesson-worthy leaks hit the headlines, people are taking their security situation...

Today the Queen outlined the government’s plans for legislation for the year ahead during the official state opening of parliament… The official state opening of parliament today presented an opportunity for the government to outline its plans for the rest of the year. The speech, given by the Queen, highlighted...

As part of plans to improve connectivity, Edinburgh City Council has signed a contract to roll out free Wi-Fi across the city… A 10-year contract to provide Wi-Fi in the centre of Edinburgh has been signed by the City Council. The deal with IntechnologyWiFi aims to encourage visitors to remain...

Andrew Hall, marketing manager, Oki Systems UK discusses how managed print services can help construction firms future-proof their printing needs. With the major focus on migration to digital design and BIM, there’s been little time in the industry to examine other operational issues. However despite the digital shift, the printing...

Dr Nelson Ogunshakin OBE, Chief Executive Officer, Association for Consultancy and Engineering outlines the financial challenges facing London ahead of the budget... Ahead of Wednesday’s budget, the concerns for Londoners often correlate to whether or not the new Mayor at the helm this May will have the power to ensure that infrastructure has...