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Written question asked by Viscount Thurso (Liberal Democrat) on Thursday, 25 March 2010, in the House of Commons. It was due for an answer on Monday, 29 March 2010. It was answered by Liam Byrne (Labour) on Tuesday, 6 April 2010 on behalf of the Treasury.


Public Sector: Databases

Question
To ask the Chancellor of the Exchequer with reference to the Operational Efficiency Programme, what discussions his Department has had with private sector organisations on the role of common electronic standards for data analysis and exchange of information in the management of the public sector estate.
Answer

Discussions have taken place last autumn between officials from the Office of Government Commerce and OSCRE (Open Standards Consortium for Real Estate, formerly known as PISCES). An electronic standard (Civil Estate Co-ordination Protocol) for the exchange of data within central Government is currently in place.


Secondary information

Type
Written question
Reference
508 c1307W; 325169
Session
2009-10
Subjects
Databases ICT Public sector
Link
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