Latest News

Tuesday, March 09, 2010

Liverpool Council spends £26m on school ICT.

Council granted government approval over IT outsourcing school initiative worth £350m  more >>

Other News

• Indian Ministry of Finance signs outsourcing contract with Wipro
• Housing Associations outsource to Virgin Media Business
• Support for Public Sector outsourcing grows

Blog

Behind the scenes, outsourcing providers are experimenting with social neworking.

Editor-at-large
Jessica Twentyman gives her views on the latest news

Feature

KPO: The way to go?

Vendors and end-users alike have been aspiring towards KPO for the last couple of years. But where has all the talk got us, asks Nicolette Allen?
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Analysis

Public Sector Sourcing Success

A report this week from Deloitte has questioned local councils’ ability to manage IT outsourcing contracts effectively. The research also claims that councils' mega-outsourcing days are numbered. sourcingfocus.com looks at where councils are going wrong and why does this mean the demise of large IT outsourcing deals?
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Opinion

How will the General Election impact on IT outsourcing services?

As the UK General Election looms large, Ferenc Szelenyi assesses the role of IT in outsourcing for the public sector agenda.
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HART of Outsourcing

Martyn Hart, Chairman of the
NOA, gives his take on current issues in the outsourcing sector

Labour’s deathbed deal on NHS IT

And so the NHS IT saga continues. According to BBC reports, and the resulting media storm, Labour plans to push…
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Guest Blog

The industry's top professionals give their views on the issues that matter

Can bold innovation save banking?

Graham Underwood, managing director of GFT UK, says innovative projects could be the catalyst to rebuild banking
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White Paper

Selecting the Right Partners and Solutions

Hudson and Yorke, the sourcing consultancy,…
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Case Study

Tower Hamlets Community Housing and Sovereign Business Integration

Tower Hamlets Community Housing’s (THCH) first foray into outsourcing has proved a success, with Sovereign…
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Have your say

CRC - a blessing or a curse

The CRC creates a lot of issues for outsourcing. sourcingfocus.com thinks it needs serious revision to avoid increasing amounts of 'carbon laundering'
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Multimedia

Latest Podcast

The Big Multisourcing Debate

A few years ago multisourcing was hailed as the next big thing for the outsourcing industry. We gathered experts from PA Consulting Group, the management consultancy, Dimension Data, an IT outsourcing provider and Morrison & Foerster LLP, an international law firm, to continue the discussion.
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