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Welcome to The Bulletin, the fortnightly round up of news, policy and legislation for the technology industry. Forward this email to a friend
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Intellect comments on equalities bill
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Intellect believes that much of the proposed Equalities Bill unveiled by Harriet Harman, leader of the Commons, is very positive and will bring long term benefits to technology businesses. The technology sector, which contributes around 10 per cent of UK GDP, is one of the hardest hit UK industries by both the skills shortage and a low number of female employees.
Intellect is particularly interested in the section entitled 'requiring transparency' in the proposed Bill. It supports the overall principle of transparency, but believes that ideas like the kite-mark scheme need additional detail and work to ensure that they have a real impact on businesses and don't just become another meaningless stamp. |
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Tom Wills-Sandford appointed to 'Expert Sub-group of the Glover Committee on the Role of SMEs in Public Procurement' |
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Chancellor Alistair Darling announced in the Budget 2008, the establishment of a committee chaired by Anne Glover (Chief Executive of Amadeus Capital Partners Limited), to provide advice on necessary government action to reduce the barriers to SMEs competing for public sector contracts, within the scope of EU law and the policy objective of value for money. It will also advise on the practicality of setting a goal for SMEs to win 30 per cent of all public sector business in the next five years. Anne Glover has appointed an expert sub-group to support her committee and has asked Tom Wills-Sandford, Intellect's Deputy Director-General, to be a member of the group.
The full committee has issued an online call for evidence which closes on 08 August. Intellect expects to make its own submission and will be holding a workshop towards the end of July. If you wish to participate in this workshop please contact Matt Mulley, T 020 7331 2021, E matt.mulley@intellectuk.org
Meanwhile Tom would welcome any input on the terms of reference of the expert sub-group. Please contact Tom, T 07770 270974, E tom.wills-sandford@intellectuk.org |
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Intellect endorses approach of migration to digital |
Intellect welcomes The Secretary of State Andy Burnham's statement on the future of digital radio and endorses the approach of a migration to digital as detailed in the Digital Radio Working Group's interim report.
Intellect supports the collaborative approach that the Department of Culture, Media and Sport has taken in creating the interim report, which has seen all sections of the industry work together to identify a migration path to digital radio. As the report makes clear, DAB will be the primary digital delivery mechanism in the UK going forward. |
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Technology industry publishes guidelines for UK companies |
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Regulators are becoming ever-more aggressive in penalising companies which do not comply with data security and data protection requirements, imposing fines on them and publicising data breaches.
Intellect has published a checklist for avoiding the common data security and protection issues encountered in outsourcing projects. The guidelines provide a clear overview of the types of issues outsourcing projects might encounter, when the best time to address them is and which party is legally obliged or best placed to deal with them. |
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In association with the UK Council of Datacentre Operators
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Intellect is launching a new special interest group in partnership with the UK Council of Datacentre Operators (UKCDO) to provide a collective voice and position for all members with an interest in or around the UK Datacentre Industry. The scoping meeting, taking place on 16 July from 10:00-12:00, will give members and all stakeholders an opportunity to drive the direction of the group.
For more information, contact Carrie Hartnell, T 020 7331 2007, E carrie.hartnell@intellectuk.org |
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IT excellence? |
Intellect is inviting all local authorities that have implemented an innovative and effective IT-based solution to blow their own trumpets. The prestigious Intellect, Socitm and SOLACE Local Government IT Excellence Awards are now in their thirteenth year, and Intellect is actively seeking entries and nominations.
The deadline for entries is Friday 08 August 2008 and the shortlist will be selected in September 2008. Winners will be presented with their awards at the Socitm Annual Conference on 13 October 2008.
Read the full story»
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Grid Computing for a greener planet
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Grid Computing Now! is set to launch a competition on applying grid computing to an environmental problem. Entrants will be invited to enter one of two tracks: The IT professionals working in industry or IT students who are not working in industry. A range of prizes for the winners include an internship at the National e-Science Centre, one year's free BCS membership and an Xbox 360 or a Sony VAIO laptop. For further information and to register your interest, please contact Tara Kelly E tara.kelly@intellectuk.org |
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Technology industry supports Model
Contracts update
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Intellect has welcomed the publication of the Office of Government Commerce's (OGC) updated model ICT services agreement and guidance. The new Version 2.2 represents a significant step forward in terms of public sector contracting.
Intellect has again been working closely with the OGC on the development of this latest version of the Model Contract in order to ensure that Terms and Conditions more effectively facilitate and support the joint delivery of successful programmes. |
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Intellect short listed for environment initiative award
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Join a Postal Services roundtable with Postcomm
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Increased competition and technological developments mean postal services are changing quicker now than ever before. But where is the market heading? What challenges need to be tackled? And what part can the IT industry play in resolving the sector's issues? To discuss these questions and others, Intellect's Postal Services Group will be joined by Tim Brown, Director of Market Development, and Joseph Bonner, External Relations Manager, at Postcomm on Wednesday 09 July from 15.00-17.00.
To attend this meeting or for further information about the Postal Services Group, contact Scarlett Graham, T 020 7331 2173,
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Intellect members make The Queen's Honours List 2008 |
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Intellect would like to congratulate the following members who formed part of The Queen's Honours List 2008:
CBE
Graham Spittle - IBM
Duncan Mitchell - Cisco
Guy Griffiths - BAE Systems
OBE
Christopher MacGowan - Formerly at Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders Ltd
Anthony Lilley - Magic Lantern ll
MBE
Farouk Saeed - Thales Corporate Services
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 Security and Resilience Group 01/07/08 14:30-16:30 more»Consultative selling for the extended sales team 02/07/08-03/07/08 09:30-17:00 more»
Intellect Consumer Electronics Conference 2008: Tomorrow's Technology
03/07/08 09:00-16:45 more»
Financial Services Group - Information-Sharing Banking Roundtable with the BBA 07/07/2008 15:00-17:00 more»
Complimentary taster session: increasing ROI, quality of delivery and speed of response 08/07/2008 Session 1 08:30-10:00 Session 2 10:30-12:00 more»
Role of IT in Transforming Care Delivery 08/07/08 13:30-17:00 more»
Technology Breakfast Seminar 09/07/08 08:00-10:30 more»
Utilities Group - Water Resource Planning 22/07/2008 14:00-16:00 more»
Glorious Goodwood - A day at the races 01/08/08 11:30-17:45 more»
Marketing and Sales Conference - Smart Marketing and Intelligent Selling 08/09/08 09:00-18:00 more» | |
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Sixty years ago the 'modern computer' was born in a lab in Manchester. This machine was the first to contain memory which could store a program, but how much memory was used to run its first set of instructions?
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Thanks to BBC and silicon.com for the following snippets of news:
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Police look to digital switchover |
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The tape recorder has been a constant in police interviews for the last 20 years but it could soon be consigned to the bin. |
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'Shake-up' for internet proposed |
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The net could see its biggest transformation in decades if plans to open up the address system are passed. |
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UK students outsource IT coursework to India |
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UK IT students are hiring coders in India to complete their coursework for as little as £5 a go. |
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Experian launches biometric voice ID checks |
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Experian has launched a voice biometric hosted ID verification service pitched at customer call centres. |
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