Slow start for £400m fibre fund but Treasury vows investments will ‘scale up’
Just £66m has been released so far as five-year scheme approaches halfway point
Scottish Government creates IoT marketplace for public sector
Dynamic purchasing system seeks suppliers of products and services
DWP offers £100k for head of user-centred design
Individual sought to support delivery of ‘once-in-a-generation programme of welfare reform’
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NHS organisations planning local IT-integration projects, research indicates
Study from iGov Survey and BT reveals that most technology decision makers expect to integrate IT systems with other local bodies at some point in the next two years
Government agreement to see church spires used to boost rural broadband
Church of England, DCMS, and Defra sign accord to improve connectivity
Bringing Twitter into the classroom at the University of Nottingham
Associate professor Dr Roger Kerry tells Gill Hitchcock that social media should be a natural part of higher education
£45k web design contract up for grabs as Defra advisers look to ditch ‘failing’ site
Joint Nature Conservation Committee looks to meet Government Digital Service standards and move away from content management system it has been running since 2005
Government to ramp up social-media skills in bid to ‘tackle false information’ online
Cabinet Office to build team of online experts to help ‘harness power of technology for good’
Regulator urges government to mandate NHS compliance with surveillance camera code
Commissioner Tony Porter tells PublicTechnology about continued efforts to get the Home Office to recognise the need for a surveillance camera code of practice that applies to NHS and education bodies
Government superfast broadband plans will suffer ‘minimal impact’ from Carillion collapse
Partners of fallen firm pledge that work to roll out networks across the UK will continue as scheduled
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue to spend £30,000 to combat ‘misuse of social media’
Organisation puts out contract notice seeking provider of management tool for up to 25 Facebook and Twitter accounts
Government explores mobile emergency alert system for major incidents
Supplier sought to kick off project by engaging with the big four mobile network operators
Police and fire services in Yorkshire and north east launch £60m mobile framework
Group of 15 public bodies pool their requirements for devices and data
Met Office prepares to revamp consumer digital strategy
Weather agency awards two-year contract to user experience and geospatial data specialist firms
Government review to assess how policy could guide telecoms market into ultrafast future
DCMS-led initiative to examine how policy and market conditions could ensure UK has world-class digital connectivity
London boroughs, universities, and NHS trusts team up to share WiFi
An array of public-sector organisations have united to offer users ‘seamless’ connectivity
Warrington to offer schools ‘wireless-as-a-service’
Borough council looks to appoint supplier for new WiFi addition to its schools ICT portfolio
Former Telefonica bigwig Mike Short to join Department for International Trade
Telecoms exec to take Whitehall chief scientist post
London boroughs team up to roll out £1.7m hosted housing management platform
Wandsworth and Richmond pick Northgate to deliver software
All prison officers in England and Wales to get body-worn cameras
Government spends £2m on equipping 5,600 staff with technology designed to improve safety
DWP scraps 55p-a-minute helpline charges but stresses 99% of Universal Credit claims are made online
Calls to helplines for all department’s services will be toll-free by the end of 2017
Socitm and Eduserv launch shared services audit tool for councils
Online platform will help assess readiness for new engagements and performance of existing deals
Ministry of Defence signs £400k paging services deal
Ageing communications platform gets another boost from the UK public sector
Social networks could face same regulation as news sites, government says
Prime minister’s spokesperson claims government is examining ‘the role Google and Facebook play in the news environment’