Letter from Australia: how the government got serious on cybersecurity
CyberArk, our sponsor for PublicTechnology Cyber Week, writes about how industry and government are working together to meet Australia’s cyber challenges
NHS Digital on how its Secure Boundary is protecting trusts from cyberthreats
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How Brexit Britain could become a surveillance state
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Government must ensure SME agenda is pragmatic – not dogmatic
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall asks if the tone of the procurement discussion is becoming a little too Orwellian
All-male committee would be harmful to science
Sarah Main of the Campaign for Science and Engineering urges parliament to recognise its responsibility in serving as a figurehead for scientific debate
Brexit and data regulation: what next for data sharing and the GDPR?
Dods political consultant Andrew McQuillan explores government’s position on data regulation post-Brexit, highlighting potential pitfalls as well as opportunities
Has the NHS sacrificed cybersecurity for convenience?
Matt Lock of Varonis argues that an increase in connectivity has left health-service IT vulnerable
The three biggest barriers to digital transformation in local government today
Suraj Kika of Jadu looks at what is stopping local authorities from investing in digital services
Three things UK cities can do right now to become smarter
Melanie Pittham of digital transformation specialists The BIO Agency outlines the key considerations in transforming cities for the benefit of citizens
A hundred days in, are the new metro mayors keeping their digital promises?
Georgina Maratheftis of techUK urges the new city-region chiefs not to neglect digital devolution
Why civil servants shouldn’t check their emails on holiday
Garry Graham of Prospect argues that cultivating a healthy work-life balance for employees will benefit the public sector
To make the most of new technology, the NHS needs a cultural shift
The health service needs to make sure its people are geared up for the data-rich future, according to Afshin Attari of Exponential-e
Better data sharing could save lives
Ian Blackhurst of Northgate Public Services explains how effective collaboration between law enforcement, healthcare, education, and social services could help protect vulnerable citizens
FE colleges must embrace digital to remain relevant to learners
Colleges need to ensure they make a good digital first impression, or risk seeing students head elsewhere, argues Lucy Perkins of LDA
Government is merely flirting with digital – it’s time to commit
Nat Gross of industry body BIMA believes that all political parties must do more to ensure the UK remains at the digital vanguard
Introducing the digital offset effect
John McMahon from IEG4 takes Isaac Newton as his inspiration for new method of measuring the success of public sector digital transformation projects
Why the government should protect IT spending
IT reseller Insight's public sector chief argues that failing to invest in digital could hurt the government's ability to deliver services
A five-point checklist to make digital transformation a success
Jon Lucas from Hyve Managed Hosting discusses the key considerations for public sector bodies looking to embrace cloud and digitalisation
How the public sector can remove barriers to cloud
James Butler of software and IT services firm Trustmarque examines how to ‘bridge the gap’ between private and public sector adoption
Public facilities should do away with downtime
Ensuring spaces can be booked by the public and other bodies can bring in revenue and create efficiencies, argues Chris Smith of Kajima
Is hybrid IT worth the hassle?
Joe Kim of SolarWinds looks at what government IT pros can expect from hybrid IT, and whether implementing it will provide any benefits
WannaCry NHS attack - busting the myths
Des Ward, information governance director at Innopsis, reflects on the real story behind the WannaCry cyber-attack.
How the Internet of Things poses fresh risks to public sector systems
With the cyber threat shifting its focus to sabotage rather than data theft, many of the defences deployed by public sector organisations will have to be adapted for the new world
Why cyber resilience is the UK's first line of defence
New threats require the sort of joint civilian and military planning that was common in the Cold War – but with a focus on cyber rather than nuclear, says Jennifer Cole of the Royal United Services Institute (RUSI)