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Accenture - Stand 20
Accenture is a global management consulting, technology services and outsourcing company, with approximately 244,000 people serving clients in more than 120 countries. Combining unparalleled experience, comprehensive capabilities across all industries and business functions, and extensive research on the world's most successful companies, Accenture collaborates with clients to help them become high-performance businesses and governments. The company generated net revenues of US$25.5 billion for the fiscal year ended Aug. 31, 2011.  www.accenture.com

Asidua - Stand 5
Operating globally from their offices in Belfast, Birmingham and Dublin, Asidua delivers world-class integration, software and consultancy services to both public sector and corporate clients.
Asidua, a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, have an unparalleled ability to architect innovative and transformational Service–Oriented-Architecture (SoA) solutions.
Fancy yourself as the next Michael Schumacher?
Then why not pay a visit to the Asidua stand during today’s conference and test your driving skills behind the wheel of an F1 car!   
If you can complete a lap around the Silverstone F1 track you will receive an action photo – taken direct from the car’s cockpit – and also claim your place on the prestigious F1 leader board.  And if that’s not enough, the driver who posts the fastest lap time on the day will win a pair of weekend passes (3 full days of racing) for this year’s British F1 Grand Prix at Silverstone!

The Association for Project Management - Stand 17
The Association for Project Management is committed to developing and promoting project and programme management through its Five Dimensions of Professionalism. There are a number of ways in which you can benefit from what we do, including: membership, qualifications, events, publications, and online services.
The association is a registered charity with over 19,000 individual and 500 corporate members making it the largest professional body of its kind in Europe. As part of its strategy to raise awareness and standards in the profession it is currently in the process of applying for a Royal Charter. APM's mission statement is “to develop and promote the professional disciplines of project and programme management for the public benefit”.

Aer Lingus - Stand 16
Aer Lingus fly direct to and from nearly 70 destinations across Ireland, the UK, Continental Europe and the United States. Aer Lingus Regional operate many services between Ireland and the UK provincial airports. Aer Lingus offers a single economy class service on all short-haul routes, and a two class Business and Economy service on all long-haul routes. Product differentiation on short-haul routes is in the form of a Low fare, Plus fare and a Flex fare.

Barclays Bank - Stand 14

Bryson Charitable Group - Stand 22
Bryson Charitable Group is Northern Ireland’s leading social enterprise. Bryson employ over 650 staff; provides over 22,000 services daily, with a turnover (11/12) exceeding £30M.  Bryson Group is comprised of seven social enterprises, tackling major social and economic challenges facing society today: recycling, social care, energy efficiency, fuel poverty, training for employment and ethnic diversity.

BT
As a major IT and Communications provider,  BT believes that I.T. cannot be simply considered to be an infrastructure support tool. It should be treated as an inherent element of organisational effectiveness.
BT Global Services has more than 10,000 professional services people skilled in business and process transformation, change and project management, solutions design and innovation.    It is one of the largest suppliers of networked IT services to the UK government and is a trusted supplier to the public sector, serving  organisations such as the EU, NATO, WHO and UN.

Business in the Community - Stand 24

Civil Service Retirement Fellowship
The CSRF has looked after the welfare of retired civil servants and their partners/dependants for over 40 years. We support a wide range of volunteering, visiting and welfare activities that take place throughout the country and have a network of nearly 300 social groups operating in England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland who provide an extensive range of leisure pastimes to members.

Consilium Technologies - Stand 9
Consilium Technologies has been providing IT solutions that revolutionise the way Local Authorities work for over 25 years. Leaders in the market and in response to the current economic climate, the latest innovation TotalMobile™ transforms the cost efficiency and productivity of its customers.
TotalMobile™ is an Enterprise Mobile Working Solution that is being used by remote work forces in Local Authorities across the UK. 

Civil Service Health Care - Stand 19
CS Healthcare is a provider of low-cost comprehensive health insurance. We are a Mutual Friendly Society established to protect the families of those who work in the Civil Service.

Department of Education (DE)
The department is responsible for all aspects of the education and related services, including all administrative services. The Department focuses on pre-school, post-primary, special education and youth services and on increasing the effectiveness and quality of the overall education system. Higher and further education is not the responsibility of the Department of Education and is instead overseen by the Department of Employment and Learning. It is part of the Executive.

Department of Finance and Personnel (DFP)
The department is part of the Executive and its mission is to help “secure the most appropriate and effective use of resources and services for the benefit of the community”. To achieve this, the department focuses on delivering efficient public services and administration.

Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety (DHSSPS)
The department’s aim is to “improve the health and social well-being of the people of Northern Ireland.” The department and the Minister make legislation and policy decisions in three main areas of health and social care, public health, and public safety. Some individual health policy issues, such as surrogacy and human genetics, are reserved to Westminster. It is part of the Executive.

Department for Regional Development (DRD)
Its goal is to “improve quality of life by securing transport and water infrastructure and shaping the region’s long-term strategic development.” Responsibilities include regional strategic planning and development, transport strategy, sustainable transport, public roads, public transport, air and sea port, and water and sewerage services. Navigation and civil aviation are reserved to Westminster. It is part of the Executive.

E-Cars
An exhibition providing information on e-cars.

eircom NI and Cisco - Stand 6
eircom Northern Ireland has been making waves in the local telecommunications market with its fresh, highly-skilled approach and strong service ethic. The company fully exploits the latest communications technologies to maximise efficiencies for NI Public and Private Sector organisations, ensuring they achieve maximum value from their communications infrastructure.

Cisco Systems is the world’s leading provider of communication technologies. With 85% of all internet traffic travelling across Cisco systems, organizations and individuals across the globe depend on Cisco’s groundbreaking technologies to deliver their communication needs. eircom was once again named Ireland’s Cisco Gold Partner of the Year 2012 and is Cisco’s longest established Gold Partner in Ireland.

eircom NI and Cisco are working together to provide solutions that make organisations more competitive, efficient and ready to succeed in these challenging times. This partnership has already delivered within the successful Network NI project – the powerful communications platform that has become an important foundation for the successful delivery of shared services across the public service in Northern Ireland. At NICS live we will be showcasing the latest communications technology being deployed across the NICS which is radically changing how civil servants communicate and collaborate to deliver more efficient and effective Public Services

Equiniti ICS - Stand 8
Equiniti ICS delivers a wide range of solutions across the public sector that transform and drive efficiencies across stakeholder management, complaint handling and business rule drive administration though to payments IT systems, infrastructure and applications management.

Our solutions have been developed to reduce costs and add value to your organisation. As an official supplier to the UK government G-Cloud framework and with four Microsoft Gold accreditations our clients benefit from our commitment to providing our clients with the latest in technology and our insight gained from over 30 years’ experience of working with the public sector.

We provide a range of solutions including: case and complaints management, Microsoft xRM, infrastructure, hosting and cloud solutions, document management and HR and payroll solutions.

Employers For Childcare Vouchers - Stand 25
We are a Social Enterprise which administers a quality Childcare Voucher scheme. The scheme is delivered through the workplace as an employee benefit, saving both parents and employers thousands of pounds per year.

We donate 100% profit for social good and are the ONLY Childcare Voucher Provider to hold the “Social Enterprise Mark”.  Call us on Freephone 0800 028 3008.

Fujitsu
Fujitsu UK and Ireland is a leading IT systems, services and products company employing 11,400 people with an annual revenue of £1.7 billion. Its business is in enabling its customers to realise their objectives by exploiting information technology through its integrated product and service portfolio. This includes consulting, applications, systems integration, managed services and product for customers in the private and public sectors including retail, financial services, telecoms, government, defence and consumer sectors.

Future at work - Stand 7
An exhibition which will show how our workplace may change over the coming years as a result of changing technology.

Met Office - Stand 13
The Met Office has been forecasting the weather for 150 years and offers a comprehensive range of services to help you reduce the impact of weather on road operations. Helping you make the right decisions so your roads flow freely and safely. We are pioneers in road forecasting and are continually investing in our science and technology to improve the accuracy of our forecasts. We provide 24/7 monitoring and support across all our operations, giving customers confidence in the information we provide and on the decision they make.

Our Public Weather Service (PWS), provides forecasts for the public to help them make informed decisions about their day-to-day activities. The National Severe Weather Warning Service is also a part of this, providing advance notice of weather which could affect public safety.

NICS Well - Stand 26
Exhibition on the importance of a healthy workforce and how to maintain a healthy workforce.

NI Direct - Stand 27
An exhibition illustrating what NI Direct offers.  The exhibition will demonstrate the benefits offered by both telephony and the online presence.

Northern Bank  - Stand 10
Northern Bank is part of the Danish-based Danske Bank Group and is one of the leading retail banks in Northern Ireland.

We offer personal and business customers a high level of service, competitive products and a full range of banking channels to suit everyone.  Our aim is to be your best local financial partner, wherever you live and work in Northern Ireland.

Northern Ireland Audit Office
The Office is responsible for authorizing the issue of money from the Northern Ireland Consolidated Fund to aid the NI Departments to function within their necessary expenditure, and for ensuring that collection of revenue is sound. They also run the external audit for the central government bodies in NI. The NIAO is wholly independent of the government.

OCN NI - Stand 15
OCN NI is a recognised awarding organisation supporting learners across Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland. We offer qualifications that support learning and development strategies and services across the business, community, education and government sectors. We do this through a framework of customised and national qualifications that provides opportunities for all learners to achieve.

Prince’s Trust - Stand 18
Youth charity The Prince's Trust helps change young lives, giving practical and financial support, and developing key workplace skills such as confidence and motivation. It works with 13-to-30-year-olds who have struggled at school, have been in care, are long-term unemployed or have been in trouble with the law. Last year, more than three in four young people supported by The Trust moved into work, education or training.  The Prince’s Trust helps more than 3,000 disadvantaged young people in Northern Ireland each year.

School food: top marks -  Stand 21
Information on the nutritional standards for school lunches, healthy lunchboxes, nutrition for the under fives and other initiatives to promote healthy eating in children and young people.

Steria -  Stand 12
Providing Services in Northern Ireland for over 40 years, Steria delivers IT enabled business services which help organisations in the public and private sectors operate more efficiently and effectively. By combining in-depth understanding of our clients’ businesses with expertise in IT and business process design, we take on our clients’ challenges and develop innovative solutions to address them. Through our highly collaborative consulting style, we work with our clients to transform their business, enabling them to focus on what they do best. Our 20,000 people support the systems, services and processes that touch the lives of millions each day.

University of Ulster
The University’s postgraduate level courses are full-time, part-time on campus or by distance learning or a ‘blended’ learning format. We also offer a range of credit-bearing, stand alone modules and short courses.

Ulster offers you and your employees:
·         Professional development opportunities – including our prestigious MPA
·         Flexible study options to suit lifestyle and work commitments
·         A quality teaching experience
·         A supportive learning environment

For further information visit www.ulster.ac.uk/upskill or contact pgenquiries@ulster.ac.uk to discuss your specific needs.


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Last updated 35 days ago by Christina Hunter