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BA profits fly high out of T5 and fuel pressures
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NHS IT programme is four years late
Government watchdog reveals extent of delays to NPfIT
Dixons axes staff, targets £50m cost savings in IT overhaul
Complexity of systems has 'left management stretched'
Innovative CIOs gain strategic influence
Survey reveals healthy returns and influence for CIOs that spend on development
Lloyds TSB axes 450 more IT staff in offshore move
Union Unite reacts angrily to 'lack of faith' in UK IT staff
The CIO 100
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This is a unique ranking of the UK’s biggest users of IT, an essential benchmark of IT investment and exploitation. The 100 is more than just a ranking. The profiles are based on candid interviews with the UK’s top IT professionals, working at the heart of the country’s leading businesses. The analyses of major industry sectors provide key insights into industry trends and the implications for CIOs working in those sectors.
Industry Analyses
Big buildings, big business
The UK construction industry is set to capitalise on the 2012 London Olympics in a big way. It is already one of the UK’s most important economic sectors, with 250,000 firms employing more than two million people and representing, according to the DTI, eight per cent of gross domestic product (GDP).
Conservation hits CIOs’ desks
Suddenly, energy is hot. Whether it is security of supply or conservation and carbon footprint reduction, or cutting electricity cost impact on the bottom line, it is increasingly a concern for CIOs.
Positive outlook ahead for IT
Despite reports of IT budgets being squeezed, the outlook for communications and IT services spending looks more positive in this region of the world than any other, according to a consensus of analysts and industry watchers.
Driving through innovation
There is an exciting feel to the logistics and distribution industry at the moment. Yes it is beset by fuel problems, both the cost of the stuff and the damage it does to the environment. But the underlying structure of the industry is evolving fast and although in the past this arena was hardly known for leading edge use of technology, these days a company with a poor technology infrastructure is likely to struggle.
The free time gadget show
One could be forgiven for thinking the future of leisure and entertainment in the UK consists of a couple of hours online gambling, watching sport or ‘participation’ shows on an HDTV before texting in your vote as you listen to downloaded music en route to an actual casino.
Easing the pain of shopping
Freed from the shackles of Chip and PIN implementations, retailers have spent their budgets on a broad variety of technologies over the past 12 months. Many have invested in staff scheduling, online recruitment, IP-based security surveillance and e-learning systems, in an effort to improve operating efficiencies, increase sales and reduce costs.
Deregulation comes to Europe
By far the biggest event in the utilities sector in the 2007 calendar is the EU-wide electricity and gas market deregulation, which takes place on 1 July. This is predicted to drive supplier consolidation as the ‘race for scale’ hots up.
Keeping up with demand
It has been a mixed bag for UK manufacturing so far this year. The British Chambers of Commerce kicked off the year with a report that 8,000 manufacturing jobs disappeared in January and said that the outlook for the rest of the year was ominous.
Government IT under siege
Last year it appeared to be a case of “plus ça change, plus c’est la même chose” for public sector IT. The £12.4 billion NHS National Programme for IT (NPfIT) continues to court controversy.
Keeping your clients satisfied
The financial services industry continues to haul in massive profits and grow its business, even though worries about bad debt, rising rates, poor security and ‘fat cat’ profits continue to dominate the headlines.
Recent features
Talking heads
When CIO UK embarked on a round of interviews with the two key executives of a business who hold such sway over IT and the career of their CIO, the remit seemed straightforward: contact CEOs and CFOs of leading UK businesses and canvass them for their views on how the CIO relationship has matured during two decades of relentless technological advances.
Stepping up to the mark
Every issue of our annual CIO 100 proves to be a revelation to the editorial team. The CIOs we interviewed this year are clearly more upbeat and positive than at any time over the past three years. There is a more confident air about IT leaders circa 2007.
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