Scotland’s public sector is “scrambling” to stay on top of growing demands for improved digital infrastructure, a head of IT within the NHS has warned....
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BT appointed for £10m digital health data project
London Borough of Islington has approved the appointment of a supplier to deliver an ICT solution to join up social and health care records in a contract worth £10m....
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Digital rooftops: how Camden Council is building connectivity
Ahead of his speech at the Socitm Spring Conference, Councillor Theo Blackwell explains Camden’s blue sky approach to improving access....
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Craven councillor iPad skills scupper paperless drive
Councillors at a North Yorkshire local authority are still struggling to get to grips with iPads provided to them two years ago and will receive additional training....
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GDS to launch text notification service
Central government is to introduce a text message notification service for some services from February in an attempt to reduce phone enquiries....
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Bristol transport API set to spawn new apps
App and software developers will later this month gather for a hackathon to find uses for a new API newly created for Bristol’s transport services....
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Bristol mayor George Ferguson leads top 20 social media users in local government
Bristol’s elected mayor George Ferguson has topped a list of leaders in local government using social media....
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Chi Onwurah signs up for Socitm 2016 Spring conference
Chi Onwurah, shadow minister for culture and the digital economy, has signed up to speak at Socitm’s Spring conference....
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Shropshire announces £600,000 ICT infrastructure plan
Shropshire Council is spending £600,000 on agency staff over the next three months to redesign its ICT infrastructure....
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Public sector digital transformation – Eddie Copeland’s predictions for 2016
Eddie Copeland, head of the technology policy unit at think tank Policy Exchange, takes a look at the year ahead for ICT in the public sector....
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