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IT for government and public sector
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April 21, 2020
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Apr'20
Government launches online financial support platform for business
Businesses will be able to use the government’s online support finder tool to discover what sort of financial support is available to them during the Covid-19 pandemic
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April 21, 2020
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Apr'20
CIO interview: Theo Blackwell, CDO for London
Digital and data are transforming the way London runs – from transport to public services. The first ever chief digital officer for London explains how his team are going about it
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April 20, 2020
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Apr'20
Dutch organisations address business email compromise fraud
Public-private partnership in the Netherlands works to break the chains used by fraudsters to carry out BEC attacks
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April 20, 2020
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Apr'20
CIO interview: Jason Oliver, IT director, University of Sussex
Imagine taking a year to formulate a digital transformation plan – then having to implement much of it in two weeks when the coronavirus hit. For the Sussex University IT chief, there’s even more to do now
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April 20, 2020
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Apr'20
Machine learning to help hospitals predict Covid-19 demand
The system developed by NHS Digital and the University of Cambridge will support hospitals in England in handling upcoming demand for intensive care beds and ventilators
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April 17, 2020
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Apr'20
Government investigates perceptions about data sharing of health and social care
A project has been launched to find out about citizen understanding around data uses, and how perception may have been affected after the Covid-19 outbreak
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April 16, 2020
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Apr'20
St Albans council integrates systems in effort to streamline processes
The council of St Albans has implemented a unified digital platform to streamline how citizens interact with its services, as well as its own decision-making processes
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April 16, 2020
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Apr'20
Coronavirus: Nordic digital educators collaborate with authorities amid pandemic
Nordic education technology startups are supporting education establishments in offering continued education during the Covid-19 crisis
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April 16, 2020
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Apr'20
DWP turns to Government Gateway to support Universal Credit claims
Existing users of HMRC’s digital identity system can use their credentials to apply for benefits, in a move designed to ease bottlenecks caused by Gov.uk Verify performance problems
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April 16, 2020
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Apr'20
NHS Wales to get free security services during coronavirus pandemic
NHS Wales Informatics Services enlists Thales to help it face down security threats and let its teams focus on the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis
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April 15, 2020
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Apr'20
House of Commons reports progress on virtual Parliament
Plans to take certain proceedings online are on track but ‘bumps along the way’ are expected, according to the Speaker of the House of Commons
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April 15, 2020
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Apr'20
Coronavirus: Nordic authorities use tech in fight against Covid-19
Nordic government organisations are working with private technology firms in the region to support their efforts to contain the coronavirus
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April 15, 2020
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Apr'20
Tech firms, academia and charities unite to deliver 4G tablets to Covid-19 patients
The Life Lines project aims to keep critically ill patients connected when they are being cared for inside intensive care units across the UK
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April 09, 2020
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Apr'20
NHSX partners with Facebook and Accenture for video call device trial during Covid-19 crisis
Social media firm will distribute the equipment in hospitals, care homes and other healthcare settings
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April 09, 2020
09
Apr'20
‘It's going to be a really different NHS’ – how NHS Digital is tackling the coronavirus crisis
The Covid-19 outbreak has led to huge amounts of work for NHS Digital, shifting its priorities and creating unprecedented demand for products and data, but it has also had a positive impact, says CEO Sarah Wilkinson