Innovation: Consilium-New headquarters
Thursday, December 22nd, 2011Consilium Technologies opens new corporate headquarters in Belfast following recent US expansion. One of Northern Ireland’s leading tech companies, Consilium Technologies, has announced the opening of its new corporate headquarters in Belfast. The company recently launched a major expansion at their North American facility in Boston and this move will allow the firm to scale its UK operations alongside its US facility. The move coincides with the company’s leading product TotalMobile™ announced as a medallist for the UK Mobile IT Innovation Award. Previously based in the Antrim...[full story]
ICT: BT’s Peter Russell – partnership with government
Monday, October 10th, 2011A summary of BT’s work with government and the difference it makes. BT has developed an impressive track record of providing transformation for local and devolved government bodies, including those in Northern Ireland. Our expertise in this arena has evolved to complement BT’s long-standing core competency in ICT. It now embraces innovative commercial models, a complete range of people and change management skills, and the ability to deliver economic benefits such as job creation and regeneration at a regional level. Here is a look at our track record: different challenges, bespoke...[full story]
ICT: Whitehall’s new strategy
Monday, October 10th, 2011agendaNi reviews the UK Government’s ICT Strategy, the principles of which will influence the devolved administrations. Reducing duplication, making procurement easier for SMEs by only allowing ICT projects that cost less than £100,000, implementing cloud computing and making the internet central to engagement with citizens are at the core of the Coalition Government’s ICT Strategy. Announcing the strategy in March, Cabinet Office Minister Francis Maude said: “For too long, government has wasted vast amounts of money on ineffective and duplicate ICT systems.” The strategy document...[full story]
ICT: Digital island – Irish Government plans
Monday, October 10th, 2011Developing Ireland as a ‘digital island’ was cited as a priority by the Irish Government when it came to power in March. agendaNi examines its ICT priorities. The Republic’s Programme for Government committed to making Ireland a “first-mover” in information technology by making more progress on e- government, moving government services online, and investing in ICT in schools and the healthcare sector. Currently, citizens can engage with government through the gov.ie website which includes links to the 16 departments, plus eight e-government websites (see box). At the end of...[full story]
ICT: Amey leading the way technology solutions
Monday, October 10th, 2011Library customers are benefiting from Amey’s innovative technology solutions. Leading public services provider Amey is helping to create ‘Libraries of the Future’ across 99 sites in Belfast, where state-of- the-art technologies will improve the customer experience and generate efficiencies around the clock. As public libraries face unprecedented financial pressures, Amey and Libraries NI are implementing a single computerised library service. New technologies will allow customers to check multiple items in at once, pay charges and return items without assistance from library staff....[full story]
ICT: Broadband investment fund
Monday, October 10th, 2011Peter Cheney analyses Westminster’s new programme for rolling out fast broadband. Northern Ireland will receive £4.4 million of the UK Government’s £530 million Broadband Investment Fund but an MLA claims that much more action is needed to reach into rural areas. The money will be used by the Executive to help extend high speed broadband. The Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) also expects the Executive to match the package, bringing funds up to £8.8 million. One hundred per cent broadband access in Northern Ireland (at a minimum of 512 Kbps) was announced in January...[full story]
Skills: RSCni supporting education
Monday, October 10th, 2011An overview of the Regional Support Centre of Northern Ireland (RSCni) and its forthcoming work. With the start of the 2011-2012 academic year, the RSCni is once again at the forefront in delivering support to the six area-based Further Education (FE) colleges and the Higher Education (HE) institutions within Northern Ireland. With the world economic profile changing Northern Ireland has witnessed extensive economic changes, none more so than in education. Issues such as increased student fees, organisational restructuring, and new budget constraints have presented new challenges within...[full story]
Cover story: Real impact on healthcare – Microsoft’s Neil Jordan
Monday, October 10th, 2011Microsoft’s General Manager of Worldwide Health, Neil Jordan, discusses the broad picture of the sector with Owen McQuade and how information technology can help improve patient outcomes in Northern Ireland. Neil Jordan has had an “incredibly exciting” journey while developing Microsoft’s health ICT work, and has seen first hand its real potential to transform services once the the technology is comprehensively rolled out. Jordan is Microsoft’s General Manager of Worldwide Health and is speaking to agendaNi from Seattle as a radical phase of health reform gathers pace in Northern...[full story]
