AllAfrica: Nigeria: Yar'Adua - Fresh Supreme Court Order Raises Dust The Supreme Court last week ordered the Court of Appeal to commence a fresh trial into a petition by the presidential candidate of People's Mandate Party (MPM), Dr. Arthur Nwankwo, challenging the election of President Umaru Musa Yar'Adua on April 21, 2007. AllAfrica: Namibia: Election Case to Supreme Court LAWYERS for the opposition parties that challenged the 2009 elections, and lost the case in the High Court last week, submitted an urgent application to the Supreme Court yesterday, asking for the opportunity to appeal against the ruling by Judge President Petrus Damaseb, who dismissed the case on technical grounds. AllAfrica: Liberia: Taylor Never Gave His Rebels Orders to Kill, Said Witness A witness defending Charles Taylor today said he never heard of the former Liberian president giving orders to his own rebel forces to kill, rape, loot or burn people's houses, as alleged by prosecutors. AME Info: Abu Dhabi schools to get upgrade The Abu Dhabi Education Council has announced plans to upgrade all government schools in the UAE capital over the next six years. The changes, which will be introduced in phases in an effort to avoid disruption to pupils, will include bilingual (Arabic and English) studies starting from kindergarden level, a new curriculum for all schools, career guidance, a ... AllAfrica: Nigeria: EU Donates N196 Million IT Equipment to Govt European Union (EU) under the aegis of EU SRIP, has donated Information Technology equipment and accessories worth N196 million to the Cross River state government. AllAfrica: Nigeria: State Scholarship Scribes Urged to Be ICT Inclined Secretaries of State Scholarship Boards have been urged to be ICT acquiescent and create awareness among their candidates, aimed at making them to take full advantage of the newly introduced schemes by the Federal Government. AllAfrica: Nigeria: 'Don't Stop NITEL Sale' A cross section of staff of the Nigeria Telecommunication Limited (NITEL) yesterday reacted with mixed feeling to the suspension of the Director General of the Bureau of Public Enterprises (BPE), Dr Christopher Anyanwu by the federal government. They wondered why the federal government went ahead to give an indefinite suspension to him when NITEL was on the ... AllAfrica: Uganda: Examination Results By SMS The short message (SMS) system of getting results from the Uganda National Examinations Board (UNEB) has left many teachers, especially those in private schools, sad and blue. AllAfrica: Kenya: Ministers Told to Stay at Home for Constitution Debate At least 13 Cabinet ministers have been caught up in President Kibaki's temporary ban on foreign trips to facilitate debate on the draft constitution. AllAfrica: Congo-Kinshasa: ICC Faked Death Threats of Witness in Warlord Trial An International Criminal Court agent forged a letter in which officials of a Congolese militia group purportedly threatened to kill a witness for agreeing to testify against Thomas Lubanga, ICC judges heard today. 301 Moved Permanently 301 Moved Permanently 301 Moved Permanently 404 Not Found 404 Not Found 301 Moved Permanently 404 Not Found 301 Moved Permanently 404 Not Found 301 Moved Permanently

silicon.com: Public Sector In-depth content about government, health, education and defence in the UK, featuring In Focus packages, case studies, relevant news and commentary. View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Deep NHS IT cuts could hurt frontline healthcare, doctors warn NHS IT projects could be in line for cutbacks followingthis week's pre-budget report. Chancellor Alistair Darling told The Andrew Marr Show yesterday that the report, due to be published on Wednesday, will provide guidance on which areas of public spending were likely to be cut. ·Whitehall's G-Cloud gets clearer More details of the G-Cloud - the proposed government-wide cloud computing platform - have emerged. The G-Cloud will feature the hinted-at app store, according to Martin Bellamy, the director of the office of chief information officer at the Cabinet Office, and will make use of both public and private datacentres. ·Green light for UK IT skills school to arrive next year The opening of a National Skills Academy for IT in the UK has moved a step closer, after the government announced it has approved the business plan submitted by sector skills body e-skills UK. In October 2008 the government gave the green light to a tech academy on account of IT's "critical" role in growing the national economy, and because of strong and growing demand for tech workers - more than 140,000 new IT recr ... ·IT gender pay gap getting worse The IT gender pay gap is getting worse, according to results from the 2009 silicon.com Skills Survey. More than a third (35 per cent) of female IT workers responding to this year's survey said they were on the bottom rung of the tech pay ladder, earning less than £25k, compared to just under a third of women (32 per cent) last year. And only 14 per cent of male IT workers are in the lowest pay bracket this year, dow ... ·ID cards: Seven years of missed deadlines and U-turns Picture the scene: the year is 2016 and ID cards have been embraced bythe British public, with most UK citizens now carrying their very own card. This increasingly unlikely scenario is how the government initially envisaged the ID card scheme would turn out way back in 2006. ·Outsourcing: UK carbon control plan needs a rethink Encouraging businesses to go green is good but the government must better incorporate outsourcing in its carbon control scheme, says the NOA's Mark Kobayashi-Hillary Much is being said about the UK government's upcoming Carbon Reduction Commitment (CRC) scheme but it remains unclear how much of this talk is translating into action and what impact the scheme will have on the outsourcing and offshoring industries. ·Leaked report reveals billions in budget cuts for public sector IT Shared services delivered through the cloud will help the public sector shave billions from its annual IT spend, according to a leaked Whitehall report. The leaked draft document, Government ICT Strategy: New world, new challenges, new opportunities, sets out priorities for public sector IT chiefs through to 2020. ·Your top HR tech priorities for next year revealed Working out your budgets and trying to figure out the tech priorities for your HR department in 2010? Nick Heath has a few suggestions for HR directors as to where to invest that cash on technology to get the most benefits for your team and the rest of the business. Consider standardising your systemsTake a look at what you do in the HR department and the chances are a number of companies are doing exactly the same t ... ·ID card database: 500 names added in first month The National Identity Register - the database behind the ID card scheme - contains more than 500 names after a month of operation. The database went live on 20 October, and the identity commissioner Sir Joseph Pilling said it contains 538 names as of 19 November. ·Outsourcing: CIOs' tipson getting it right Outsourcing deals typically promise to deliver cost savings and increased efficiency - but all too often the promises fail to match the reality. At the National Outsourcing Association's Sourcing Summit last week, two heads of IT shared their experiences of how to get the best out of outsourcing agreements and make sure they're delivering long-term value.

Scottish Executive News Online - People and Society Scottish Executive News Online - People and Society View source archive --> Search this source --> ·Help for heroes Thousands of pounds for innovative projects assisting Scottish veterans. ·US inspired child health programme Family Nurse Partnership gives children healthier start. ·£50 million BIG Lottery fund First Minister welcomes support for young care leavers, older Scots with dementia and their carers. ·One hundred million trees Global plan includes 100 million trees to be planted in Scotland over next five years. ·Home insulation help for householders Campaign to encourage people to save money by better insulating their homes. ·Economic Recovery Plan Update on actions to improve long-term performance of Scottish economy. ·Care information for older Scots Help on how to access care just a phone call away for older people. ·Improving community safety £100,000 to help communities develop antisocial behaviour initiatives. ·Green light for disclosure plans Protection to be extended across Scotland. ·Co-operation key to keeping moving Scotland well-prepared for bad weather but extra care needed.

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