The government must proceed with caution when considering regulation of the Internet of Things and realise a one-size-fits-all approach may not be appropriate, an academic from a leading IoT research group has said....
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Lessons from Seoul: How eGovernment can drive citizen engagement
Scott Moore, business analyst for the Scottish Improvement Service, won a Socitm scholarship to research digital public service trend in Seoul during the summer. Here he looks back on he […]...
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National Cyber Security Centre to publish rankings for departmental email security
The National Cyber Security Centre is reportedly planning to list government departments that fail to comply with cyber security measures....
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Digital needs to come off the sidelines, Solace conference told
Local government needs to move away from piloting digital services on the periphery of their work and focus on building digital in from the start, a conference has heard....
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Verify team reveals progress on efforts to increase sign-up
The team behind the government’s identity assurance scheme are working on tech to allow users to pause their verification process in a bid to encourage more people to create identities....
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Government told to up its game on artificial intelligence
MPs have urged the government to set a strategy to deal with the ethics and technology associated with rapid advances in artificial intelligence and robotics....
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HMRC hunts for IT delivery director as data hub hits milestone
The UK’s tax authority is seeking a director to lead its IT transformation and cloud strategy at a salary of £140,000....
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Just 27% of policing websites have secure encryption, report says
Three-quarters of policing and crime websites lack secure connections, according to a study from the Centre for Public Safety....
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Former GDS boss calls for more detail on government data-sharing rules
The government needs to offer much more clarity on how it plans to up departmental data sharing in its Digital Economy Bill, MPs have been told....
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Renfrewshire Council appoints Agilisys to deliver resource planning system
Renfrewshire Council has appointed Agilisys to deliver a new resource planning system for the local authority that aims to remove duplication and streamline processes....
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