For 2008 we have also joined in partnership with business information suppliers Bureau van Dijk to increase the amount of information available to include turnover figures, a synopsis of the corporate history and details of their main product line. This information is sourced from Fame a comprehensive database of company accounts, activities, ownership and management structures of 2.6 million UK and Irish companies.
Public sector
After years of expansion, the public sector is under huge pressure to cut costs sharply and across the board. Inevitably, CIOs will bear the brunt of this, sharing services, automating wherever possible and effectively creating a platform for a slimmed-down state. However, uncertainty as to when the next government will be formed, and by whom, means that key projects such as identity cards are left up in the air.
1. Department for Work & Pensions
There was a bad start to 2009 for the Department of Work and Pensions when problems caused by changing IT systems led to a spate of underpaid mortgage benefits
2. Ministry of Defence
With reports suggesting that budgets may be cut by up to £5bn, the Ministry of Defence will have some challenging times ahead but it remains a huge IT spender.
5. Department of Health
The Department of Health has hosted one of the most widely-discussed IT change projects ever seen in the UK.
7. Her Majesty’s Revenue & Customs
Best known for the collection of direct and indirect taxes, HMRC also is responsible for recovering student loans, collecting environmental taxes and protecting borders but is also responsible for paying out child benefits, child trust funds and tax credits and enforcing the minimum wage laws.
8. Ministry of Justice
Like other government IT shops, the Office of the CIO at the Ministry of Justice has plotted a course aimed at providing shared services with all the implications for value and knowledge pooling that suggests.
12. Scottish Government
The Scottish Executive's IT investments of late have been reflective of the unique landscape, economy and society of the devolved nation.
14. Department for Children, Schools and Families
The CIO Group of the DCSF advises the Department on matters related to adult learners and businesses as well as children and their families. Its big ambition is to support the Children's Plan to make England the best place for children and young people to grow up and learn.
25. Department for Business Innovation and Skills
The Department for Business, Innovation and Skills is one of newest departments in Whitehall, formed from the merger of the Department for Business, Enterprise and Regulatory Reform and the Department for Innovation, Universities and Skills.
27. The Metropolitan Police
The role of the Metropolitan Police Service's Directorate of Information (DoI) is to supply the technology and communications infrastructure to the constabulary.
28. Department for Transport
The Department for Transport's objective is to ensure Britain has a reliable and efficient transport network.
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