Bridgend County Borough Council in Wales has launched the tender process for a new digital self-service system for residents....
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Southend agrees £3.24m deal for dark-fibre network
Southend-on-Sea Borough Council has agreed a £3.24m deal for the provision of a 50km “future-proof” dark-fibre network connecting 120 key public-sector sites....
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ICO reports data-training improvements at NHS trust
Cambridgeshire Community Services NHS Trust has improved some of the information governance issues exposed by investigations into a series of data losses and thefts, according to the Information Commissioner’s Office....
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MSPs propose digital infrastructure inquiry
An inquiry into digital infrastructure and the potential for economic growth should be held in the next parliamentary session, a Holyrood committee has said....
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Final version of Local Government Digital Service Standard set for April launch
The final version of the draft Local Government Digital Service Standard is set to be published shortly after Easter....
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DfE plans portal to help parents understand school system
The government has set out plans to launch a new online resource to help parents find out more about local schools and what they should expect for their children’s education....
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Natural Resources Wales embraces the cloud for infrastructure support and IT self-service
The Welsh government’s environment adviser is to migrate disaster recovery and application and infrastructure support to the cloud in a bid to consolidate its separate systems....
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£10m data science campus to improve public sector information
A new data science campus in Wales will aim to provide better data for the Office for National Statistics, the government has announced....
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Open Data Institute warns of loss of control over land data if Land Registry privatised
Open Data Institute warns of loss of control over land data if Land Registry privatised...
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Next Mayor of London urged to appoint chief technology officer to bolster smart city efforts
The next Mayor of London should appoint a chief technology officer to enhance the capital’s leadership in data and technology, according to a new report....
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