New pan-European data privacy rules will be a “game-changer” in the way businesses approach cyber security, according to the Scottish Government’s cyber security tsar....
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G-Cloud sales rise for second month running
G-Cloud purchases by local government made another steady rise during January – up 12% on December....
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Proposals aimed at easing public sector data sharing
Government bodies will be able to share personal data with other “public agencies” as long as the purpose is to improve the welfare of the individual in question, under legislation proposed […]...
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Councils urged to adopt NHS information governance assessment toolkit to aid health and social care collaboration
Local authorities should adopt the NHS assessment tool for information governance in order to ease collaboration with health bodies, according to Socitm....
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Digital service standard set to mandate data reuse
Digital service suppliers should re-use existing data and registers rather than starting from scratch, according to a list of 18 draft standards for councils released today....
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Boeing appointed as strategic IT partner for Staffordshire Police
Staffordshire’s police and crime commissioner awards 10-year contract that will see Boeing provide cutting edge IT and create new centre of excellence...
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Mayor of London and MoJ roll out ‘sobriety tags’ scheme
A scheme to electronically monitor criminals’ intake of alcohol is being introduced across the whole of London after pilots showed it was successful at keeping them off drink....
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Wandsworth and Richmond choose Capita for financial management services
Two London boroughs have appointed Capita Local Government for a contract to provide joint financial management services....
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Government continues smart cities push
Digital Economy Minister Ed Vaizey has renewed the government’s commitment to smart cities, but without committing to a specific development model....
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Norfolk County Council looks for new head of IT
Norfolk County Council is offering up to £115,000 for a head of IT....
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