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Digital ‘equally important’ as transport infrastructure, says Scottish minister
The Scottish Government is to form an infrastructure commission to advise ministers on how spending should be directed to provide most economic benefit
Government to hand GOV.UK Verify over to private sector and cease funding
Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product
Lack of tech integration in policing ‘a disgrace’, says Police Federation lead
Annual survey of officers finds that inadequate IT is prevalent
High demand for usage sees CCS more than double spending on new procurement platform
Value of eSourcing framework shoots up from £4m to £10m as buying agency expects platform to process an increased amount of spending
Agilisys swipes £30m infrastructure deal as NHS BSA kicks off IT disaggregation drive
London-based IT outfit awarded four-year contract for infrastructure services
Transport for London seeks £70m IT services partner
Capital’s public transport network looks for provider that can deliver cost savings and service improvements
Exclusive: Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 adds almost 1,000 suppliers
Supplier list seen by PublicTechnology shows close to 3,000 firms have gained a place on the new iteration of the government digital services framework. Find out who made the cut
Fife town to get WiFi, website and ‘digital brand’ under Scottish Government scheme
Cupar picked as the nation’s first ‘digital improvement district’
Wolverhampton signs up with eBay to boost local economy
West Midlands city signs partnership with auction site in bid to help local SMEs grow their business by selling online
Government should use National Data Strategy to address ‘serious problems’ with outsourcing data, think tank urges
The Institute for Government wants to see more and better data on contracts and the civil service workforce
UK to develop new government procurement site in the event of no-deal Brexit
If the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, the government has pledged that an equivalent to the current TED and OJEU platforms will be ready ‘from exit day’
Canterbury Christ Church University to implement lecture capture
Use of technology has become a ‘core aspect of modern blended and part-time learning pedagogies’, the university said
Delays in Emergency Services Network project draining £330m a year from police budget
Report from National Audit Office claims forces are spending money to keep ageing kit in use as the project to implement a new network faces continuing setbacks
West Midlands selected for £50m 5G testbed
Connected ambulances, live streaming CCTV and driverless cars all part of initial plans
BT wins HSCN connectivity services deal for south-east England
Telecoms firm to provide services to 24 trusts and CCGs across the south east
Scottish Government backs world-first ‘LiFi’ pilot in Ayr school
Kyle Academy to trial use of light-based wireless connectivity technology
Reading seeks data analytics tool to assess impact of welfare reform on low-income households
Council interested in deploying product that could help understand economic effect on neighbourhoods, streets, and individual households
Met Police chooses Azure as basis for ‘cloud-first’ transformation
London force to move applications and infrastructure to Microsoft public cloud environment
PM puts £92m into project to explore UK alternative to EU Galileo satellite
Theresa May said that the possibility of the UK withdrawing support for the EU satellite project is ‘not an idle threat’
Northern Irish police pick Civica for £10m criminal justice data-sharing system
IT firm chosen for potential 10-year-plus engagement to build and roll out platform for sharing information between police, prisons, public prosecutors, and forensic teams
Almost half of councils using unsupported server software, FOI finds
Ageing versions of Windows Server remain in widespread use, according to research