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IT for government and public sector
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September 06, 2018
06
Sep'18
All acute NHS trusts in England now using e-referrals
NHS trusts have reached 100% uptake of NHS England’s e-referral service, ahead of October 2018 deadline
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September 05, 2018
05
Sep'18
Government projects watchdog recommends terminating Gov.uk Verify identity project
Infrastructure & Projects Authority says Whitehall departments are unwilling to fund flagship GDS identity programme – cancellation would mean writing off at least £130m spent so far
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September 05, 2018
05
Sep'18
Health minister launches code of conduct for health tech data
The code of conduct – focused around data-driven tech such as AI – aims to deepen trust between researchers, innovators, patients and clinicians, according to health minister James O’Shaughnessy
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September 05, 2018
05
Sep'18
Nordic states collaborate in Arctic IT projects
Nordic countries are working together to introduce advanced communications networks in the most isolated Northerly regions
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September 05, 2018
05
Sep'18
If we don't digitise NHS, we are condemning people to die, says NHS England’s operational director
NHS England’s national director for operations, Matthew Swindells, calls for a complete overhaul of the way the NHS delivers care, claiming the current model “is not viable”
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September 04, 2018
04
Sep'18
Three forthcoming government services to use Gov.uk Verify
Government Digital Service is in the process of private beta testing its identity assurance platform with three new central government services
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September 04, 2018
04
Sep'18
UK and allies call for backdoors in encryption products
The Five Eyes intelligence alliance is calling on tech firms to include backdoors in their encrypted products to give access to law enforcement authorities or face various measures
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September 04, 2018
04
Sep'18
Government confirms West Midlands to become home to UK's first large-scale 5G test bed
The government has confirmed the West Midlands will be used to carry out the UK's first large-scale test of 5G technology, with trials centred on its use in the health, construction and automotive sectors
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September 03, 2018
03
Sep'18
Department for Transport invests £10m in digital journey planner
Digital transport planning system will allow local authorities and utility companies to share and record data on roadworks to reduce disruption and delays for drivers
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August 31, 2018
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Aug'18
Met Police begins move to Microsoft Azure as cloud-first push gathers pace
The Metropolitan Police has enlisted the help of G-Cloud supplier New Signature to support its cloud-first ambitions, as it pushes ahead with plans to migrate applications and its on-premise server capacity to Azure
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August 31, 2018
31
Aug'18
UK partners with African countries to boost innovation
UK government has launched partnerships in South Africa, Kenya and Nigeria to help startups grow and boost technology innovation in the region
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August 30, 2018
30
Aug'18
Nearly half of NHS staff rely on instant messaging at work
43% of NHS staff use apps such as WhatsApp and Facebook Messenger for work purposes, and most NHS trusts have no policy discouraging the use of instant messaging, according to supplier CommonTime
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August 30, 2018
30
Aug'18
Local councils should have a digital leader at board level, says TechUK
Industry body calls on local councillors to have a digital-first mindset, drive transformation and ensure local authorities have digital leadership in place
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August 29, 2018
29
Aug'18
DCMS has £95m for full-fibre in final round of LFFN scheme
The government has announced the third and final round of the Local Full Fibre Network Challenge Fund, with £95m remaining to invest in local ultrafast broadband projects
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August 29, 2018
29
Aug'18
Cunnington’s role as head of function for DDaT needs changing, says IfG report
Kevin Cunnington’s role as the head of function for digital, data and technology (DDaT) should be to sit on the Civil Service Board, spread standards and provide targets for digital transformation, the think tank says