The panels which report to the Public Finance
and Management Board each have a public website containing a variety
of resources. Please use the quick links below: |
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There is a wealth of IT-related material available across the internet along with a particularly wide range of publications and events provided by suppliers, professional and other organisations, and user bodies. We have focused below on a small selection of links to the web that may be helpful to public service readers and would welcome suggestions via the Feedback page of further links.
DirectGov - the primary central government-provided website for public information
www.direct.gov.uk/Homepage/fs/en
Informing Healthcare - provides information on the Welsh NHS Strategy to corporately and collectively modernise health services in Wales over the next ten years.
www.wales.nhs.uk/ihc
IPF e-government forum - the forum site provides information on e-government for all readers and additional information for its subscriber members
www.ipf.co.uk/egovernment/
IPF IT-CAN forum (Competitiveness and Improvement Advisory Network) - Originally launched to provide information on Best Value for IT Managers through collaboration with SOCITM, IPF now provides a more general information service focusing upon the needs and concerns of IT managers in local government.
www.ipf.co.uk/bestvalue/bvq/it/
SOCITM - The Society of Information Technology Management was founded in 1986 as the professional association for ICT managers working in and for the public sector. Members are drawn primarily from local authorities but also from the police and fire services, housing authorities and other locally delivered public service. SOCITM's site provides information on IT for all readers and additional information for its subscriber members.
www.socitm.gov.uk/Public/default.htm
DCLG (Department for Communities and Local Government) - provides information on local e-government.
http://www.communities.gov.uk/
Department of Health - provides information on the national IT strategy for Health
www.dh.gov.uk/PolicyAndGuidance/InformationTechnology/fs/en
Office of the e-envoy - provides information on the e-agenda across government departments and agencies
www.e-envoy.gov.uk/Home/Homepage/fs/en
e-Government Unit (Cabinet Office) - formulates information technology (IT) strategy and policy, develops common IT components for use across government, promotes best practice across government, delivers citizen-centred online services.
www.cabinetoffice.gov.uk/e-government/
CIPFA publications - Go to the CIPFA Shop at www.cipfa.org.uk/shop for details of information and technology-related publications under Information Technology and Financial Management