Council leader
13 September 2012
As principal purchaser for Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council, Malcolm Whitwood has set it an ambitious target for e-procurement. Celia Poole discovers why he is such a big fan of electronic government
If there were prizes for enthusiasm in the traditionally staid world of local government, Malcolm Whitwood would be there on the winners’ podium. He is principal purchasing officer and one of the main players in an ambitious project to bring the e-commerce revolution to by Tameside Metropolitan Borough Council.
The borough, about five miles east of Manchester...