The UK’s information rights watchdog is recruiting for a deputy information commissioner to work under recently-appointed commissioner Elizabeth Denham....
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Yorkshire and Humber forces pick Sopra Steria for CSI command system
Four police forces in Yorkshire and Humberside have chosen to use Sopra Steria’s STORM command and control system to better direct their shared resources to crime scenes....
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Scottish councils name joint digital and tech chiefs to kick-start digital transformation
Twenty-seven Scottish councils have appointed joint chief digital and technology officers to help implement their digital transformation strategy....
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Microsoft’s UK data centre signals a turning point for public sector cloud compting
Mark Skilton of Warwick Business School says that the opening of Microsoft’s three UK data centres marks another step on the road to full public sector adoption of cloud computing […]...
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Treasury launches pensions dashboard pilot
The government has said it intends to have a prototype pensions dashboard by March 2017, and that it will consider regulating companies if they don’t volunteer to participate....
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Hackney aims to reduce cyclist accidents with driver-warning system
Hackney Council has launched a fleet of buses that can detect cyclists and alert drivers in an effort to reduce accidents....
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Whitehall ‘not cool enough’ to attract top cyber security talent
The government needs to offer tech specialists more freedom and creativity if it wants to recruit the most talented people, according to a recruiter in the Ministry of Justice....
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Ministry of Justice offers £90,000 for deputy director roles in digital team
The Ministry of Justice is seeking a chief information security officer and a deputy director of digital delivery....
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User need and integrated, intuitive systems: How Newham is digitising social care
Newham’s digital delivery could show the way for other councils to make social services more efficient. Gill Hitchcock finds out why....
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Cloud-first agenda failing to take hold in councils, survey says
An analysis has shown that the adoption of cloud computing varies widely across councils, with barriers including out-of-date procurement policies and reliance on in-house IT infrastructure....
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