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A recent remote meeting has left Arden University’s Dr Ben Silverstone asking if videoconferencing is an example of technology progressing more quickly than our ability to adapt to it

Marco Hogewoning of RIPE NCC examines what the government can do to ensure the internet of things sector has the right regulations and standards

Erik Silfversten and Nathan Ryan of RAND Europe discuss why built-in cybersecurity is as important a safety concern as any for manufacturers and legislators involved in the autonomous-vehicle space

James Milligan of Hays Digital Technology welcomes PM Theresa May’s investments in closing the technology skills gap

Rachel Neaman of Corsham Institute believes that facing down the challenge of online misinformation needs a long-term and wide-ranging strategy 

Whitehall siloes should be broken by creating a centralised body to collate and oversee the use of data, believes Johan Hogsander of Transform

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out three topics that may define the year ahead

Remanufactured computers could provide 95% of the performance of a new PC at a fraction of the cost to the environment; it is time for the civil service to set an examples, argues professor Mark Jolly of Cranfield University

Mark Hastings of Rainmaker Solutions applauds the Government’s guidance on Whitehall IT disaggregation, but argues that it need not take anywhere near as long as the four years suggested

Vodafone's Mick Wayman opines that better co-operation with the non-profit sector could help save money and improve service levels

Ross Harling of Netitude lifts the lid on the findings of a study which shows UK councils are failing to recognise some major opportunities of digitisation

David Downing of SAS outlines why the government needs to make better use of its reservoirs of data

Craig Stewart of Venafi believes that governments need to stop characterising the security technology as the enemy

Ian Fishwick of Innopsis argues that, while the DPS model is imperfect, the government should be commended for trying new procurement ideas

An investment in skills is needed to create the cities of the future, argues James Milligan of Hays Digital Technology

Nesta’s Hasan Bakhshi and Eddie Copeland examine the impact on the UK public sector workforce of a range of global trends

Digital transformation can bring great benefits, but the needs of the millions of people that still need non-digital means of interacting with government must not be overlooked, argues PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall

Jason Laroche of Arvato offers his to-do list for local authorities wishing to get the most out of shared-services engagements

Tas Hind of Essentia argues that STPs have a ready-made system in place for sharing patient data with bodies across the NHS and its public-sector partners

Gavin Mee of Salesforce argues that government needs to think more like the private sector in its approach to service delivery

Carol Brock of OpenText believes better use of structured and unstructured data could help the government deliver better policy and services