Microsoft UK Government Blog
News and information about Microsoft related IT for people who work in UK government from the Microsoft UK Government team.
How to save your files in ODF formats using Office 365
Microsoft has a long history of supporting open document formats in Office 365, even as some of our...
Date: 05/05/2015
Cambridgeshire Constabulary disrupts traditional approaches to Policing at Home Office exhibition
This post is by Black Marble Marketing Director Linda Hogg. A Chief Constable’s singular...
Date: 04/10/2015
What are the essential steps to deploying new technology in the public sector?
I was on Twitter the other day and saw this slide from a Public Sector ICT conference outlining what...
Date: 04/08/2015
Microsoft exhibiting at Security & Policing – March 10th-12th, Farnborough
The Home Office Security & Policing event comes to Farnborough between March 10th-12th,...
Date: 03/05/2015
4 more chances to learn if Microsoft Office 365 is right for your organisation
More than ever before, every penny of IT spend needs to be justified. Taking an evidenced based...
Date: 03/03/2015
New Memorandum of Understanding signed with the Crown Commercial Service following expiration of PSA12
Last week we started telling partners about a Transition Agreement signed with the Crown Commercial...
Date: 02/27/2015
Latest CESG security guidance highlights new strengths in Windows Phone 8.1
Last month CESG issued its latest platform guidance, a concise update on general platform risk...
Date: 01/23/2015
Heading into the cloud: Cloud and mobile technology is key to driving efficiencies across the public sector
By Michael Burton This article originally appeared in January 2015 edition of The MJ. The first MJ...
Date: 01/09/2015
Is Microsoft Office 365 right for your organisation?
More than ever before, every penny of IT spend needs to be justified. Taking an evidenced based...
Date: 12/23/2014
How the cloud is future-proofing IT at the UK Supreme Court
When the UK Supreme Court began operating in 2009, it inherited an IT infrastructure from the...
Date: 12/09/2014
Help the UK stay safe on Cyber Monday
Cyber Monday is just around the corner. Last year’s Cyber Monday saw UK online sales increase...
Date: 11/26/2014
What’s driving the development of Future Intelligent Cities?
If you’re a regular reader of this blog, you know that local governments all across the UK are...
Date: 11/24/2014
Whatever happened to Building 6?
Back in 1998, Microsoft opened its first headquarters outside of the US, at Thames Valley Park....
Date: 11/21/2014
Intelligent Lighting: How Microsoft UK shed 60,000 Kgs of C02 emissions with a single switch
From a plant's root system to your own blood supply, networking is one of nature's basic laws that...
Date: 11/21/2014
Why UCAS looks to the cloud on results day
On results day, no website matters more to University-bound youth than UCAS’. For most of the...
Date: 11/14/2014
Learn the 5 keys to managing a successful public sector IT overhaul
When the Supreme Court of the United Kingdom became operational in 2009, it faced a lot of...
Date: 11/04/2014
Meet UK Government open standards mandates with Microsoft Office
Last week the Open Standards Board adopted .ICS files (RFC 5545) and vCard files (RFC 6350) as open...
Date: 11/03/2014
Explore the future of public sector innovation with Microsoft at Procurement Week 2015
Microsoft is proud to be an official delivery partner, sponsor and exhibitor at Procurement Week...
Date: 10/28/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Discover the future of efficient local government with London Borough of Newham
Faced with a tight budget, London Borough of Newham needed to transform the way it delivered local...
Date: 10/27/2014
Tim Berners-Lee & the trends driving the Web's future
The history of the World Wide Web is all about finding better ways to transmit information; the...
Date: 10/23/2014
5 free events for IT Pros looking to master the cloud
Cloud tools are rewriting the rules faster than most IT departments can keep up. Whether...
Date: 10/21/2014
Microsoft CityNext is searching for this year's UK Digital City!
Is your use of digital technology helping your city, town or city region to be a safer, healthier,...
Date: 10/20/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How Nottinghamshire County Council is saving money on the go
When someone says the phrase “flexible working” to you, what image comes to mind? Is it...
Date: 10/17/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Norfolk County Council transforms citizen services with a cloud-based information hub
Local governments have access to vast troves of data about their resources, citizens and services....
Date: 10/06/2014
Discover the value of tablets with this ROI calculator
We’ve been told that tablets are consumer toys and laptops are boring, bog-standard tech....
Date: 10/01/2014
Microsoft CityNext: The key to turning data into citizen insights
Leicester City Council provides a variety of housing, social care, education, licensing, leisure and...
Date: 09/18/2014
Learn how to keep your public sector office compliant with the ODF mandate
Earlier this year, Cabinet Office mandated that all government documents be created in “open...
Date: 09/16/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Rising to the code challenge
Cities are our economic hubs. They've long attracted ambitious workers looking for better jobs. So...
Date: 09/11/2014
FAQ: What does CPA certification of Microsoft's VPN mean for your office?
Earlier this year, Microsoft Office 365 and Microsoft Azure were granted OFFICIAL accreditation by...
Date: 09/05/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How Merseytravel lowered costs and improved service by digitising their training programs
Merseyside Passenger Transport Authority, known as Merseytravel, manages 3,000 transit employees...
Date: 08/29/2014
How digital democracy – and the digital divide – could shape the future of UK politics
Technology has the potential to transform parliamentary democracy in the UK. But what will that...
Date: 08/28/2014
See Satya Nadella make his first UK appearance at Future Decoded
Have you heard the news? On 10 November, Satya Nadella will be giving his first-ever UK speech as...
Date: 08/21/2014
Why your meetings are broken – and what you can do to fix them
Meetings can be the best part of your day -- or the absolute worst. They can be great tools for...
Date: 08/20/2014
Microsoft CityNext: Watch how the Internet of Things is transforming the London Underground
Anyone who’s ever travelled on the London Underground and struggled to find a stop on the...
Date: 08/20/2014
Get Online @ Home offers free PCs with 12-month broadband signup to combat the digital divide
It’s not hard to see how the digital divide is hampering the UK’s economic growth and...
Date: 08/18/2014
Could you work from a bus all day? This guy makes it look easy!
Conversations about flexible working too often fall into the trap of using "anywhere working" as a...
Date: 08/15/2014
Microsoft CityNext: How technology is transforming Cambridgeshire Police
When people talk about the pressures facing government offices, they often focus on a tiny piece of...
Date: 07/29/2014
Civil Service Live 2014 – Learn to fight “Infobesity” and reimagine your organisation with Dave Coplin
The numbers don’t lie. Workers are positively drowning in data. But at the same time,...
Date: 07/11/2014
Civil Service Live 2014: Exploring a day of smarter working -- Phase 5: Being flexible in the field
Microsoft’s presence at Civil Service Live 2014 is all about how flexible working is...
Date: 07/10/2014
Civil Service Live 2014: Exploring a day of smarter working -- Phase 4: Being flexible in the office
When we talk about flexible working, we usually assume that you’ll be the one working out of...
Date: 07/09/2014
Civil Service Live 2014: Exploring a day of smarter working -- Phase 3: Flexible beyond devices
Conversations about flexible working tend to focus on devices. It’s understandable. Devices...
Date: 07/08/2014
Civil Service Live 2014: Exploring a day of smarter working -- Phase 2: All aboard!
There’s going to be a lot of talk at Civil Service Live 2014 about flexible working. But what...
Date: 07/07/2014