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Public Sector news in the UK | Page 14

An overview of news, trends and research in the Public Sector industry in the UK:

GCC railway benefits Middle East transport landscape The new GCC railway is a large scale infrastructure project that will connect the six oil rich Gulf State regional neighbours: Kuwait, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the UAE.
02 January 2015
Royal HaskoningDHV to deliver first Quietways in UK Royal HaskoningDHV has been selected to, as part of a consortium, deliver seven so-called Quietways for cyclists.
02 January 2015
BCG develops education strategy for distressed schools The Walton Family Foundation (WFF) and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation (WRF) have joined forces to support better education for students at Arkansas public schools in their ForwARd initiative. The philanthropic organisations have appointed The
31 December 2014
Cambridge Consultants to develop test for Ebola virus Consulting firm Cambridge Consultants will, together with non-profit organisation Diagnostics For All, develop a simple and low-cost device to be used to test patients for the Ebola Virus. The newly device will allow on-sight testing by minimally t
30 December 2014
US politicians start own political consulting firm The political director and communications direct of the Republican Governors Association are leaving their posts to found their own politically inspired consulting firm.
30 December 2014
Accenture: Dutch citizens expect police to embrace digital The Dutch police have in recent years booked considerable progress in embracing digital tools, yet in the view of citizens there still is a long way to go, says consultancy Accenture.
29 December 2014
NHS spends 640 million on management consultants The NHS spent £640 million on private sector management consultants in 2014, up from £313 million in 2010.
23 December 2014
Deloitte, Aecom & HOK support Westminster renewal The Palace of Westminster, home to the House of Lords and the House of Commons, is crumbling; cracks are getting bigger, rats have infested the leaky cellars, and the Tower of London is leaning.
22 December 2014
Consulting firms key in apprenticeship standards UK Eleven consulting firms have signed up to develop the new standard for management consultancy apprenticeships as part of the UK Government Trailblazers scheme to reform all apprenticeships in the UK
22 December 2014
Alvarez helps State of Louisiana save 81 million Following recommendations made by consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal, the State of Louisiana (US) will be able to save more than $80 million this fiscal year, and possibly even as much as $2.7 billion over the coming years. Alvarez was paid
19 December 2014
Simon-Kucher: Public transport of London expensive The public transport system in London is one of the most expensive in the world, concludes a new comparative research from Simon-Kucher & Partners across major international capitals.
18 December 2014
Accenture: UK citizens want more digital police tools Three out of four UK citizens feel that the police should expand its use of digital tools as this would improve its services, concludes a UK-analysis by Accenture of its global digital police solutio
18 December 2014
EY: Parental advice leaves out alternatives to university Parents play an important part in the career choice process of their children, reveals research by EY. The survey shows that 70% of parents prefer their child to attend university, and 50% admitted to try to influence their children’s choice.
18 December 2014
PA Consulting: Police lacks skills to combat cybercrime In the coming years police officers expect the threat of cybercrime to increase significantly, reveals a new survey from PA Consulting, yet at the same time there are concerns on how the police will
17 December 2014
Chairwoman Capgemini leads governmental institution The UK Government has set up a new governmental institution that aims at creating links between schools and businesses to provide youngsters advice needed to make informed career choices and prepare them for the rest of their lives. The new company
17 December 2014
Cambridge Consultants advance sport skills training Product design firm Cambridge Consultants has designed a novel wearable technology, called Xelflex, that acts as a sensor in tight-fitting garments. These sensors provide users with guidance and feedback on their movemen
17 December 2014
Deloitte: MSBs essential to the economic recovery UK The Businesses Leading Britain 1,000 (BLB1000), which Deloitte has identified as the fastest-growing medium-sized businesses in the UK, are essential to the economic recovery of the UK.
16 December 2014
Roland Berger: Defence spending halved in 3 decades With recent wars in Iraq and Afghanistan behind the UK, the level of defence spending is trending downward. According to a research from Roland Berger, the UK’s spending on defence relative to GDP has halved over the past three
15 December 2014
Raymond James helps US hospital with turnaround Jackson County has appointed US financial planning consultancy Raymond James to investigate its ailing county-owned Singing River Health System and turn it into a sound, operational hospital system. When Jackson Country’s Ocean S
12 December 2014
WEF and BCG develop healthcare strategy for Nigeria The Boston Consulting Group and the World Economic Forum agreed to develop a healthcare strategy for Nigeria. The partners will set up a health system project, piloted in Ogun, Lagos and Bayelsa states, through which they will strategize on the fin
12 December 2014
Oxera to evaluate UK broadband state aid measure Consulting firm Oxera has been hired by Broadband Delivery UK (BDUK) to evaluate its broadband state aid measure, set up to deliver superfast broadband and better mobile connectivity to the UK by 2017. The evaluation is in line with the state aid e
10 December 2014
Aon Hewitt: Millennials care less about healthcare The Millennials, or Generation Y, care less about healthcare and preventive health than Generation X and the Baby Boomers, concludes an analysis by Aon Hewitt. The Millennials not only place less importance on preventive care, they are also the lea
05 December 2014
Deloitte Military Programme earns double award The Military Transition and Talent Programme of professional services firm Deloitte, which offers support and guidance to current and former armed forces to transition into the civilian business world, has earned double recognition. The programme h
05 December 2014
EY: 6 recommendations to promote infrastructure This year I was honored to take part in the Business 20 (B20) summit in Sydney, an event which enabled common views from the international business community to be put forward to G20 leaders this wee
03 December 2014
PE arm of Alvarez buys G4S Government Solutions The private equity arm of consulting firm Alvarez & Marsal has acquired G4S Government Solutions, a US subsidiary of global security firm G4S.
02 December 2014
Mercer: Inconsistent US marriage laws costs 1.3 billion Inconsistent laws surrounding same-sex marriages are costing private US employers and employees up to $1.3 billion per year. For employers the largest burden comes from administration and compliance, for employees the largest burden is h
26 November 2014
Capita to provide new IT service for Nottingham school Capita has signed an IT contract to continue its IT support services to a school in Nottingham, which follows a county-wide support contract, under which the firm had provided the school with a new IT system. The new con
26 November 2014
CBRE partner of largest air quality project of the world Consulting firm CBRE has signed a partnership to launch the world's largest air quality monitoring network in London, the AirSensa project.
26 November 2014
McKinsey: Obesity costs global society 2.0 trillion a year Obesity is one of the three top social burdens generated by humanity’s contemporary social lifestyle.
24 November 2014
Deloitte: Debt of UK Government 79 per cent of GDP At current state, the debt of the UK Government is as high as £1.4 trillion, which is 79% of its GDP. This debt is caused, among others, by the Government’s decision to borrow funds to balance its deficit. This decision is part of its d
20 November 2014
BDO: Mid-sized businesses essential part of UK economy As the UK mid-sized businesses account for 75% of the UK exports and are responsible for 25% of all private sector employment, these businesses are essential to the UK economy, concludes BDO. Even though, the mid-sized businesses are an ‘expo
20 November 2014
EY: Future success of UK exports lies outside the EU The vast majority of UK entrepreneurs believes that they will have to look outside the EU to grow their exports, concludes a survey of EY. The government should encourage companies to grow, not only in the UK but also internationally by cutting red
19 November 2014

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