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Healthcare and NHS IT
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Singapore government to open source contact-tracing protocol
Singapore’s Government Technology Agency is contributing the source codes of the BlueTrace protocol that powers its contact-tracing app
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Coronavirus: Kaspersky, Bitdefender make products free to NHS
Kaspersky and Bitdefender have both made various products and services available free to healthcare customers as the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic intensifies
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Coronavirus: Spain to use artificial intelligence to automate testing
Authorities in Spain have invested in robots to automate the testing of citizens for the Covid-19 coronavirus
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March 23, 2020
23
Mar'20
Coronavirus: NHSX calls on tech sector to support Covid-19 effort
Technology sector asked to develop new ways to help the NHS manage virus outbreak and support people who are most at risk
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March 22, 2020
22
Mar'20
Cyber gangsters hit UK medical firm poised for work on coronavirus with Maze ransomware attack
The Maze ransomware group has published personal and medical details of thousands of former patients of a London-based medical research company after a failed attempt to disable the firm's computer systems
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March 20, 2020
20
Mar'20
Dstl launches report on the future of cities
Dstl research aims to support decision-making of the UK military by analysing topics such as the influence of technology in urban warfare
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March 19, 2020
19
Mar'20
Coronavirus: NHS to roll out Microsoft Teams to hospitals
Secure, cloud-based Microsoft collaboration tool Teams will be made available across the NHS, even those hospitals not on NHSMail
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March 19, 2020
19
Mar'20
Covid-19: NHS tackles coronavirus crisis with the help of tech
As the pandemic grows and creates enormous pressure on the health service, NHS organisations across the country are using technology to help cope
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March 18, 2020
18
Mar'20
Surrey goes live with child health system
CSH Surrey goes live with its new platform, with the information on 440,000 children's health now consolidated onto a single platform
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March 18, 2020
18
Mar'20
IR35 private sector reforms: Coronavirus prompts Treasury to delay start date to April 2021
HM Treasury confirms roll-out of IR35 reforms to the private sector will be halted for a year to ease the pressure on businesses in the face of the coronavirus outbreak
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March 17, 2020
17
Mar'20
Courts make use of tech to hold remote hearings due to Covid-19
The Courts and Tribunals Judiciary will increase the use of technology in court proceedings as emergency legislation is being drafted to expand powers to allow criminal courts to hold remote hearings during the Covid-19 pandemic
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March 13, 2020
13
Mar'20
Coronavirus-linked hacks likely as Czech hospital comes under attack
The world of cyber security is on high alert to heightened vulnerabilities as the spread of the Covid-19 coronavirus changes daily life across Europe
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March 13, 2020
13
Mar'20
US Department of Defense requests time to re-evaluate section of AWS and Microsoft JEDI bids
The Department of Defense is to request a resubmission of information from Microsoft and Amazon Web Services about their JEDI bids, as the long-running US cloud procurement saga drags on
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March 11, 2020
11
Mar'20
Fintech workers called to share their experiences of microaggression
Fintech workers were asked to share upsetting workplace incidents as part of an anonymous study
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March 11, 2020
11
Mar'20
International Women’s Day provides platform for Nordic women in tech
International annual event reminds tech industry that work needs to be done to reduce inequality, but organisations must work towards this on a daily basis
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March 11, 2020
11
Mar'20
NHS partners with Google to improve health information online
Latest measures will ensure direct access to NHS advice for more than 250 most-searched health conditions
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March 10, 2020
10
Mar'20
GDS works on joining up government services
The GDS is assembling a business case as information about the impact of disjointed government offerings is gathered
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March 09, 2020
09
Mar'20
TechUK lays out proposals for Spring Budget
Trade body TechUK sets out its view on how to accelerate UK growth through technology in its submission to the March 2020 Budget
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March 06, 2020
06
Mar'20
Oliver Dowden: UK can be “unashamedly pro-tech nation”
The secretary of state spoke about the country's opportunity to “unleash all the innovation and enterprise that emerging technologies can provide”
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March 06, 2020
06
Mar'20
CIO interview: Sarah Wilkinson, NHS Digital
NHS Digital has been racing to ensure the systems and protocols are in place to prepare the health service for the coronavirus. We speak to its CEO about the preparations
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March 05, 2020
05
Mar'20
Boots and Tesco loyalty card schemes plagued by security issues
High-street retailers deal with fraudulent attempts to access the accounts of thousands of customers
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
HMRC CEO denies it is ‘deliberately misleading’ public over loan scheme promoter arrests
HMRC CEO Jim Harra has “strongly rejected” claims made on social media by the Loan Charge All Party Parliamentary Group of cross-party MPs that it is “deliberately misleading” the public about its recent loan scheme-related enforcement activities
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
NHSX appoints chief information officer
Sonia Patel is the latest senior appointment at the digital unit of the National Health Service
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March 02, 2020
02
Mar'20
How Asia’s tech firms are helping to stem the Covid-19 outbreak
Data analytics and robots are being deployed in China and other Asian countries that have been hardest hit by the ongoing coronavirus outbreak
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February 28, 2020
28
Feb'20
Student Loans Company to enlist IT suppliers for £200m transformation plan
Suppliers are being sought to support intended improvements to Student Loans Company's customer interface and technology estate
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February 27, 2020
27
Feb'20
NHSX launches Tech Plan vision
The strategy will see a phased approach to the delivery of digitisation in the healthcare sector, with delivery kicking off this summer
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February 27, 2020
27
Feb'20
IR35 reforms: IT contractors warned off joining non-compliant umbrellas to avoid loan charge risk
Contracting stakeholders are calling on the government to do more to regulate umbrella companies ahead of the IR35 private sector reforms coming into play, to prevent more contractors falling into the scope of the loan charge
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February 26, 2020
26
Feb'20
NHSX publishes first progress report since launch
Digital unit for the National Health Service outlines achievements in areas such as the NHS App and artificial intelligence and gives clues about future milestones
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February 26, 2020
26
Feb'20
Thousands of UK entrepreneurs register businesses in Estonia since Brexit referendum
UK entrepreneurs are registering businesses in Estonia to make sure they can continue to trade freely in the EU
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February 25, 2020
25
Feb'20
Boots to trial private e-prescriptions
The pharmacy chain is trialling the service, underpinned by Doctor Care Anywhere technology, in 20 London stores
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February 25, 2020
25
Feb'20
Department for Education publishes tools to support learning at home
The Department for Education publishes apps featuring innovations such as artificial intelligence aimed at helping parents to use technology to create positive learning environments
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February 21, 2020
21
Feb'20
Scotland to set up payments service for public sector
Scottish government seeks supplier to work on beta phase of development
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February 20, 2020
20
Feb'20
Executive interview: Making IT sustainable
Defra recently reported that “cloud-first” IT strategies are driving green information and communications technology in government. This puts a greater emphasis on datacentre transparency
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February 20, 2020
20
Feb'20
EU defies big tech firms and proposes single data market
The European Commission outlines actions needed to enable the continent's digital success
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February 19, 2020
19
Feb'20
Data sharing between private healthcare and NHS to move into new phase
A consultation has been launched to seek views on the creation of a single source of healthcare data in England, with a series of pilots announced
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February 18, 2020
18
Feb'20
Swedish council tests virtual reality in care for vulnerable people
Local authority is testing virtual reality technology to provide care services to vulnerable groups such elderly and disabled citizens
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February 17, 2020
17
Feb'20
Government invests in tech to tackle traffic congestion
Councils and SMEs will get a share of £1.5m government funding to work on trials aimed at improving driving conditions
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February 17, 2020
17
Feb'20
Concerns raised over former Post Office CEO’s appointment at NHS trust under review
Care Quality Commission to review concerns over Paula Vennells’ appointment after they were raised by a former NHS consultant psychiatrist
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February 13, 2020
13
Feb'20
Cyber criminals spread coronavirus conspiracy theories
The latest email campaigns identified by Proofpoint are spreading conspiracy theories about the coronavirus outbreak
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February 12, 2020
12
Feb'20
Half of technology workers want to find a new job in 2020
Better pay and work/life balance are major reasons for tech workers to seek a new job, according to a new study
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February 12, 2020
12
Feb'20
Emotet evolving to exploit coronavirus fear
With coronavirus cases now reported across the world, Emotet campaigns are exploiting legitimate fears to compromise their targets
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February 12, 2020
12
Feb'20
Adult social care organisations get £4.5m in funding for digital
A group of 16 local authorities was selected to receive the grant from NHS Digital to fund digital projects for adult social care
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February 10, 2020
10
Feb'20
Two-thirds of workers at risk of robot-driven redundancy are unaware of the threat to jobs
People who do jobs that are most likely to be automated through technology are unaware and unprepared of the impending threat to their livelihoods, with Nesta calling on the government to do more to up-skill those at risk
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February 10, 2020
10
Feb'20
Scotland makes inroads in digital identity project
The government has started building a prototype of what is planned to be a "user-centric" platform to access public services online
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February 10, 2020
10
Feb'20
AI in public service must be accountable
Committee on Standards in Public Life recommends that government departments make ethics a top priority when tendering artificial intelligence systems
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February 07, 2020
07
Feb'20
NHS Digital appoints new CISO
Pete Rose will also act as deputy chief executive at the IT partner for the National Health Service
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February 06, 2020
06
Feb'20
UK investigates drone use for search and rescue
Maritime & Coastguard Agency will examine whether drones can be used to aid missions by visiting rescue sites
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February 05, 2020
05
Feb'20
Digital sector contributes £400m a day to UK economy
Sector is growing six times faster than economic growth overall, according to government figures
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February 05, 2020
05
Feb'20
NHSX to mandate minimum technology spend for trusts
Recent guidelines for NHSX sets out plans to define spending levels required so organisations can achieve digital aims
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February 04, 2020
04
Feb'20
Social media targeting algorithms need regulation, says CDEI
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation is recommending regulation of social media algorithms as part of a drive to make user targeting safe and ethical