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IT for government and public sector

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  Network Rail appoints Aidan Hancock as IT chief

  Former BP technology chief Aidan Hancock joins the rail company to lead its digital transformation efforts

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  Electronic ID in the Nordics – a model for other countries?

  Use of electronic identity schemes in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Denmark is far ahead of other countries – but why?

• May 14, 2019 14 May'19

  Councils urged to support 5G readiness

  Local authorities must do more to facilitate the roll-out of next-generation mobile connectivity, study finds

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  National Crime Agency calls for additional funding to tackle 21st century crime

  Organised criminal gangs represent the biggest cyber threat to the UK, and law enforcement has identified rogue servers hosted in the UK

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  HSBC hires Ian Bromwich as UK CIO

  New incumbent Ian Bromwich joins HSBC from Lloyds Banking Group

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  Security standard for surveillance cameras set for launch

  A long-overdue cyber security standard for the manufacturer of surveillance cameras is on track for an official launch in June

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  Health screening IT unfit for purpose since 2011

  National health bodies do not have full visibility of all the patients who need screenings, and a replacement system faces further delay, a new PAC report has found

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  More power for NHSX chief as top health service IT executive steps down

  Operations director at NHS England Matthew Swindells has handed over his IT duties to the chief executive at the new digital unit, Matthew Gould

• May 13, 2019 13 May'19

  Court of Appeal judge rejects Post Office request in Horizon IT case

  The Court of Appeal has refused the Post Office’s application to appeal a major decision in the Horizon IT trial

• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  Government hints at biometric regulations

  Immigration minister says options are being considered around governance and oversight of biometric technologies use

• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  Dutch businesses not yet implementing NIS Directive

  Little urgency to comply with the Network and Information Systems Security Act, which seeks to protect the Netherlands’ vital infrastructure and digital services from cyber attack

• May 10, 2019 10 May'19

  Home Office seeks immigration technology head

  The Home Office is looking for a suitable candidate to fill its newly created high-profile IT role, which will cover Brexit-related requirements around immigration technology

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Home Office failing on Emergency Services Network, says NAO

  The delayed Emergency Services Network is slipping further behind schedule and is getting more expensive all the time – and the Home Office’s management of the project is to blame, says the National Audit Office

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  NHS Digital starts on multi-cloud push with VMware Cloud on AWS deployment

  NHS Digital has adopted a cloud-first strategy to ensure it has the correct infrastructure in place to support the online delivery needs of its service users

• May 09, 2019 09 May'19

  Northern Ireland generating cyber security knowledge and jobs

  Northern Ireland is establishing itself as an international hub of cyber security research and innovation, providing growing employment opportunities