Four Scottish councils have been subject to ransomware attacks in the past year, with councils considered targets for cyber attacks by foreign government intelligence agencies, according to one Scottish authority....
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Manufacturers call for government action on broadband costs
The UK’s new National Infrastructure Commission should be given responsibility for producing a plan to deliver better digital infrastructure, according to a new report....
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Local government IT getting more diverse as pressures increase
The fast moving IT market is increasing pressure on local authorities to take a more diverse approach to service transformation, according to a recently published Socitm report....
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Jeremy Hunt promises £1.8bn for paperless NHS
Health secretary Jeremy Hunt has announced a £1.8bn project to make the NHS paperless....
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Lewisham app refunds shoppers to boost trade
Lewisham Council in London is funding trials of an app aimed at attracting shoppers to visit small traders by refunding their parking fees....
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Public sector chiefs are ‘holding back digital revolution’
Public sector bosses should not stand in the way of technological progress to transform the way public bodies and local authorities operate, according to the director of the Centre of […]...
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Universal Credit: will a full flowering ever see the light of day?
Why watchdogs are warning that councils need more time and information to make digital delivery of Universal Credit a success....
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Councils ‘must play part in national cybersecurity ecosystem’
Socitm has called on the UK government to include local authorities in the development of the government’s National Cybersecurity Strategy....
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Norfolk County Council back online after network outage
Email systems are back up and running at Norfolk County Council following an outage that prevented some staff from sending and receiving messages. The authority denies hackers were to blame […]...
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Ransomware – what can public bodies do about it?
In the wake of last week’s ransomware attack on Lincolnshire County Council, Des Ward looks how public bodies should respond....
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