2nd February 2012
Institute urges government to heed NAO message on cuts
The National Audit Office has issued a report on cost cutting across Whitehall. It reveals that departments spent 2.3% (or £7.9bn) less in 2010/11 than in the previous year.
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26th January 2012
Report on government ICT highlights critical challenges for new government CIO, says Institute for Government
In a report out today, the Public Administration Select Committee (PASC) commends government progress in implementing its ICT strategy but recommends that more can be done to ensure the strategy delivers promised benefits. In particular, PASC argues for an overhaul of government procurement to break the perceived ‘oligopoly’ of large suppliers and calls for more timely and accurate data to benchmark costs across government departments.
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20th January 2012
Developing A Long-Term Growth Strategy For The UK
How best can the UK create a strategy for long-run growth? That is the central question to be addressed by the LSE Growth Commission, which will be launched in London on Monday 23 January. Working with the Institute for Government, the Commission aims to provide an authoritative contribution to the formulation and implementation of a long-term growth strategy for the UK.
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20th December 2011
Stiwardiaeth y System – system stewardship Welsh style
The Institute has welcomed news that the housing strategy on which the Welsh Government is currently consulting puts the notion of government as system steward at its heart.
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2nd December 2011
IfG recommendations on government IT implemented by Cabinet Office
Following recommendations made by the Institute, the Cabinet Office is looking to establish a framework contract for procuring ‘agile’ government IT.
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29th November 2011
Transitions: Lessons Learned
Three key players in the birth of the Coalition recollect the events of 2010 and look ahead to 2015.
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