The Department of Health has appointed G-Cloud supplier dxw to achieve efficiency savings by upgrading its intranet....
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ICT chief warns Scottish NHS struggling with tech demands
Scotland’s public sector is “scrambling” to stay on top of growing demands for improved digital infrastructure, a head of IT within the NHS has warned....
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BT appointed for £10m digital health data project
London Borough of Islington has approved the appointment of a supplier to deliver an ICT solution to join up social and health care records in a contract worth £10m....
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Councillor slams ‘Big Brother’ ICT policy proposals
A councillor at a Welsh authority has hit out at a new ICT policy which would allow the ICT department to check councillors’ emails and websites they visit....
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Greater digital skills emphasis for civil service temps
The Cabinet Office has set out the thinking that will guide the way the civil service sources temporary staff when the current Contingent Labour One (CL1) framework comes to an […]...
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Central government ‘reluctant to share data with councils’
Less than a third of central government civil servants say their department shares data with local government, according to a new survey....
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The toll of transformation – How to reduce digital project costs
Digital projects need to reduce dependency on specialist digital and programming skills, according to Jane Roberts....
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Digital rooftops: how Camden Council is building connectivity
Ahead of his speech at the Socitm Spring Conference, Councillor Theo Blackwell explains Camden’s blue sky approach to improving access....
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Socitm urges more radical approach to digital transformation
The government’s devolution agenda presents more opportunities for digital collaboration between service providers, but requires new governance models, according to Socitm....
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Greater Manchester data body to adopt ‘federated’ approach
A proposed data sharing body for public bodies across Greater Manchester will adopt a “federated data” model, rather than collating residents’ personal information on a single database....
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