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            <title>A new age for the Census?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[A think tank proposal to replace the National Census with local authority statistics has some credibility, but is it workable?
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            <title>A double edged weapon?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Crime mapping is becoming increasingly popular, but used indiscriminately it may cause government as many problems as it solves
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            <title>Unbundling Conservative thinking</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Conservative Party ideas on handling big IT projects have some attraction but lack the detail to convince]]></description>
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            <title>2009/10 UK public sector planning checklist</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The planning season is upon us once again. For everyone currently considering their approach to the UK public sector in...]]></description>
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            <title>Support for a c-charge</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The latest report on London’s congestion charge is not necessarily a nail in the coffin for such schemes]]></description>
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            <title>A partially open door for SMEs</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Will small and medium sized firms get a fair crack of the whip in government markets?]]></description>
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            <title>Detica deal extends BAe’s reach
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            <description><![CDATA[BAe Systems’ acquisition of Detica lays the ground for it to compete for a wider range of public sector business]]></description>
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            <title>The best of times for ICT vendors</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Growth is slowing, budgets are tight, decision making is tortuous, competition is intense, margins are falling: there has rarely been...]]></description>
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            <title>Small may be better, if not beautiful</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The era of the massive government IT project may be closing, in favour of smaller systems and recycling what is...]]></description>
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            <title>It’s not simple being green</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The government’s new paper on green IT will throw some complications in the public sector market mix]]></description>
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            <title>A non-moving vehicle</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1223012</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Department for Transport’s command paper lacks vision and boldness in harnessing technology]]></description>
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            <title>No clenched fists</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Government support for union membership should cause few - if any - problems for IT firms working with the public...]]></description>
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            <title>An interim solution for NHS IT may become permanent</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Two weeks ago, we noted that Lord Darzi’s review of the National Health Service in England had little to say...]]></description>
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            <title>Mash-ups or punch-ups?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1221594</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The spread of mash-ups provides a brave but potentially hazardous new world for public services]]></description>
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            <title>Not the final word</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1221129</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Lord Darzi’s final report on the NHS presents an innovative patients rights framework, but fails to address the technology issues]]></description>
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            <title>In search of ‘Fail Safe’</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1220841</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Whitehall’s desire to prevent further data loss fiascos provides opportunities for firms with the appropriate technical solutions, but they would...]]></description>
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            <title>In search of ‘Fail Safe’</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1220751</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Whitehall’s desire to prevent further data loss fiascos provides an opportunity for firms with the appropriate technical solutions, but they...]]></description>
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            <title>Exploiting the value</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1220323</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The government’s impending review of IT spending points towards an increased preoccupation with value for money]]></description>
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            <title>The perils of contract creep</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Revelations about the NHS National Programme for IT illustrate the perils of over-reaching in major contracts]]></description>
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            <title>Third sector steps up</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1219458</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Local governance and the demand for social cohesion will ensure an increasingly significant role for the third sector in the...]]></description>
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            <title>No rush to c-charge
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            <description><![CDATA[New contracts for congestion charging technology do not necessarily mean we are on the verge of it becoming the norm...]]></description>
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            <title>Alarmed about public sector assaults</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The trend to equip community workers with personal alarms is growing, but it could prove costly for the public sector...]]></description>
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            <title>A question of contractual confidence</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Fujitsu’s exit from the NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) shows there is a downside to the contract model used]]></description>
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            <title>A tangled procurement</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The procurement for the National Identity Scheme (NIS) has been an 18 month game of musical statues -  leaving...]]></description>
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            <title>Councils flex muscle</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1217057</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Local area agreements are making local government more muscular]]></description>
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            <title>Opening the data doors</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216935</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Google’s new service for learning about climate change suggests government is becoming more open with its data]]></description>
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            <title>The road leads towards regional change</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216574</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Darzi’s interim report adds little new to the NHS national strategy, but his upcoming regional reports could offer innovative solutions....]]></description>
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            <title>Councils going green</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216451</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Local authorities have the potential to make a siginificant contribution to the green campaign
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            <title>HP-EDS deal creates a logical fit</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216206</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The acquisition brings together two companies that could complement each other’s roles in the UK public sector]]></description>
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            <title>PAC pokes at shared services</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1216067</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Public Accounts Committee’s criticisms of the government’s shared services programme stops short of disapproval]]></description>
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            <title>How lean is your government?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1215268</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Leaner than you might think, according to figures recently released by the Department for Work and Pensions]]></description>
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            <title>Varney keeps focus on SMEs</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1215285</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Sir David Varney’s latest review suggests continuing disquiet over the balance of IT contracts in the public sector]]></description>
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            <title>Joining up the blue lights</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214951</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Emergency services are a growth market for IT, yet government seems unable to integrate the different organisational cultures]]></description>
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            <title>The offshoring profile</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214551</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Offshoring public sector operations would create some tricky issues but holds promise for the public sector]]></description>
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            <title>Tif has to get it right</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214697</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The government’s decision about the future of public transport in Manchester will have profound effects nationwide]]></description>
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            <title>Face value</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214549</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Border Agency’s decision to test automated gates using facial recognition at border control has aspects to commend it, but...]]></description>
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            <title>A whip for security</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1214044</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The information commissioner’s announcement of spot checks suggest the government will start cracking the whip over data security]]></description>
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            <title>What are the long term priorities for ICT policy and does anyone care?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1213879</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The European Commission issued a review of progress on ICT policy at European level, but what difference does it make?]]></description>
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            <title>Marketing and service reform</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1213741</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Public promotions could be combined with technology to create a real transformation in public services]]></description>
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            <title>The care record conundrum</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1212546</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A lot of questions remain unanswered around  plans for the NHS Care Record Service (CRS)]]></description>
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            <title>Private equity moves on public sector</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1212560</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The public sector IT market is providing an attractive target for equity funds looking to reduce risk in a fragile...]]></description>
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            <title>Cameron’s muddled perspective</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1212393</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The leader of the opposition has been taking note of public sector IT, but he appears to have trouble getting...]]></description>
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            <title>Service delivery key to local government meeting efficiency targets 
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            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1211985</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Collaboration of services may be important for local authorities in their drive towards meeting efficiency targets, but so too is...]]></description>
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            <title>Shared services and democracy</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1212101</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A choice of shared service models supports the cause of making organisations accountable for their performance]]></description>
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            <title>Local government takes up shared services benefits</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1210548</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Late in the day, perhaps, but local authorities are driving forward the shared services model.]]></description>
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            <title>Identity scheme plans fall short</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1209684</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The government’s new plans for the National Identity Scheme are falling short on its aims of improving security and...]]></description>
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            <title>Databases first, cards later</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1209261</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are signs in a shift of the priorities of the National Identity Scheme]]></description>
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            <title>A grip on broadband</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1209028</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Should the government provide the infrastructure for next generation broadband?]]></description>
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            <title>Airwave evolution rolls on</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1207884</link>
            <description><![CDATA[HM Revenue and Customs’ deal with Airwave shows there is plenty of momentum in the roll out of the digital...]]></description>
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            <title>Cutting Scotland's body count</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1206204</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Scotland’s plans for rationalisation raise questions around when the intended benefits will become apparent]]></description>
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            <title>ID scheme needs clarity</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1205756</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Companies looking for a share of the business from the National Identity Scheme could do with a clearer picture of...]]></description>
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            <title>Tyneside deal shows flexibility of BSF</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1204465</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An initiative on Tyneside shows there is potential for shared investment in IT between different parts of the public sector]]></description>
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            <title>NHS shared service under threat?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1203953</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Regional outsourcing contracts could ultimately pose a threat to shared services initiatives in the health market]]></description>
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            <title>Congestion charging demands common standards</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1203152</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Milan’s new year adoption of a congestion charging scheme highlights a growing case for common standards across Europe ]]></description>
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            <title>Repairing a broken system</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1201913</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Real data security may entail an uncomfortable situation for parts of the IT industry]]></description>
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            <title>Gun film fuels SME ambitions</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1201065</link>
            <description><![CDATA[LB Lambeth’s use of Bluetooth technology to fight gun culture shows there is scope for innovation by SMEs in local...]]></description>
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            <title>Making commerce mobile</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1200491</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The trial of the mobile phone Oyster – the smart card used to pay for travel in London - could...]]></description>
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            <title>Slow down ID</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1199512</link>
            <description><![CDATA[IT suppliers need to join the calls for a reappraisal of the Identity Card Programme]]></description>
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            <title>Data loss highlights biometric risk</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1199496</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The debacle over the loss of child benefit data has added new fuel to the heated debate on ID cards]]></description>
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            <title>Save us from our employees</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1199356</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The outcry over HMRC’s data loss is going to make us a lot more familiar with the term ‘idiot proof’]]></description>
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            <title>Border plans in a tangle</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1198754</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Plans for the new UK Border Agency provides the potential for a lot more problems than it is likely to...]]></description>
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            <title>Extending Aspire</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1197387</link>
            <description><![CDATA[HM Revenue & Customs’ restructuring of the Aspire contract seems to be doing little beyond extending the timeframe]]></description>
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            <title>Rights and risk</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The police stand against information commissioner’s rulings shows there are some sharp tensions between the demands for public safety and...]]></description>
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            <title>A fresh wind for FoI</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196680</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If this week’s big announcement is to be believed, the government has decided that it does like the Freedom of...]]></description>
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            <title>A fresh wind for FoI</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1196681</link>
            <description><![CDATA[If this week’s big announcement is to be believed, the government has decided that it does like the Freedom of...]]></description>
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            <title>Reforms of adult care – straws in the wind</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Comprehensive Spending Review mentioned plans to consult on reform of the adult care and support systems, with the promise...]]></description>
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            <title>Can SMEs fit SEAs?</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Ministry of Defence plan to increase its number of software enterprise agreements raises questions about where small and medium...]]></description>
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            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1195244</link>
            <description><![CDATA[There are no clear signs of any teeth in the government’s Service Transformation Agreement]]></description>
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            <title>What is a shared service?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1192962</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The government CIO’s assertion that shared services is making progress in the Civil Service depends largely on definitions]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is it possible for public authorities to use their smart cards as revenue raisers?Is it possible for public authorities to...]]></description>
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            <title>A cut from the cards</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1192100</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Is it possible for public authorities to use their smart cards as revenue raisers?]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[Is it possible for public authorities to use their smart cards as revenue raisers?]]></description>
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            <title>A cut from the cards</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1192108</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Is it possible for public authorities to use their smart cards as revenue raisers?]]></description>
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            <title>Sometimes the public sector market procures in ways that are baffling</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[In Kable we like to think that we understand public sector ICT as well as anyone can. But sometimes things...]]></description>
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            <title>PSI potential remains in restraints</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An OPSI ruling shows the commercial re-use of public sector information (PSI) can still be a difficult business]]></description>
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            <title>PSI potential remains in restraints</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An OPSI ruling shows the commercial re-use of public sector information (PSI) can still be a difficult business]]></description>
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            <title>PSI potential remains in restraints</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1190881</link>
            <description><![CDATA[An OPSI ruling shows the commercial re-use of public sector information (PSI) can still be a difficult business]]></description>
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            <title>Touching the brakes on private care</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[An apparent government retreat on the use of private health clinics is likely to be just a short term strategy]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Identity and Passport Service is keeping its options open in the first stages of procurement for the National Identity...]]></description>
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            <title>Curb the enthusiasm</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Efforts to drag the public sector into the world of Web 2.0 require an element of caution]]></description>
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            <title>Curb the enthusiasm</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Efforts to drag the public sector into the world of Web 2.0 require an element of caution]]></description>
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            <title>Filling the niches</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[New online services are often driven by minority needs rather than grand strategies]]></description>
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            <title>A new approach, a new face</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185441</link>
            <description><![CDATA[It’s hardly a coincidence that a change of direction in the NHS National Programme for IT was followed by Richard...]]></description>
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            <title>Spain’s new bid to fight terrorism</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185443</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Does “Advance Passenger Information” represent a step towards a consolidated and more secure European e-borders landscape?]]></description>
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            <title>A green watershed</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1185448</link>
            <description><![CDATA[A number of developments are pointing to a growing preoccupation with environmental issues in IT procurement
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            <title>What is Hazel Blears going to do for us?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1184955</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The appointment of Hazel Blears as the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has largely been welcomed...]]></description>
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            <title>What is Hazel Blears going to do for us</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1184956</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The appointment of Hazel Blears as the new Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government has largely been welcomed...]]></description>
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            <title>Meet the new boss. Same as the old boss?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1183335</link>
            <description><![CDATA[As Gordon Brown moves into Number 10 there is little prospect of change in the Transformational Government programme]]></description>
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            <title>Goodbye Isaac, hello Flex</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1182908</link>
            <description><![CDATA[John Suffolk has described the new Cabinet Office ICT deal as a “win-win-win for staff, for taxpayers and the environment”,...]]></description>
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            <title>DfES invites comments on the Children’s Index</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1182634</link>
            <description><![CDATA[By the end of 2008 we should see the implementation of ContactPoint – an index that will hold information on...]]></description>
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            <title>Road charging labyrinth</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1180418</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The government is trying to give more power to local authorities to implement appropriate measures to meet local transport needs...]]></description>
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            <description><![CDATA[HM Revenue & Customs has declared its intention to extend the life of its Customs Handling of Import & Export...]]></description>
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            <title>Any bright ideas on how to off-shore school-crossing patrols?</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1180226</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Conventional analysis says that in principle the UK public sector has no objections to off-shoring, and welcomes any opportunity to...]]></description>
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            <title>Simulator sector growing in importance</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[Are simulators a panacea for training within the Ministry of Defence?]]></description>
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            <title>Front office shared services</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The Improvement and Development Agency has reviewed 16 front office shared service initiatives, and draws important lessons for government. The...]]></description>
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            <title>More security woes for government websites</title>
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            <description><![CDATA[The closure of an online visa application system used by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is the second admittance...]]></description>
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            <title>Don't count on the CSR to transform government overnight</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1179801</link>
            <description><![CDATA[The Comprehensive Spending Review will have much less of an impact that previously anticipated]]></description>
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            <title>It may be slow but real shared service change is afoot</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1179802</link>
            <description><![CDATA[What progress is being made on the adoption of shared services?]]></description>
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            <title>Health organisations are looking for partners</title>
            <link>http://www.kable.co.uk/kabledirect/index.php?option=com_content&amp;task=view&amp;id=1179667</link>
            <description><![CDATA[Brand new, complex cross-public sector organisations are being formed across England]]></description>
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