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Disorganized ICT contracts burden UK public services

19th March 2008

Disorganized ICT contracts burden UK public services

A recent research report by the European Services Strategy Unit (ESSU), the independent public services ‘think tank’ giving guidance designed to assist public service professionals and others stakeholders in the progressive modernisation of public services, has called for ‘root and branch’ change in outsourced public service ICT contracts.The damning report on ICT outsourcing shows that 105 outsourced public sector ICT contracts have significant cost overruns, delays and terminations.ESSU examined large outsourcing contracts, PPP’s, PFI’s and strategic service delivery partnerships in central government, the health service, local authorities, public bodies and agencies over the past 10 years. Read the rest of this entry »

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18th March 2008

Lets get voting!

Clearwater, FL (PRWEB) March 17, 2008 — Just four days since launching “The Black Book’s Annual Outsourcing User Survey”, which ranks global outsourcing suppliers wholly on client experience, more than 5,000 industry clients have completed the online questionnaire.

That includes more than 1,000 senior information technology officers, about 1,000 procurement and purchasing executives, 500 CFOs, 500 senior HR and 500 operations managers.

Over 300,000 invitations were distributed on the first day the 2008 survey. Survey sponsors Brown-Wilson Group and authors of “The Black Book of Outsourcing” advised that a direct invitation is not required to complete the balloting.

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