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UK central government market profile to 2010/11
The total ICT market in the UK central government sector reached £3,440m in 2006/07. Kable estimates that it will grow by 4% to £3,577m in 2007/08, growth in the subsequent years though will slow, reaching £3,777m by 2010/11
Published: 04 Jan 2008
Technology and the transformation of social protection
This report examines the systems of welfare benefits and social services that together make up social protection in the UK
Published: 25 Oct 2007
Public sector outsourcing: The big picture to 2012
In this report we examine £74bn of services commissioned by government from the private and third sectors. By 2012 we estimate that this will have grown to a market worth almost £100bn.
Published: 17 Sep 2007
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What are News Feeds?
News feeds allow you to see when websites have added new content. You can get the latest headlines in one place, as soon as it's published, without having to visit the websites you have taken the feed from.
Feeds are also known as RSS. There is some discussion as to what RSS stands for, but most people plump for 'Really Simple Syndication'. In essence, the feeds themselves are just web pages, designed to be read by computers rather than people.
How do I start using feeds?
In general, the first thing you need is something called a news reader. This is a piece of software that checks the feeds and lets you read any new articles that have been added. There are many different versions, some of which are accessed using a browser, and some of which are downloadable applications.
Browser-based news readers let you catch up with your RSS feed subscriptions from any computer, whereas downloadable applications let you store them on your main computer, in the same way that you either download your e-mail using Outlook, or keep it on a web-based service like Hotmail.
Once you have chosen a news reader, all you have to do is to decide what content you want it to receive. For example, if you would like the latest Kable stories, simply visit the Kable home page and you will notice a red button next to Today's Government Computing News stories heading.
If you click on the button you can subscribe to the feed in various ways, including by dragging the URL of the feed into your news reader or by cutting and pasting the same URL into a new feed in your news reader. Most sites that offer feeds use a similar button, but some may just have a normal web link.
Some browsers, including Firefox, Opera and Safari, automatically check for feeds for you when you visit a website, and display an icon when they find one. This can make subscribing to feeds much easier.
How do I get a news reader?
There is a range of different news readers available and new versions are appearing all the time.
Different news readers work on different operating systems, so you will need to choose one that will work with your computer.
Using Kable Government Computing News feeds on your site
If you run your own website, you can display the latest headlines from other websites on your own site using RSS.
We encourage the use of Kable Government Computing News feeds as part of a website, however, we do require that you seek approval from us prior to installation and that the proper format and attribution is used when Kable Government Computing News content appears. The attribution text should read "Kable Government Computing News". For further information please contact Mark Say, Editor on 020 7061 3242.
We reserve the right to prevent the distribution of Kable Government Computing News content and Kable does not accept any liability for its feeds. |
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