Agenda 10.15am: Welcome & Introduction – Strategy Forum 10.25am: Key Note Presentation : Public Sector Technology Strategy – The Transformational Government programme was launched in 2005 and was designed to map the future of IT delivery within the public sector. How have things changed and what are the priorities for public sector organisations today? 11.00am: The Freedom of Information Challenge – When the Freedom of Information Act came into force in 2005 it gave citizens new rights to access information held by public bodies. In this session we examine the challenge of effectively searching all electronic information, including email accounts, to meet the needs of the Act and consider strategies to address this challenge. 11.30am: Case Study – Croydon Primary Care Trust – Hear how one NHS Trust is addressing the challenge of data protection with a secure, centralised, environment. 11.45am: Coffee 12.00pm: Email Archiving Strategies – When Deleting is Not An Option – How do you control the growth of e-mail and data while at the same time making sure you hang onto the right documents to meet your regulatory obligations? Here we discuss strategies for archiving email and ask what archiving technology can do to help. 12.20pm: Public Sector Data De-duplication – Exploding volumes of data, coupled with the sensitive nature of public sector data, means that more strategic approaches to data management and security are required. In this session we examine various approaches to data de-duplication and assess the benefits for both budgets and the environment. 12.40pm: Case Study : Shetland Isles Council – A look at how the Shetland Isles Council has addressed their unique geographical issues to ensure the delivery of on-line services to their citizens. 12.55pm: Green Computing As Standard? – With the first public sector green computing strategy due to be presented to Ministers in July, we take a look at how other industries are already addressing the carbon reduction challenge; consider what the easy first steps are; and ask whether going green is a strategy in its own right, or just part of day to day business? 1.15pm: Lunch 2.00pm: Welcome Back – Technology Forum 2.05pm: Streaming Technology Comes of Age – Streaming technology is rapidly expanding and is opening up new ways for public sector organisations to deliver operating systems and applications. In this session we examine how this approach can reduce the cost and simplify the management of the desktop environment – including a live demonstration. 2.30pm: Virtualisation For All – With capability to support Unix, Linux and Windows environments, is Sun Microsystems the platform of choice for virtualisation going forward? A look at Sun’s virtualisation technology – including a live demonstration. 3.00pm: Sun Microsystems Technical Roadmap for Public Sector – In this session we present, under non disclosure, the latest technology developments from Sun Microsystems and consider what the implications are for public sector organisations. 3.30pm: Q&A & Close |
