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specialists involved in government IT provision by dividing large
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The Tories published their Technology Manifesto yesterday and outlined
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Quango spending exceeding £25,000. The Right to Government Data
initiative also plans to publish local government outlays of more than
£500, alongside other financial information. <br>
The database will include full details of public contracts, as well as
information on the salaries of senior civil servants and council
officials. The Conservatives claim such openness is part of a bigger
commitment to open up the public procurement process to smaller firms.<br>
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