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Bring Your Own Device: Not just for corporates
Posted on 30. Mar, 2012 by Pauline.
The launch of the iPad 3 a few weeks ago sparked the familiar buying frenzy and just 72 hours after the launch Apple announced that it sold three million tablets. The popularity of tablets has grown exponentially over the last few years as an increasing number of people use their devices to access the internet, [...]
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Public services to go ‘digital by default’ within three years
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by Pauline.
In last week’s Budget announcement, Chancellor George Osborne declared that by 2015 the government will move to a “digital by default” approach to its transactional services. Aware that many users of these services may not be digitally-savvy, user experience has been placed at the very heart of this promise. With the document stating that: “The [...]
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Huddle now available through the G-Cloud Services Framework
Posted on 20. Feb, 2012 by Pauline.
Yesterday, the UK government announced that Huddle has been successful in our bid to be on the G-Cloud Services Framework. With our ever-growing user base across government – Huddle is now used by 75 per cent of central UK government and numerous local council and NHS organisations – it’s great news for UK public sector [...]
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GovCamp 2012 review
Posted on 23. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
I spent Friday and Saturday at GovCamp 2012, along with 250 others, comprising of civil servants and other stakeholders with an interest in using technology to make public services better. Huddle has been a supporter of GovCamp for a number of years and it’s great to get together with old friends, customers and meet new [...]
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GovCamp 2012 preview
Posted on 18. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
It’s that time of year again! GovCamp takes place every January and brings together people with a common interest, in the way technology is being used to improve and deliver public sector services. Huddle has been a proud sponsor of GovCamp for the past few years and we’ll be supporting the event once again this [...]
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The run up to working from home during the Olympics
Posted on 13. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
Many of the London-based public sector organisations I work with are about to embark on home-working dry-runs. Before the Olympic celebrations kick off in London in July, public sector staff are testing how they can ensure that it’s business as usual when it comes to getting their jobs done. At Huddle, we run our entire [...]
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Working on a pan-government project? Learn how Huddle can help…
Posted on 05. Jan, 2012 by Pauline.
We’re seeing an increase in the use of Huddle across government where multiple government departments are working together. If you’re involved in a pan-government project or programme, join our free hour-long webinar on Wednesday 11 January at 10am to learn how you can use Huddle to collaborate and share information across government. We’ll talk about [...]
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Silver lining: The cloud is transforming government IT
Posted on 21. Oct, 2011 by Pauline.
Last week, Huddle held its inaugural government cloud computing event, in partnership with FutureGov. The great and good came together from across UK government to discuss how cloud computing is transforming government IT. As our all-star cast of presenters gave their opinions on the cloud and provided some examples of how cloud tools and services [...]
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Government event: The all-star cast continues to grow
Posted on 19. Sep, 2011 by Pauline.
It’s now just over three weeks until Huddle holds its inaugural government cloud computing event, in partnership with FutureGov, on 12 October. Read on to find out more and register now! Earlier this month, we announced a number of the event’s presenters and gave you some more information on the topics they’ll be discussing. I’m pleased [...]
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Huddle government event: The all-star cast
Posted on 08. Sep, 2011 by Pauline.
As mentioned a few weeks ago, Huddle will be launching its first government cloud event, in partnership with FutureGov, on 12 October. Read on to find out more and register now! The event will bring together CIOs, technology directors, programme managers and thought leaders in central and local government, independent analysts and journalists to discuss key [...]
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Silver lining: Huddle launches its first government cloud event
Posted on 12. Aug, 2011 by Pauline.
Cloud computing is currently a hot topic in the public sector. The Government ICT Strategy states that UK government is pushing ahead with its shift towards cloud computing and recognises how the cloud can respond to changing operational needs. Due to the current squeeze on public sector finances, this new technology remains high on the [...]
