Government procurement has reached a fork in the road, says FutureGov founder Dominic Campbell. Will it continue on the path to agile, and start buying services based on trust and […]...
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NHS cyber attack forces week-long council email block
A council was forced to block all emails from the public and external organisations for a week following the NHS cyber attack, it has emerged...
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ICT industry demands cybersecurity boost
Government must triple the funding for securing its online services, according to industry body TechUK in the wake of last week’s cyberattack which affected the NHS....
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Interview: Hackney’s Matthew Cain on changing councils, chatbots and local government Verify
Hackney’s head of digital Matthew Cain talks to Gill Hitchcock about redesigning parking permits, prototyping a chatbot and exposing staff to external good practice....
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Birmingham scraps maligned ICT joint venture
Birmingham City Council has scrapped its controversial joint venture with Capita three years early....
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Department for International Trade launches digital recruitment drive
Department advertises 12 Grade 7 posts, seeking leaders in digital skills, policy, analytics and security, as well as delivery, service and product managers...
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ICO launches investigation into use of data analytics in political campaigning
UK data watchdog says tools used in targeted advertising ‘have a significant potential impact on individuals’ privacy’...
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Overcoming public sector patch paralysis and risk culture
The global ransomware attack has been followed by an outcry about the NHS’ reliance on legacy systems. Harry Metcalfe and Lee Maguire of dxw say you can’t properly diagnose the problem – or understand an […]...
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UPDATED: General election 2017: Manifesto round-up
After the Tories released their manifesto,PublicTechnology takes a look at the three main parties’ plans for digital and technology ahead of next month’s general election....
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Half of councils fail to provide a good online service for social care support
Charity Independent Age says Socitm survey results – which show a lack of easy-to-access information on care for older people – are ‘concerning’...
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