The new iteration of G-Cloud launches today, with changes intended to make it easier to find relevant services – view the list of 2,847 suppliers making it onto the framework....
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Tipping point: Agile procurement is in a precarious position as waterfall looms large
Government procurement has reached a fork in the road, says FutureGov founder Dominic Campbell. Will it continue on the path to agile, and start buying services based on trust and […]...
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NHS cyber attack forces week-long council email block
A council was forced to block all emails from the public and external organisations for a week following the NHS cyber attack, it has emerged...
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ICT industry demands cybersecurity boost
Government must triple the funding for securing its online services, according to industry body TechUK in the wake of last week’s cyberattack which affected the NHS....
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Interview: Hackney’s Matthew Cain on changing councils, chatbots and local government Verify
Hackney’s head of digital Matthew Cain talks to Gill Hitchcock about redesigning parking permits, prototyping a chatbot and exposing staff to external good practice....
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Birmingham scraps maligned ICT joint venture
Birmingham City Council has scrapped its controversial joint venture with Capita three years early....
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NHS cyber attack a ‘wake-up call’ for government
Governments must start taking cyber security as seriously as physical military security, according to Microsoft’s president, in the wake of the attack which affected the NHS on Friday....
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Departments unwilling to accept Cabinet Office authority to centralise purchasing, suggest MPs
The creation of the Crown Commercial Service was poorly executed and slow take up of centralised purchasing by departments means it only manages one-fifth of the spending it was expected […]...
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Government signals end to Public Services Network
The Public Services Network adds unnecessary complications to providing digital services and will be abandoned, according to the Government Digital Service....
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Local councils ‘should be at the forefront’ of national cyber security
This time last year Lincolnshire’s IT systems were taken out for five days after a cyber attack. The council’s information management lead Richard Wills tells Gill Hitchcock why councils are a target […]...
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