As it’s the end of the year, we’re taking you through the most popular stories of 2016, in – as is traditional – reverse order....
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Political upheaval, Blockchain and data protection: What does 2017 have in store for tech?
As the New Year approaches, PublicTechnology takes a look at what we might expect in the world of digital government in 2017. ...
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Local government voice telephony doesn’t have to be a Cinderella service
Freddy Kanter of Foehn argues that voice communications can make a greater contribution to councils’ cost-cutting activities – and that its time in the spotlight has come....
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Password expiry is a ‘blunt instrument’ that rarely delivers, says cyber security expert
The use of automatic password expiry as a security mechanism is “outdated and ineffective” that increases organisations’ costs, reduces productivity and makes accounts more vulnerable, according to the National Cyber […]...
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MoD offers £130,000 for CIO of Defence Equipment and Support
Defence Equipment and Support, a trading entity of the Ministry of Defence, is recruiting for a chief information officer to develop IT strategy and make better use of emerging technologies....
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NAO tells HMRC to improve accuracy of records on Scottish taxpayers
More than 400,000 Scottish taxpayers did not receive a notification letter from HMRC in December last year due to an error in the design of an automated identification exercise, the […]...
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European Court of Justice rules indiscriminate data retention illegal
A landmark European Union judgment has dealt a heavy blow to the UK’s Investigatory Powers Act, ruling that the general and indiscriminate retention of emails by governments is illegal....
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Transformation strategy delays: Government urgently needs to take digital out of limbo
That the long-awaited digital strategy has fallen by the wayside is not a surprise, but ministers must move to demonstrate their commitment to digital quickly, writes PublicTechnology’s online editor Rebecca Hill. ...
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Home Office digital team to create common language for services
The Home Office service design team is building a common language help different teams in the department communicate more simply and clearly....
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Starting at the right end of digital care: Place-based and citizen centric care is a task for GDS and NHS Digital
Jos Creese, independent digital consultant and principal Analyst for Eduserv, says that technology should promote fundamental change in our care services – and argues that this is the responsibility of […]...
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