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IT for government and public sector
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March 13, 2019
13
Mar'19
Bank of England’s large IT spend partly due to use of manual processes and legacy systems
The Bank of England admits there is room for improvement when it comes to IT efficiency
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March 13, 2019
13
Mar'19
Shetlands get broadband upgrade to support local NHS services
Shetland Islands Council is to receive £1.91m of funding to expand full-fibre broadband expansion to NHS sites on remote islands through the government’s Local Full-Fibre Networks initiative
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March 12, 2019
12
Mar'19
Defra criticised over no-deal IT systems plan
The introduction of slower, burdensome systems brought about by the challenges of preparing for Brexit must not become the ‘new normal’, MPs warn
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March 12, 2019
12
Mar'19
Podcast: The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload – Episode 7
In this week’s episode of The Computer Weekly Downtime Upload podcast, the team talks cyber attacks against the NHS, the everywoman in Tech Forum, 5G connected cows, and covers off the latest round of revelations about Facebook’s data processing ...
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March 12, 2019
12
Mar'19
Post Office considered Horizon IT system ‘high risk’, court told
The Post Office considered Horizon a high operational risk in an internal review, a trial focused on alleged fallibilities in the system used in thousands of Post Office branches has heard
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March 11, 2019
11
Mar'19
Department for Transport kicks off cloud transformation
A major system has been moved to Google Cloud Platform as part of a wider modernisation exercise
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March 11, 2019
11
Mar'19
HMRC CDIO Jacky Wright on why building diverse tech teams is socially responsible
During a wide-ranging Q&A session at this year's everywoman in tech forum, HMRC CDIO Jacky Wright set out why diversity matters when building government services, while worrying about workplace stereotypes is a waste of time
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March 11, 2019
11
Mar'19
Citrix breach once again highlights password weaknesses
A reported breach of Citrix, which has potentially exposed data at hundreds of thousands of customer organisations, has once again highlighted the need for an alternative to passwords and the importance of supply chain security
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March 08, 2019
08
Mar'19
House of Lords committee calls for creation of a digital authority to oversee regulation
The proposed regulatory framework would coordinate regulators, assess rules and make recommendations to respond to developments in digital services
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March 08, 2019
08
Mar'19
Government announces changes to immigration rules
The government has announced changes to immigration rules, which will provide two new visas designed to allow skilled talent into the UK
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March 08, 2019
08
Mar'19
How supercomputing is transforming experimental science
NERSC lead data scientist Debbie Bard talks about how large-scale data analytics using super computers is making new types of science possible
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March 07, 2019
07
Mar'19
Half of government IT jobs in 2023 do not exist today
Widespread digital transformation in the public sector means government CIO responsibilities will change rapidly in the next four years and many of those future roles do not yet exist, says Gartner
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March 07, 2019
07
Mar'19
Ministry of Justice concludes prison biometrics pilots
Use of iris scanning and facial recognition software is part of a wider crackdown on drug trafficking in UK jails
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March 07, 2019
07
Mar'19
UK military robotics get multimillion-pound boost
A budget of £66m from the Ministry of Defence's Transformation Fund has been allocated to a project that will see mini-drones and autonomous vehicles deployed to the battlefield
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March 05, 2019
05
Mar'19
Government must prioritise replacement of legacy IT, MPs told
Science and Technology Committee inquiry into digital government told that Treasury needs to offer funding in next spending review to eliminate ageing technology in Whitehall