Latest Public Sector articles

IT leasing code should be on the curriculum

Reality Finance's Jon Leslie

According to Jon Leslie, the channel must not deal directly with state schools on IT leasing arrangements as the latter are ill-equipped to negotiate a good deal

21 May 2012

Content first, devices second

Lanway's Andrew Henderson

Teaching education clients to stay on message can be part of the reseller's role, notes Andrew Henderson

25 Apr 2012

No longer simply academic

Faronics' Dmitry Shesterin

Academies and free schools are transforming the role of the education partner, argues Dmitry Shesterin

23 Apr 2012

Channelling SharePoint via third-party apps

Simon Hudson extols the potential benefits of partnering to plug holes in popular offerings

06 Mar 2012

Bigger is not always better

Small technology providers can and should compete more for public sector and enterprise deals, claims Jim Shaw

22 Feb 2012

Video can help today's schools

As the massive Bett education show opens in London this year, Daniel Weisbeck talks up videoconferencing in schools

11 Jan 2012

Securing the future

An Ofsted plan means VARs selling to schools should consider how to safeguard pupils without restricting internet access, says Paul Evans

09 Dec 2011

A recipe for rip-off

But will David Cameron make good on his word of involving smaller suppliers with public sector contracts?

04 Aug 2011

York University data leak unnecessary

George Knox reiterates the message around information security

07 Apr 2011

Schools must still pay for IT

The lesson for tech providers is that clever financing will help schools keep spending through 2011

10 Dec 2010

Another view on the spending review

What might the public sector cuts mean for education technology sales?

12 Nov 2010

Dodgy data management must be changed

Inefficient data practices are a root cause of public sector wastage, suggests Peter Walker

02 Nov 2010

Government budget review cuts like a knife

Kate Craig-Wood gives her view on the government cuts and what they mean for the IT industry

26 Oct 2010

Carbon reduction compliance offers opportunity

Stop grumbling and develop a competitive supply chain, says Martin McCann

14 Sep 2010

BSF project cull brings misery

Many UK schools will be sighing with relief that their major upgrades have been completed or are nearly so. But many will not.

12 Jul 2010

Dealers at risk after emergency Budget

Alan Ball warns that dealers will suffer following this week’s emergency Budget

24 Jun 2010

Cloudy view of emergency budget

Kate Craig-Wood makes five pertinent points for IT providers about yesterday’s Emergency Budget

23 Jun 2010

Making the most of public IT cuts

Cost-savings mean an increased government focus on online IT

25 May 2010

The art of collaboration

Never in my years of following and studying politics has a General Election created so much excitemen in the UK.

20 May 2010

Teach customers about data breach fines

Ciaran Rafferty says resellers must educate customers to prevent data losses and avoid penalties

19 May 2010

Keeping watch on financial market behaviour

Giles Nelson says technology must be deployed against the greed culture

28 Apr 2010

Public sector opportunities in the cloud

Cloud technology and mobility could appeal to government customers, claims David Akka

06 Apr 2010

Services evolution must go public

Public sector outsourcing needs to change, says Ferenc Szelenyi

24 Mar 2010

Looking into the G-cloud

Difficulties exist if the government sets up its own cloud, says Keith Bates

16 Mar 2010

Might life be as good in the channel?

Barrie Guy outlines what he sees as the implications and opportunities of LG’s expansion in the IT reseller channel

09 Dec 2009

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