Delivering the IT promise
Investment in IT must be a key element of future spending plans despite the need for savings across the public sector, says Socitm president Jos Creese

The coalition's programme for government
The full programme for the coalition government has been published and described by David Cameron and Nick Clegg as ''historic''. Here is the full 12,600-word document

Government Connect creates the new 'public service network'
The deadline has passed for councils to transact data securely with the DWP. Philip Littleavon, who led the change programme, explains to Mike Lowe the scale of the change and its future possibilities