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NPIA to overhaul technology procurement
The National Policing Improvement Agency (NPIA) is planning on overhauling technology procurement as a means of cutting £200 million off its spending bill by 2015.
According to NPIA chief executive officer Peter Neyroud, IT savings of £25 million will be made between now and 2011.
Speaking at the Association of Chief Police Officers and Association of Police Authorities conference in Manchester, Neyroud was reported by the Register as saying: "Our challenge is to do more with less by being more intelligent and efficient in how we deliver policing services.
"Collaboration, sharing and central procurement will be the hallmarks of how the NPIA helps the police service to achieve significant savings in the future."
One of the key means of reducing spending, Neyroud claimed, was by getting officers to share backroom functions, such as finance and HR services, the news provider stated.
IT sector project manager recruitment looks set to increase as more private businesses and public organisations adopt virtualisation, according to Gartner's head or research Mark McDonald.
By Alistair Timson
According to NPIA chief executive officer Peter Neyroud, IT savings of £25 million will be made between now and 2011.
Speaking at the Association of Chief Police Officers and Association of Police Authorities conference in Manchester, Neyroud was reported by the Register as saying: "Our challenge is to do more with less by being more intelligent and efficient in how we deliver policing services.
"Collaboration, sharing and central procurement will be the hallmarks of how the NPIA helps the police service to achieve significant savings in the future."
One of the key means of reducing spending, Neyroud claimed, was by getting officers to share backroom functions, such as finance and HR services, the news provider stated.
IT sector project manager recruitment looks set to increase as more private businesses and public organisations adopt virtualisation, according to Gartner's head or research Mark McDonald.
By Alistair Timson
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