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£13 million in mobile technology grants and investments are making central and local government more efficient

September 18, 2007

Newcastle Upon Tyne, UK

Mobile data services are being embraced across the public sector in the UK. They are finding both cost and service benefits.

Councils that are embracing mobile technology include: Oxford County Council, Durham County Council, Cherwell District Council, North Aryshire Council in Scotland and many others. They use secure mobile data services for remotely managing tradesmen, filing social worker case notes, park and street maintenance data, connecting home workers, exchanging data with mobile libraries and many more applications.

A prime example would be a council installing a mobile system that allows tradesmen to accept orders and then complete all the appropriate paperwork from a mobile device rather than coming into a central office. This has been done successfully at the North Ayrshire Council.

Similarly, there are efficiency benefits to social services to be able to update cases, complete forms and order additional services while the care specialist is meeting the client. A £13 million grant scheme from the central government under the Every Child Matters scheme is a strong example of this commitment.

However, security is a key issue that must be addressed with any mobile data process. A part of the Every Child Matter scheme is that there must be both physical as well as software security processes in place to protect confidential information.

NetMotion Wireless is one of the major providers of secure mobile data services. They can be found on the Buyers Guide website, at www.buyersguide.co.uk.

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