Beckie Smith

4 Minutes

Business and industry News

Annual public sector consultancy spend rises again to £3.4bn

Beckie Smith September 5, 2024 0 Comment

After shooting up by almost half during the emergency procurement provisions of the pandemic, the amount spent by public bodies on external consultants has risen further still, Tussell data shows […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

Microsoft outage: Government to ‘review lessons learned and improve response plans’ for future shutdowns

Sam Trendall September 4, 2024 0 Comment

Agencies including NCSC and CDDO will examine the impact of the recent global incident, with the aim of informing how departments and ministers respond to similar issues in the future […]...

2 Minutes

News Transport

Transport for London reports ‘staff have limited access to systems’ following cyber incident

Sam Trendall September 4, 2024 0 Comment

The capital’s transport authority has revealed that it has seemingly been hit with an attack, but that it has not uncovered ‘any evidence that any customer data has been compromised’ […]...

3 Minutes

Environment News

Government backs £40m network to better predict floods and droughts

Sofia Villegas September 4, 2024 0 Comment

Major new technology and data infrastructure is intended to help researchers to study and mitigate economic and societal impacts as ‘climate change is sadly making extreme weather events more common’ […]...

3 Minutes

Business and industry News

Defra plans £150m hosting and storage engagement

Sam Trendall September 3, 2024 0 Comment

Government’s environment department signals desire to put in place a major deal for hosting provision that it hopes will ‘ensure high availability, scalability, and security of our data and applications’ […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

DWP seeks data protection officer

Sam Trendall September 3, 2024 0 Comment

DWP hunts leader to manage the handling of 3,000 FOI requests each year, while also playing a ‘key part in enabling delivery of the department’s future strategy by ensuring compliance’ […]...

4 Minutes

Education and skills News

Government to create ‘Manchester Digital Campus’ for 7,000 officials

Beckie Smith September 3, 2024 0 Comment

The local authority for the north west city has opened a public consultation on the Government Property Agency proposals, for which a planning application is slated for later this year […]...

4 Minutes

Government and politics News

Treasury guidance recommends ‘light touch’ business case for digital projects

Sam Trendall September 2, 2024 0 Comment

Government’s finance department has created new advice for organisations delivering agile projects which, the guidelines state, can often meet the necessary governance requirements without their own dedicated full business case […]...

2 Minutes

Culture, media and sport News

Leith to house Scotland’s first digital museum

Sofia Villegas September 2, 2024 0 Comment

Scottish Historic Buildings Trust unveils plans to use the Leith Custom House, which is owned by the local authority in Edinburgh, to house a facility designed to be entirely digital […]...

3 Minutes

Communities, housing and planning News

NHS teams up with libraries to promote online health tools

Sam Trendall September 2, 2024 0 Comment

The health service has announced a new partnership covering library facilities around the country, through which librarians will provide visitors with support and advice in using NHS digital health platforms […]...

PublicTechnology

Beckie Smith

Annual public sector consultancy spend rises again to £3.4bn

Microsoft outage: Government to ‘review lessons learned and improve response plans’ for future shutdowns

Transport for London reports ‘staff have limited access to systems’ following cyber incident

Government backs £40m network to better predict floods and droughts

Defra plans £150m hosting and storage engagement

DWP seeks data protection officer

Government to create ‘Manchester Digital Campus’ for 7,000 officials

Treasury guidance recommends ‘light touch’ business case for digital projects

Leith to house Scotland’s first digital museum

NHS teams up with libraries to promote online health tools

The importance of data security for today’s healthcare organisations

The UK public sector harbours hidden digital transformation ‘deficit’

Artificial Intelligence in the UK public sector