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Improving public sector information risk management
Senior management buy-in is key to protecting government information from threats, according to Harj Singh.
MEP Jan Albrecht: 'European data protection rules close to adoption'
Public bodies and businesses are set to face new data protection rules by the end of the year, says Jan Albrecht.
Catalyst needed for local government G-Cloud move
Richard Blanford says local government needs to experience a compelling event before moving to the Cloud.
2015 spending review predictions
Jos Creese takes a look at what local government ICT professionals can expect from next week’s spending review.
Smarter state, smarter service desk
John Duffy says the forthcoming spending review will mean public sector bodies should review the efficiency of their service desks.
In the loop
James Norman asks what local authority ICT departments can do to avoid being circumvented in public cloud decisions.
Forget the ‘big bang’
Disaggregation allows public sector ICT managers to cut costs, improve efficient and manage risks, says Simone Hume.
Beyond GDS – it’s the method that matters
Jane Roberts looks at how the Agile methodology is evolving to meet the needs of government digital projects.
Turning on the tap
TechUK president Jacqueline de Rojas on the UK’s internet connectivity drought and how what local government can do to improve the situation in their areas.
Revolutionising digital in local government
Steven Cox says it is time for local government to play catch-up on digital services.
New era marks new challenge for the GDS
A change at the top of the Government Digital Service could actually benefit the organisation, says Ivan Harris.
Application advice
Joel Dolisy says a lack of visibility is hindering government IT professionals.
Reuse in digital public services
Many public sector organisations developing digital services are guilty of reinventing the wheel missing important opportunities to reduce costs and speed up delivery, says Harry Metcalfe.
Designing applications for the cloud
Only when applications are cloud native, can organisations be certain they will fully realise all of the benefits of the cloud, says Simon Hansford.
Email expectations
Email outages are a risk to public service delivery – Neil Murray asks what the public sector can do to prepare for future failures.
Radicalisation response
Ed Macnair on how local authorities should respond to new anti-radicalisation laws.
ICT key to devolution revolution
A more collaborative future needs the right IT platform to support the transformation journey, says Andrew Hawkins.
Beware the Big Bang
A gradual move to the cloud is the best option for most organisations, according to Paul Evans.
Empty words
G-Cloud is a disaster, and the Government’s seems to have little interest in supporting its aims, says Alex Rabbetts.
Forget the alternatives - stick with agile
Mike Bracken says that agile is a state of mind - not a set of rules.
Analytics: the new battleground
While inaction is not an option, local authorities should be wary of building rigid and inflexible technology to analyse Big Data, says Nick Blake.