U.K. Government's Department for Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS) has signed a new seven-year, $30 million worth IT contract with Atos Origin. DCMS is responsible for Government policy on the arts, sports, the National Lottery and the 2012 Olympic Games & Paralympic Games.

This new contract extends a 15-year old ongoing relationship between Atos Origin and DCMS. Atos Origin has designed, implemented and managed the IT infrastructure for DCMS and has supported its aim to improve the quality of cultural and sporting activities.

Under this contract, Atos Origin will deliver and manage all IT infrastructure and services taking full advantage of the latest developments including lower energy technologies to enable a more sustainable IT infrastructure. Atos Origin will also manage all applications support and development, as well as the new Enterprise Content Management service that has been designed to improve knowledge management across the entire Department.