The government has released a SME guide in their continued efforts to support smaller businesses to gain better access to the £50 billion worth of public contracts tendered each year. Our CEO, Pamela Cook, is a part of the Cabinet Office Small Business panel tasked with ensuring the guide provides the best possible advice to […]
DataIQ is a membership based business with a mission of advancing the profession of data and analytics. They have been following the careers of chief data officers, chief analytics officers, data scientists, data governance experts and the leaders of key vendors and service providers and have put together a highly regarded ‘power list’ of the […]
by Pamela Cook We are delighted that our client, City of York Council was commended so highly as a finalist at the Guardian Public Service Awards 2018 on Tuesday night. SingleView, their initiative designed to integrate the work of multiple teams involved with social care and vulnerable individuals, has been highly commended at The […]
By Pamela Cook The Annual Police ICT User Survey has highlighted the unacceptable lack of system integration in the police, with roughly half of respondents saying that as a result, they cannot trust the data they rely upon. 82% of the nearly 4,000 officers from 48 forces felt their forces systems were not well integrated, […]
by Pamela Cook Following on from the announcement of their supplier consultation to support fairer treatment of SMEs in the procurement process, the Government has yet again shown determination to support the SME community in gaining access to its contractual spend. They have now announced that from 1st May 2018, suppliers on contracts of over […]
by Pamela Cook I was delighted to see the news last week that the Minister for Implementation, Oliver Dowden, has not only listened to the blockers and challenges that the SME community face when working with the Government, but has been proactive in exploring the opportunities for both parties. I recently had a meeting with […]
by Pamela Cook It was in the news this week that the government has spent over £1bn since 2012 working with SMEs to develop and deliver their cloud and digital services. This is nearly half of the total spend: roughly £1.39 in every £3 of the government’s spending in this area has gone to […]
by Pamela Cook I noticed an article on Public Technology last week about the new European DECODE project. This project utilises blockchain tools to give people control and ownership over their own online data. The aim of the project is to get people more involved in the data that is held about them and […]
Changing how we label those who hold data won’t generate public trust. Data quality and transparency will. by Pamela Cook I recently saw an article published on the Public Technology website that addressed a key issue in the world of data sharing: public trust. With trust comes consent and without it, data cannot be […]
It was refreshing to see in a recent article on PublicTechnology.net that Cornwall Council acknowledges the importance of creating a single citizen view in order to move closer to fully supporting their citizens and enabling a more satisfying citizen experience. Whilst Cornwall Council has had a less than straightforward experience with its outsourcing partner BT, an […]