John Thornton

Silver linings, by John Thornton

22 October 2009 | John Thornton

The ‘G-cloud’ could help achieve the £7.2bn back-office savings required by ministers – but what is it? Read more...

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Share and share alike, by John Thornton

18 September 2009 | John Thornton

Electronic services can benefit citizens and save money. But first the public has to trust the systems Read more...

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Seeing the light

16 July 2009 | John Thornton

Public organisations really can find cost-saving changes by looking afresh at what they do Read more...

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Number crunching

26 June 2009 | John Thornton

Decide now if you’re going to let data streamline or swamp your organisation Read more...

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To web or not 2.0 web

15 May 2009 | John Thornton

The prime minister has had some bad experiences of using the internet recently. But websites such as Twitter and YouTube could be essential for governments in communicating with the public. Read more

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Emissions impossible

17 April 2009 | John Thornton

IT leaves a huge carbon footprint that not only harms the planet, but also wastes money. However, there is now technology available that enables organisations to reduce their energy consumption Read more

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Technologically speaking

20 March 2009 | John Thornton

PF’s new monthly column aims to cut through the IT hype and suggest new ways of using technology in public services.This should help organisations both to become more efficient and to save money Read more

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