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    • Cloud computing and the public sector

      Feb 20, 2012 ISLUK | Leave a comment

      Legislation has mandated that more public sector IT moves to the cloud, but what are the implications of this move? Will it be cost effective? Will it benefit the environment? How will it affect recruitment in IT in the public sector? Why is the government moving to cloud computing? As part of the EUs IT strategy, the European eGovernment Action Plan 2011-2015 has mandated member states to “increase the use …

    • Government plans to update “outrageously expensive” IT systems

      Sep 2, 2011 admin | Leave a comment

      With public pressure to reduce public sector spending the government’s move to cloud computing will reduce costs, increase performance and efficiency.  As the project is expanded throughout the public sector demand will increase for positions such as cloud computing jobs and IT management jobs in the public sector. At the recent digital networking event Teacamp, Chris Chant, government programme director for the cloud commented on the current government IT system …