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260 million enough reasons?

Jon Lindberg — Fri, 17 May 2013 15:03:31 +0000

Of course we would welcome this. But… caveats below. Jeremy Hunt’s announcement to make £260m available ‘to improve patient safety’ through technology solutions like ePrescribing does show government is serious in delivering policy commitments from the Power of Information published last year and subsequent announcements. We identified ePrescribing and accessing and capturing information at the point of [...]

Extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme [FLS]

Simon Orme — Mon, 13 May 2013 14:22:17 +0000

On April 24th the Bank of England and HM Treasury announced an extension of the Funding for Lending Scheme [FLS] which was first introduced in August 2012. Since its introduction the FLS has contributed to a sharp reduction in lending costs for banks and building societies. Three specific changes were announced; first the scheme will [...]

The Cyber Growth Partnership

Livia Ralph — Thu, 09 May 2013 13:19:01 +0000

On Monday 18 March, the first meeting of the Cyber Growth Partnership was held at BIS. The Partnership was announced by the Minister for the Cabinet Office, the Rt Hon Francis Maude MP on Monday 03 December and brings together government and industry to identify the best means to grow the UK’s cyber security industry. [...]

The Defence Reform Bill

Nick Maxwell — Thu, 09 May 2013 08:41:55 +0000

GOCO vs DE&S+… The future of Defence Equipment and Support hangs in the balance. The Queen’s Speech set the scene for a Defence Reform Bill to be brought forward within the Parliamentary year to change the nature of the Defence Equipment and Support (DE&S) organisation. MOD will continue to consult and assess about whether a [...]

A digital health service that we deserve

Jon Lindberg — Mon, 15 Apr 2013 07:41:15 +0000

A colleague of mine recently had to see a GP to have her knee checked. She called the GP, got lucky, there was a slot free next week. I would be more convenient and cheaper if she could just book it online. What happened next however should not happen in 2013, not as a default at least. [...]

A moment of clarity – technology underpins your bank. And your investment.

Ben Wilson — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 16:21:01 +0000

In an article in this week’s Times ‘Financial Services Technology’ supplement, Intellect has argued that it is not just the public that has recently gained an insight into the role that technology plays in the running of their bank – through the disruption caused when it doesn’t work – but also banks’ shareholders. It is [...]

Intellect SME Advisory Council Chairman’s comments – March 2013

Simon Orme — Tue, 09 Apr 2013 13:34:38 +0000

A budget for growth? The Chancellor’s fourth budget showed how little room he has for movement, there were some creative ideas at the micro-economic level but the overall impression was that austerity is with us for the foreseeable future. The OBR has revised the GDP forecast down to .6% for 2013, which just avoids a [...]

Ofcom acknowledge the importance of tech business

James Alexander — Thu, 28 Mar 2013 11:32:38 +0000

Great news from Ofcom this week – thanks to the work of our Meter Manufacturer members in particular, Ofcom have put much more emphasis on the role of businesses and the need to listen to their concerns. Intellect were mentioned extensively throughout Ofcom’s conclusions particularly the Review of Postal Users’ Needs. We are very pleased [...]

The Defence Budget (Emotional) Roller Coaster

Gordon Morrison — Fri, 08 Mar 2013 10:11:46 +0000

We have a balanced equipment budget, a published 10 year equipment plan, defence reform is being implemented, the Materiel Strategy is transforming DE&S, and we have troop withdrawals planned for Afghanistan and Germany. Whilst these changes have been and will continue to be difficult, the future seems to be stabilising and is generally becoming clearer. [...]

Sir George Cox makes the case for the long term

Matthew Wrelton — Wed, 06 Mar 2013 15:54:30 +0000

Sir George Cox published his long awaited independent review into short- termism within British businesses yesterday. Short-termism is defined as ‘the pressure to focus on short-term results to the possible detriment of the long-term health of a company, or even a whole industry.’ Commissioned by the Labour party in March 2012, the review sought the [...]