Mobile and remote working

Seven police forces shun mobile devices

26 Jul 2010:

Almost 45,000 hand-held IT devices are in use by police officers in England and Wales, but seven forces have issued none at all

Yorkshire police plan mobile fingerprint scanners

20 Jul 2010:

South Yorkshire Police is planning to equip some officers with fingerprint scanners to use with BlackBerrys at the end of the year

Greater Manchester Police pilots text service

14 Jul 2010:

Police in Gorton in Greater Manchester are trialling a text message service to encourage residents to report crime in their area

NI Audit Office criticises local councils' IT

24 Jun 2010:

A report by the Northern Ireland's local government auditor says that many council IT strategies are out of date and authorities lack the commitment to prepare new ones

SmartGov: Kent plans interconnection with Hampshire

17 Jun 2010:

The interim strategic director of Kent Connects has said it will pilot an interlink of its Public Services Network to Hampshire's PSN towards the end of this year

Northern Ireland launches fire service mobile system

14 Jun 2010:

Northern Ireland's Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has said that a mobile data system will allow fire crews to access operational information during emergencies

NHS IT told to get out of backroom

27 Apr 2010:

Former NHS CIO Matthew Swindells has said that informatics needs to take a leading role in redesigning services

iPhone apps: a dangerous temptation?

31 Mar 2010:

The surge in public sector iPhone apps raises the question of whether it excludes people who choose other devices, writes Gill Hitchcock

Wales plans to double network take-up

31 Mar 2010:

The leader of the Welsh public sector network programme has said he is aiming to double the number of organisations using the service over the next year