PwC’s strategy consultancy arm Strategy& has encouraged organisations to move outside their comfort zones when hiring a chief digital officer....
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Stockport Council revamps data storage infrastructure
Stockport Council has reduced its data centre footprint by 20 times in a bid to cut costs and drive up efficiencies....
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FutureGov director slams citizen portals
Citizen portals are too often designed for business not user needs and need to be redesigned, FutureGov co-director Carrie Bishop has said....
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Councils must not be ‘weak link’ in cyber security, Whitehall told
The government is being urged to involve local authorities in the development of the UK National Cyber Security Centre to ensure councils are not left behind in the push for […]...
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MPs call for more investigatory powers for ICO
The Information Commissioner’s Office should have greater powers to audit local government and health organisations, MPs have said....
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Councils told to get social care workers on board to promote online services
Councils need to convince social care staff that digital is crucial for the future provision of care in order to ensure people to use online services, Soctim has said....
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Local government suppliers need to wake up to business rate reforms
Whitehall is granting councils more and more freedom, but David Walker argues that they might be facing more than they have bargained – or budgeted – for....
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London moves ahead with plans for chief digital officer
London’s chief digital officer is set to be appointed imminently as authorities meet to discuss London data, according to Andrew Collinge, assistant director at the Greater London Authority. ...
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GDS trials secure Whitehall WiFi solutions
Common Technology Services is piloting two secure WiFi systems across government....
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Database bug led to London mayoral vote being counted using Excel
An error in the database used to process the votes in the London mayoral elections led to the results being announced more than four hours later than planned, a London […]...
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