Analysis: Kable Global ICT Intelligence – ICT budgets have grown this year with hardware and software leading investments.
Government organisations in the UK are prioritising their investments in ICT to introduce e-government services. This will help improve efficiency and effectiveness of internal administration.
Analysis from Kable has found that from 2014 to 2015, 36% of public sector organisations have increased investment in ICT, compared to only 24% the previous year.
Read more: GB: Public sector increases ICT spend in e-government push
The government isn't doing enough to make the most of the data it has at its disposal, according to TechUK, the trade association that counts more than 850 companies as its members.
Sureyya Cansoy, a director at TechUK, said that different industries were at different points of their journeys in making the most out of data, with retail and transport ahead of other sectors.
Read more: GB: Government not doing enough with data it holds – TechUK
The government has claimed that more than 55,000 small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) signed up to receive vouchers for its Broadband Connection Voucher Scheme - a programme that has now been shelved after it was revealed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) to have run out of money.
The idea behind the scheme was to get SMBs ready for a faster digital market with the help of faster broadband speeds.
Read more: GB: More than 50,000 SMBs received broadband vouchers for now-shelved £40m scheme
The Internet, they say, has changed everything. By giving us access to a world of information and services, we’re no longer tied to office hours, to queues, and to telephone calls.
Meanwhile we’ve grown accustomed to the ease of use that comes with services like social media, expecting the same level of design and responsiveness from any other provider.
Read more: GB: How local councils are harnessing power of cloud computing
The government's willingness to embrace the innovation and agility of smaller enterprises, originally came hand in hand with biting austerity measures.
Realising that it could not create a modern government fit for the digital age while also being locked into costly relationships with big vendors, the government decided that something needed to change. To that end initiatives were launched to help small businesses raise concerns about procurement processes and to also bring transparency to what government projects could be bid for.
Read more: GB: SMEs and the government: It’s a race, not a sprint