Public Sector news in the UK | Page 15

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

UK political parties receive millions in free consultancy The Liberal Democrats have since 2010 received more than £500,000 in ‘pro-bono’ consultancy support from large professional services firms PwC and KPMG. During the same period, Labour has received £600,000 of consultancy adv
18 November 2014
KPMG expects more mergers in public transport sector In the coming year substantially more mergers will occur between public transport operators, expects accounting and consulting firm KPMG. The increasing liberalisation of public transport and expansionism of the privately managed public transportat
14 November 2014
iMPOWER: In-house fostering saves authorities Â£150mn In the UK, currently an additional 9,000 foster carers are needed to meet the demand for placements. These placements are usually done either through local authorities or public agencies. A report by consulting firm iMPOWER shows that fostering thr
12 November 2014
Capgemini: EC efforts to stabilise energy market lacking The 2014 European electricity and gas markets remain disturbed, resulting in negative wholesale prices, closing plants and high prices for consumers, concludes Capgemini in a new report. To stabilise the European energy market, the Europea
12 November 2014
Oliver Wyman: Technology will transform Healthcare The ‘tech attack’ of the healthcare market will change it into a consumer-driven market, concludes Oliver Wyman in a new report. This new market will be driven by three movements; the ‘quantified self’, ‘transparent co
11 November 2014
Ecorys helps EU with technical aid project for Belarus Consulting firm Ecorys has been selected to lead an international consortium that will help Belarus with advancing the economic development of four regions.
07 November 2014
Oxera: Rail franchising benefits from return to basics The letting of new franchises in the rail sector is becoming normal again. This is welcome, but (as with any activity) it is worth frequently reminding ourselves why we are doing it, says Andrew Meaney, partner at economics consultancy firm a href
06 November 2014
Capita sponsor of LGC Transformation Summit Tomorrow the LGC Transformation Summit will take place in Reading.
05 November 2014
PwC: Irish CEOs regaining confidence in economy The 2014 Pulse CEO Survey by PwC Ireland finds that CEO confidence in a positive future outcome for the recently troubled Irish economy is brightening, 86% of business leaders see light at the end of the tunnel, up from a mere 3% in 2009
04 November 2014
Booz Allen buys health analytics start-up Epidemico Global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has acquired Epidemico, a health analytics start-up company, to boost its analytic capabilities in order to support its clients’ needs. Financial details of the acquisition have not been d
31 October 2014
Deloitte: Fraud costs UK Government 20.43 billion Fraud will this year cost the UK government more than £20 billion, according to a new report from professional services firm Deloitte and Reform.
31 October 2014
Accenture develops connected physician solution Accenture has, in collaboration with Salesforce.com, developed a mobile healthcare solution aimed at improving patient interactions and outcomes. To achieve this goal, the solution will enable physicians to access needed information anywhere and st
28 October 2014
Strategy&: US consumers the new bosses in healthcare There is a new boss in healthcare industry and that is the consumer, this states consulting firm Strategy& in its newly released report into the preferences of US healthcare consumers. The report shows that these consumers are not happy with th
28 October 2014
Hay Group: Align public benefits with private sector Top civil servants have the lowest-paid leadership jobs in the public sector – until that changes, we won’t attract the best talent, says Peter Smith from Hay Group.
27 October 2014
Booz Allen Hamilton buys Healthcare unit of Genova Global consulting firm Booz Allen Hamilton has acquired the health care division of Genova Technologies, a US-based IT consultancy. Roughly 40 employees, based in Baltimore, will join Booz Allen’s
22 October 2014
McKinsey opens economic research centre in Singapore Management consultancy McKinsey & Company has opened a new research centre in Singapore. The new unit, which will provide strategic research, benchmarking tools and technology-based solutions to help companies in the region drive pro
20 October 2014
GT launches dedicated Local Government Advisory Grant Thornton has launched a new practice that will provide accounting, consulting and advisory services to local authorities, police bodies and fire and rescue authorities: the Local Government Advisory practice. The new team will be part of Gran
17 October 2014
CGI helps Oslo with modernisation of public schools ICT Oslo’s Agency for Education has hired CGI to modernise a large ICT system used by the city’s public schools. The new system will support more than 90,000 students and teachers in all of Oslo’s 172 public schools and lea
16 October 2014
Ecorys: Innovative EU labour mobility scheme for youth The European Commission has hired consulting firm Ecorys to evaluate its recently launched labour mobility scheme for young people.
16 October 2014
US Administration posts for BCG & Scowcroft consultants The US President Obama recently appointed two professionals of consulting firms to key administration posts. Michèle A. Flournoy, Senior Advisor to BCG, and Kevin Nealer, Principal and Partner at The Scowcroft Group, have both bee
15 October 2014
Cambridge Consultants designs smart injection pen Cambridge Consultants has designed a smart injection pen that will help diabetes patients to better manage their insulin delivery and hence their disease, by capturing the exact moment and dose of the insulin at the moment of injection. The so-call
10 October 2014
Ecorys & CSES review European Capitals of Culture The European Commission has hired consulting firms Ecorys and CSES to undertake an ex post evaluation of the European Capitals of Culture.
08 October 2014
Five IT consulting firms win EC contract of 350 million More than thousand IT consultants of among others KPMG and Sword Group will in the coming four years support the European Commission with IT advisory and support. The mega contract has a total value of €450 million, roughly £350 million.
07 October 2014
50 new jobs for Erasmus team in Cardiff, Wales In the coming months the Erasmus team of the British Council Wales will significantly grow its headcount from 6 FTE to more than 50 FTE. The expansion follows from the British Council’s extended responsibility to manage the Erasmus
02 October 2014
CGI supports University of Winchester with IT programs IT services firm CGI is partnering with the University of Winchester on two new degree programs: a BA (Hons) Business Management for Information Technology and BSc (Hons) Information Systems Management, and the associated Foundation Degr
01 October 2014
BDO: UK should emulate success of German Mittelstand Party conference season is in full swing, with politicians honing their soundbites for the coming general election.
26 September 2014
A.T. Kearney: New York and London most global cities New York, London and Paris are the world’s most global cities, concludes a research from A.T. Kearney. Since 2008 consulting firm A.T. Kearney has been measuring the ‘global engagement’
16 September 2014
McKinsey: Ireland needs to rethink its economic strategy Ireland is the 14th most ‘connected’ country in the world, driven by a strong performance in knowledge-intensive flows of services, concludes a new research from a href="/firms/mckinsey-company" tit
15 September 2014
EY & Booz consultants obtain US Administration posts The US President Obama has recently appointed two professionals of EY and Booz Allen Hamilton to key administration posts. Orlan Boston, a Principal at EY, has been named Member of the Board of Governors of the United Service Organizations and Regi
09 September 2014
Strategy& and INSEAD conduct analytics research Consulting firm Strategy& and INSEAD have signed a research partnership in the field of demand analytics. In the coming months the partners will conduct research on the link between a company’s ability to master demand analytics and comme
03 September 2014
PwC launches public sector hub in North of England Accounting and consulting firm PwC has launched a new specialist government and public sector hub in the north of England, to meet increased demand for services. The team, which consists of approximately 200 specialists, wi
27 August 2014
Strategy& and Lazard advise Egypt on economic reform The government of Egypt has recently hired strategy consulting firm Strategy& and investment bank Lazard to draw up plans to reshape its economy.
26 August 2014

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