Today's latest headlines...
by the PublicTechnology.net editorial team
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• Book now at reduced rate: e-Goverment National Conference
  To keep your strategies in tune with what local authorities across the UK are planning for 2007-8, then you ought to attend the e-Government National Conference o...
  
  
• Download guidance from HM Treasury: 'Delivering high quality public services'
  HM Treasury has published a very useful guide entitled DELIVERING HIGH QUALITY PUBLIC SERVICES which can be downloaded free as a pdf document.
  
  
• South Yorkshire drives forward new integrated transport website
  This innovative new site launched in July 2006 provides a one-stop-shop for all public transport information in the region through www.travelsouthyorkshire.com. ...
  
  
• Woking Borough Council plans innovative electronic invoicing solution
  Woking Borough Council has chosen OB10 to provide an electronic invoicing solution that will help the council to improve operational efficiency and simplify its a...
  
  
• Pan-London citizen smartcard proposed to be launched in 2008
  London Connects the London-wide agency supporting local, regional and central government in the delivery of the e-government agenda has been working to create a v...
  
  
• Pre-Budget Report: Lib Dems attack its 'lack of scientific rigour'
  Commenting on issues relating to science and innovation in the Pre-Budget Report and the publication of the Cooksey Report on the governance of medical research, ...
  
  
• Efficiency in action profile: Supply teacher tracking
  Efficiency isn’t just an interesting economic concept or vague accounting procedure, it’s a major and ambitious government programme that is delivering real benef...
  
  
• Dutch research identifies some success factors & obstacles for Shared Services
  A new survey of by Atos Origin has shown that Shared Service Centres (SSC) are booming within the Dutch government. The need to increase the quality of service is...
  
  
• Welsh Local Gov't Association attacks Assembly budget proposals as "bad news"
  The Welsh Local Government Association has expressed grave concerns about the schools efficiencies in the Assembly’s budget proposals, which its says "effectively...
  
  
• Government IT Profession: Latest status bulletin is published
  The Cabinet Office e-Government Unit has published its latest Government IT Profession newsletter which highlights the latest developments in this programme.
  
  
• Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report: CBI gives it a muted thumbs up
  Responding to the Chancellor's Pre-Budget Report yesterday, Richard Lambert, CBI Director-General, said:
  
  
• Gowers Review sets out ambitious new UK intellectual property proposals
  Andrew Gowers yesterday published the Gowers Review of Intellectual Property. The Review was presented to the Chancellor of the Exchequer, and the Secretaries of ...