A service such as Telephone Maintenance requires physical attendance capability in a supplier. That represents an opportunity for local SMEs to compete with the national companies where a regional public sector procurement group opens a tender for competition. The primary…
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BeConnected is a marvellous tool for public sector procurement managers who want to save costs and stretch their budget. But did you know how it is also invaluable for non-procurement managers? In this series of short articles we will explore…
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Panic! That’s the feeling that fills your head when thinking about exams. Remember the big, cold halls filed with hard wooden chairs and uncomfortable desks that wobble under pressure? – Just like the person sitting on it. Exams can be…
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Money mules are ordinary people, often teenagers and hard-up students, who are used by criminals for money laundering. The money mules transfer funds paid into their bank account to another account in exchange for a cut of the money. If…
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Universities are storehouses for an awful lot of brain power. Building useful apps is an attractive and very satisfying way of tapping into that huge resource for the public good. Looking back just 10 years, the Guardian sought opinions on…
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The Ethics of the Press: Should We Trust Our Media? ‘Fake News’ may be the most infamous term of the decade. It creates universal distrust, dubious ethical consequences, and regression of the world’s intellectual views The UK Government went so…
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Calm…a word sparking different thoughts from ‘I wish’ to ‘Yeah right!’ But calm isn’t a tough process. It is something that we should all strive to have and to maintain, a state of being that even others can feel. Meditation…
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Tactics win battles – strategies win the war. Countries that copied China’s strategy to combat the COVID-19 coronavirus achieved the best outcomes for controlling the disease. Alexander the Great excelled at military strategy and many commanders successfully copied his methods,…
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