Newham’s digital delivery could show the way for other councils to make social services more efficient. Gill Hitchcock finds out why....
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Cloud-first agenda failing to take hold in councils, survey says
An analysis has shown that the adoption of cloud computing varies widely across councils, with barriers including out-of-date procurement policies and reliance on in-house IT infrastructure....
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Socitm brands Wachter review of health IT ‘disappointing’
Martin Ferguson, Socitm’s director of policy and research, says that the review of health information technology led by clinician and IT expert Bob Wachter has missed the opportunity to include local government […]...
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GDS calls for councils to apply for local Verify pilots
The Government Digital Service has set out the requirement for councils wanting to join the first pilots of the local version of its identity assurance scheme, for older people’s concessionary […]...
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National healthcare information board sets out programme of work
The annual report of the government’s digital health body the National Information Board has set out 33 programmes of work to help digitise the NHS, stressing that public trust is […]...
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User need and integrated, intuitive systems: How Newham is digitising social care
Newham’s digital delivery could show the way for other councils to make social services more efficient. Gill Hitchcock finds out why....
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Campaigners welcome pause of Land Registry sale
Reports that the government has put its plans to privatise the Land Registry on hold have been welcomed by open data campaigners and groups. ...
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More than half of public bodies considering automating repetitive processes, study says
A survey has found that 53% of public sector senior managers say their organisation have considered automation technology in the past year....
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Government has a ‘clear and co-orindated’ vision for digital, says Gummer
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer has said he has been “frustrated” by rumours about the demise of the Government Digital Service, and hinted that the long-delayed digital strategy could be […]...
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Government standard promises to open up procurement for SMEs
The government has said it will put with users first in a joint supplier standard with industry, as the new Cabinet Office minister pledged to make it easier for small […]...
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