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            <title>Higher education expenditure forecast to 2011/12</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Higher education institutions spent around £977m in 2007/8 and are forecasted to spend almost  £1.1bn by 2011/12 ]]></description>
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            <title>Further education expenditure forecast to 2011/12</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Further education colleges spent around £410m in 2007/8 and are forecasted to spend £463m by 2011/12 ]]></description>
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            <title>Schools ICT expenditure forecast to 2012</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Schools ICT expenditure is expected to grow year on year at an estimated 5.3% till 2011/12, supported by the ICT...]]></description>
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            <title>Local government priorities</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1225905</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The new performance measures chosen by local authorities give an insight into local priorities, and the way that
these are being...]]></description>
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            <title>Innovative technologies in the education sector</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1224046</link>
            <description><![CDATA[With technological progress comes new ideas and new ways of doing things, from which the education sector stands to gain...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis - June 2008</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In June UK public sector published over 100 tenders with an estimated pipeline value of £439m]]></description>
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            <title>Major ICT initiatives in the UK education market 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1223210</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document provides an overview of major medium to long term ICT initiatives in the UK education sector]]></description>
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            <title>Trends affecting the education market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1221592</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Many factors influence the evolution of the education sector and its use of ICT. Some of these factors impact citizens...]]></description>
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            <title>ITSO Smartcard Market Analysis</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1220973</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Analysis and sizing of the market for ITSO-compliant smartcards and associated IT services within the UK transport industry. ]]></description>
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            <title>Procurement behaviour within criminal justice</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1220750</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Survey findings of procurement behaviour and procurementavenues in the UK criminal justice market]]></description>
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            <title>Major suppliers to the UK public sector education market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1219102</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Overview of the supplier landscape in schools, colleges and universities with an update on the BSF programme ]]></description>
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            <title>Procurement in the education public sector market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216575</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Buying methods in education institutions]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis - May 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1218789</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In May the EU published 148 ICT tenders with an estimated pipeline value of over £1.4bn]]></description>
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            <title>The Care Record Service</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1218787</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable investigates the NHS Care Record Service, its main components, what it has already achieved, as well as its new...]]></description>
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            <title>Private sector plays more strategic role in local government service delivery</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1218279</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This analysis piece studies the growing local government PPP market and how local area agreements are forcing suppliers to take...]]></description>
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            <title>Mobility in health</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1217326</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable examines the different approaches to mobility within the UK public health sector]]></description>
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            <title>Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216573</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Suppliers of core information systems to UCISA members]]></description>
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            <title>Universities and Colleges Information Systems Association (UCISA)</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216572</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Higher Education Information Technology Statistics (HEITS) summary ]]></description>
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            <title>Opportunities in criminal justice</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216072</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable's survey explores the opportunity landscape in the UK criminal justice sector]]></description>
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            <title>Vendor perception and awareness in criminal justice</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216073</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable's latest survey into the criminal justice sector reveals how key decision-makers view different vendors]]></description>
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            <title>European Tender Analysis - January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214722</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Monthly analysis of tenders and contract awards covering ]]></description>
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            <title>Funding flow of local government in England</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214535</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides a detailed account of the funding flow for local government in England and focuses on the current...]]></description>
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            <title>Update on shared services</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214345</link>
            <description><![CDATA[When Kable last reported on shared in services in 2007, there were some early examples of success, but most of...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis March 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1213130</link>
            <description><![CDATA[March 2008 tender volume was down 18% to 106, while estimated pipeline fell 41% to £638m compared to February 2008]]></description>
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            <title>Impact of the restructuring of local government in England on the ICT supply market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1210392</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides detailed analysis on the government's move to increase the number of unitary councils in England and the...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis February 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1212246</link>
            <description><![CDATA[February 2008 saw a rise in tendering activity with 156 notices published, compared to 89 in the previous month]]></description>
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            <title>Structure of local government in England</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1209834</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides a detailed account of England's local government structure, including the latest information on the approval of several...]]></description>
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            <title>The Transformation Agenda</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1209683</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An overview of how the Transformation Agenda is progressing within the central government market]]></description>
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            <title>Review of central government initiatives</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1209263</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Central government bodies face a variety of business issues and each needs to be treated as an individual business, but...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis - January 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1208724</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Public sector bodies in the UK published 175 ICT-related tender notices in the month of January, a dip of 18%...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1207197</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Analysis of UK public sector ICT tender activity based on OJEUs published in 2007]]></description>
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            <title>Structure and funding flow of local government in Northern Ireland</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1206899</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides a detailed account of the market structure and sources for local funding in Northern Ireland and explores...]]></description>
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            <title>CPA: The Harder Test 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1206914</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Audit Commission assesses the performance of single tier and county councils in England.]]></description>
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            <title>Adult social care: this time it's personal</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1206916</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This article looks at the government's planned reform programme for adult social services and assesses opportunities for the supply market.]]></description>
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            <title>Update of the public health market profile</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1206917</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document will provide you with an overview of the key events, that have driven the UK public health market...]]></description>
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            <title>Public sector outsourcing market prepares for shake-up
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            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1206051</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This article studies the emergence of a new breed of international outsourcing companies in the UK's public sector marketplace.]]></description>
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            <title>Update on supplier profiles</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1205759</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The following supplier profiles have been updated: Civica, CSC, Fujitsu Services and Sun Microsystems
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            <title>Update on the efficiency agenda</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1205547</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It is clear that without achieving substantial improvements in efficiency the government’s programme for the next three years will be...]]></description>
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            <title>Education funding in the UK public sector market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1204769</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The funding of the UK public sector Education market has slighly changed since the reshuffle of the government in 2007...]]></description>
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            <title>A long way from Dickens</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1205346</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Steve Moss, strategic director of Building Schools for the Future, tell us that the logjam in the programme’s procurement has...]]></description>
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            <title>Structure and funding flow of local government in Wales</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1205092</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides a detailed account of the market structure and sources of funding for local government in Wales]]></description>
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            <title>Education structure in the UK public sector market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1204782</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document provides a comprehensive view of the education landscape in the UK focusing on the structure and expenditure levels]]></description>
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            <title>Structure and funding flow in the UK public sector transport market - 2008</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1204788</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides a detailed account of the market structure and sources of funding in the UK transport market ]]></description>
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            <title>What has the CJIT accomplished in five years?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1204463</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document provides you with an overview of what the CJIT has accomplish in its five years of existence, as...]]></description>
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            <title>The changing government machine</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1203153</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Six months after Gordon Brown took over the reins of government, we summarise the structure of Whitehall, taking recent changes...]]></description>
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            <title>The addressable outsourcing market in central government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1202784</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Central government spent over £1.5bn on business process and ICT outsourcing in 2007, but only £200m is opened to competition...]]></description>
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            <title>The addressable outsourcing market in local government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1202783</link>
            <description><![CDATA[We explore the addressable market for outsourcing in local government]]></description>
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            <title>Role of England's regions in local government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1201911</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report illustrates the relationship between England's regions and local government]]></description>
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            <title>Structure and funding flow of local government in Scotland</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1201249</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report provides a detailed account of the market structure and sources of funding for local government in Scotland]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis November 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1200458</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Tender activity in November remained almost at October levels with 138 tenders published compared to 139, however the estimated tender...]]></description>
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            <title>Outsourcing footprints in central government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1200165</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is a tendency for outsourcing service providers to specialise in particular central government departments. Here we examine the footprints...]]></description>
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            <title>Outsourcing footprints in central government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1200170</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There is a tendency for outsourcing service providers to specialise in particular central government departments. Here we examine the footprints...]]></description>
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            <title>Update on multi-area agreements</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1198752</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The concept of a multi-area agreement was introduced in the 2006 local government white paper as a structure for councils...]]></description>
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            <title>ICT procurement in the UK criminal justice market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1197386</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest view on the criminal justice procurement avenues and strategy in England and Wales, Northern Ireland and Scotland]]></description>
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            <title>Local government efficiency plans for 2007-8
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            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1197390</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In light of the growing pressures on local government finance, their efficiency plans make important reading. Full details are available...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis October 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1197333</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Tender activity in October increased slightly to 139 (from 111 in September), while estimated tender pipeline reached £537m, up from...]]></description>
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            <title>Service transformation in central government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196828</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The new service transformation plans are designed to pull together the different strands of joined up government, but are they...]]></description>
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            <title>Criminal justice market structure and funding</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196406</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest update on the structural and funding pillars supporting criminal justice organisations in all regions of the UK]]></description>
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            <title>Building schools for the Future progress report – August 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196264</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document shows the progress of local authorities in implementating the BSF programme ]]></description>
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            <title>ICT opportunities in Building Schools for the Future</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196262</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This report examines the ICT elements of BSF, identifies potential revenues to 2018, as well as the strategic advantages of...]]></description>
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            <title>Building Schools for the Future projects by “Waves”</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196265</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This document provides the list of BSF projects planned by local authorities]]></description>
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            <title>Local government will be disappointed, but not surprised, by the results of CSR</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1194990</link>
            <description><![CDATA[We review the key points for local government from yesterday’s comprehensive spending review]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis September 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1194848</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The number of tenders published in September fell markedly to 111 (from 173 in August), but the total estimated tender...]]></description>
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            <title>Database of outsourcing contracts: October 2007 update</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1194674</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The attached excel file contains an extract from the Kable outsourcing contract database, with a number of updates that have...]]></description>
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            <title>Public sector bodies in Wales</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1192840</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This article summarises the public sector bodies in Wales]]></description>
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            <title>Structure of criminal justice organisations in the UK</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1192383</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The latest update on the structure of the police, court, prison and probation systems in all regions of the UK]]></description>
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            <title>Councils may not deliver the personalisation agenda</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1191918</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Commission for Social Care Inspection has published a paper for directors of adult services and chief executives, which has...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis August 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1191589</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In August 173 tenders were published, the highest number seen this year, with a tender pipeline worth at least an...]]></description>
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            <title>The language of local government</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1190470</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What are some of the hot topics that are being discussed across the local government community?]]></description>
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            <title>Criminal justice strategy end-user survey</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1190203</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable's research reveals some of the key strategic challenges that criminal justice organisations across the UK are facing]]></description>
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            <title>Public sector bodies in Scotland</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1190044</link>
            <description><![CDATA[September 2007 is the tenth anniversary of the referendum in Scotland that led to the establishment of the Scottish Parliament...]]></description>
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            <title>Public bodies in Northern Ireland</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1189584</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Thursday 16 August marks 100 days after devolution was restored to the Northern Ireland Assembly and we take the opportunity...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis June and July 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1189222</link>
            <description><![CDATA[In July the UK public sector published a record 158 ICT tenders, beating the June figure of 120]]></description>
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            <title>Fire and Rescue Services: an overview</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1188694</link>
            <description><![CDATA[As the floods subside, we profile current initiatives in the fire and rescue services.]]></description>
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            <title>The emerging unitary landscape</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1187453</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The unitary proposals that will go forward have now been announced. We examine the place of the new authorities in...]]></description>
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            <title>The big spenders</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1186328</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable research indicates that partnerships and PCTs have the biggest ICT expenditure in the UK health space]]></description>
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            <title>More demand for e-health services</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185725</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable research shows that implementing electronic health services and costs saving are the top priorities for health organisations across the...]]></description>
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            <title>New approaches to the NPfIT</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185729</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The recent review of the National Programme for IT have changed the way suppliers should look at it, with new...]]></description>
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            <title>High investment areas in the health space</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185733</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Research conducted by kable has identified the high, medium and low investment areas for health organisations across all regions of...]]></description>
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            <title>Product and service reliability is the key</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185734</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Health organisations in the UK prioritise product and service reliability, rather than brand reputation]]></description>
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            <title>Sharing data in the NHS</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185735</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Increasing amounts of data are driving change in the UK health industry]]></description>
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            <title>The National Programme to date</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185444</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Kable looks at what England's National Programme for IT has achieved in its first four years of existence]]></description>
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            <title>UK healthcare is a growth market</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185445</link>
            <description><![CDATA[ICt expenditure in the healthcare industry continues to grow, driven primarily by services and off-the-shelf software]]></description>
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            <title>Shared services in Scotland</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185447</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Shared services is seen as a key enabler for public sector reform in Scotland, and part of the Efficient Government...]]></description>
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            <title>Local authority rankings</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185449</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The attached spreadsheet provides a variety of alternative data sets that can be used to rank local authorities in Great...]]></description>
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            <title>Informing Healthcare</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185117</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Wales' programme for the modernisation of the NHS is less centralised and more incremental than England's National Programme]]></description>
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            <title>Health strategy in Scotland</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185115</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Scottish Executive's e-Health/ Information Management and Technology (IM&T) strategy programme is driving the modernisation of the region's health system]]></description>
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            <title>Northern Ireland's health ICT framework</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185116</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The smallest region of the UK has a centralised ICT strategy, similarly to its three counterparts]]></description>
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            <title>Two birds with one stone</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1183889</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The combined delivery of healthcare and social care is quickly surging]]></description>
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            <title>Faster patient treatment</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1183888</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Reducing patient pathway becomes a health priority in different parts of the UK]]></description>
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            <title>Mergers in the health sector</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1183204</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Trusts across most of the UK continue to consolidate, in a trend that has been continuous for at least a...]]></description>
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            <title>Chronic disease is on the surge</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1183205</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An increase in the  number of citizens suffering from chronic disease could drive change in the NHS]]></description>
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            <title>Outsourcing healthcare</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1183206</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Outsourcing is a key driving force for the UK public health industry, as in other areas of the UK public...]]></description>
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            <title>Electronic Social Care Records – much road still to be travelled</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1182324</link>
            <description><![CDATA[This week the Department of Health published the results of a national survey  of the status of Electronic Social...]]></description>
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            <title>The case for outsourcing shared services</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1181414</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Suppliers do not need to make the case to government for implementing shared services, but they do need to make...]]></description>
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            <title>Tender analysis April 2007</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1179651</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The month of April shows the highest number of tenders this year with 93 ICT opportunities, a rise of 21%...]]></description>
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            <title>Migration is only one aspect of demographic change impacting local authorities</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1180223</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Recent press coverage has highlighted the impact of inward migration on a few local authorities, but demographic change has wider...]]></description>
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            <title>How will the English local election results affect IT suppliers?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1178671</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Last week’s English local election results could prove to be more interesting than usual for ICT suppliers. We identify the...]]></description>
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            <title>Briefing on Local Area Agreements</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1177907</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A quiet revolution has been taking place that will help to change the relationship between local and central government, devolve...]]></description>
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