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• September 24, 2018 24 Sep'18

  Phased roll-out of ESN to start in early 2019

  The government will adopt a phased approach to the roll-out of the new emergency services 4G communications network

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Businesses that take humans with them on robotics journeys gain the most

  Businesses that put human development at the centre of their automation strategies will profit the most

• September 21, 2018 21 Sep'18

  Tech won’t solve customs border issues, House of Lords EU Committee finds

  Tech won’t solve potential customs issues at the border post-Brexit, at least not in the short term, and especially not in case of no-deal Brexit, according to a House of Lords report

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Scottish government pumps £13.5m into The Data Lab

  Funding will help data innovation centre to explore data opportunities for Scotland’s economy

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Digital economy competition panel meets to discuss regulations

  Experts on a new panel put together to review competition in the digital economy have met for the first time to discuss how to ensure the country has the right regulations in place

• September 20, 2018 20 Sep'18

  Police chiefs put plans in place as UK may lose access to EU data sharing tools post Brexit

  Police chiefs have put plans in place to help forces find alternatives to share and access information, should the UK lose access to EU data sharing systems post Brexit, but say processes would be “slower and ultimately less effective”

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  IT sector advises Swedish government on elections and voting system

  Swedish IT secure is helping the government make election systems more secure and reduce external influence

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  TechUK calls for councils to establish digital boards

  Local authorities should ensure they have a digital board made up of academia, local bodies and industry, to drive transformation, improve capacity and capability

• September 19, 2018 19 Sep'18

  EU-backed bid to cap idle energy use by datacentre servers moves closer

  Move to improve the energy efficiency of datacentres by capping idle energy use by servers by 2020 comes one step closer, despite opposition from IBM, HPE and Dell-EMC

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Migration Advisory Committee recommends lifting the Tier 2 visa cap

  A government committee has advised migration reforms to abolish the cap on the UK’s Tier 2 skilled worker visa

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  EU needs clear 5G regulation to guarantee mobile success

  The mobile ecosystem could be worth more than 4% of European GDP by 2022, if the right regulatory actions are taken by the European Union government

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Government and businesses won’t be ready for no deal Brexit, says IfG

  The Institute for Government says progress on Brexit systems implementations hasn’t been fast enough, and businesses haven’t been given enough time to prepare for a no deal scenario

• September 18, 2018 18 Sep'18

  Leeds NHS trust vows to dump its fax machines by 2019

  Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust has launched a campaign to get rid of its fax machines by January 2019 in a bid to remove paper and champion innovation

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  ESN delays are leaching vital funds from UK police forces

  Ongoing delays to the Emergency Services Network roll-out are costing the UK taxpayer £330m a year, according to the National Audit Office

• September 17, 2018 17 Sep'18

  Government stays firm on target of 25 million Gov.uk Verify users by 2020

  Cabinet Office has confirmed it is sticking to its target of having 25 million Verify users by 2020, despite government projects watchdog calling for project to be scrapped