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IT for government and public sector
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October 04, 2016
04
Oct'16
Malaysia and Singapore face IT talent shortage
Organisations in Malaysia and Singapore face tough competition to attract the right skills to drive their IT strategies
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October 03, 2016
03
Oct'16
Government invests £220m in tech projects to help "future-proof" post-Brexit economy
Chancellor Philip Hammond highlights the role high-tech industries have to play in safe-guarding the post-Brexit economy
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October 03, 2016
03
Oct'16
19 local councils sign up for Gov.uk Verify trials
GDS will lead pilots of using identity assurance system for local authority digital services
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October 03, 2016
03
Oct'16
Digital apprentice turns social media into power security tool
Social security is not only a source of info for attackers, but a powerful way to raise awareness of security, as a young cyber security worker is demonstrating
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October 03, 2016
03
Oct'16
Dutch government uses Microsoft Dynamics to improve recruitment
Government recruitment and career management of senior civil servants in the Netherlands has been improved through a Microsoft Dynamics implementation
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September 30, 2016
30
Sep'16
Singapore’s merged IT and media agency is up and running
Government organisation will drive digital and media technology in business, government and society
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September 30, 2016
30
Sep'16
Brexit has thrown ICO plans into flux, admits information commissioner
The ICO is working to ensure that the UK's post-Brexit data protection law is progressive, stands up to scrutiny and provides stability, says information commissioner Elizabeth Denham
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September 29, 2016
29
Sep'16
NGOs challenge UK and US mass surveillance in human rights court
Privacy International, Liberty and the American Civil Liberties Union are among 10 human rights groups backing a landmark challenge to mass surveillance in the European Court of Human Rights
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September 28, 2016
28
Sep'16
NHS Digital aims to put healthcare on firm cyber security footing
NHS Digital set to work closely with National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) to boost healthcare sector cyber security capabilities
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September 28, 2016
28
Sep'16
Business secretary calls for national broadband upgrade
In a speech to the Institute of Directors’ annual conference, Greg Clark calls for a major broadband upgrade to support the reinvention of the government’s industrial strategy
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September 28, 2016
28
Sep'16
5G worth more than €113bn per year to European economy
An EC-supported study conducted by InterDigital suggests investment in 5G could generate an annual benefit of €113bn by 2025
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September 28, 2016
28
Sep'16
UK National Cyber Security Centre set to launch
NCSC is due to launch officially on 1 October 2016 and will help the healthcare sector deliver consistent quality of data security
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September 27, 2016
27
Sep'16
Yahoo breach underlines need for Security Serious Week
The recently disclosed Yahoo data breach shows that no business is immune, underlining the need to raise awareness and improve practices, say the organisers of Security Serious Week
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September 26, 2016
26
Sep'16
Ministry of Justice IT systems are ‘fragile and precarious’, say MPs
Public Accounts Committee calls on ministry to urgently improve its “inefficient” IT systems to avoid delays to service transformation
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September 23, 2016
23
Sep'16
Government mishandling smart meter roll-out, says committee
The Science and Technology Committee accuses the government of being unclear on the benefits of gas and electricity smart meters, and mishandling aspects of the national roll-out
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September 23, 2016
23
Sep'16
Government enlists startups to develop exporters’ network
The Department for International Trade selects two startups to help it build an artificial intelligence, peer-to-peer knowledge network
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September 23, 2016
23
Sep'16
BBC opens up about holographic TV trials
Broadcaster reveals how it is attempting to pre-empt the potential change in viewing habits the rise of augmented reality could bring
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September 23, 2016
23
Sep'16
UK government partners with tech startups on cyber security
Applications are open to cyber security startups for the first of two cyber innovation centres to receive £50m over five years, as part of the government’s £1.9bn National Cyber Security Programme
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September 23, 2016
23
Sep'16
Case study: Housing & Care 21 makes digital advances
The retirement housing and care services provider has launched its first digital system in a care home and will no longer install analogue systems across its estate
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September 22, 2016
22
Sep'16
Government’s lack of clear plan for digital NHS poses risk to ‘credibility’
The King‘s Fund warns that the government’s plans for a digital NHS lack clarity around funding and priorities
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September 21, 2016
21
Sep'16
IBM opens first Nordic cloud datacentre
Oslo datacentre is IBM’s 12th in Europe and 48th globally and will target large and small enterprises and startups to offer services
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September 19, 2016
19
Sep'16
Australia adopts British internet of things framework
Australia is adopting an internet of things standard that was developed in the UK to help improve security, among other things
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September 19, 2016
19
Sep'16
Surrey and Borders NHS Trust launches IoT trial for dementia patients
A major trial of IoT technology in the homes of vulnerable dementia patients could pave the way for a revolution in how elderly care is delivered in the NHS
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September 19, 2016
19
Sep'16
MoJ appoints new chief digital and information officer
Tom Read, currently digital boss at the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy, will replace Arif Harbott as chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice
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September 16, 2016
16
Sep'16
Alleged hacker Lauri Love can be extradited to the US, court rules
Westminster Magistrates’ Court has ruled that alleged hacker, Lauri Love, can be extradited to the US, where he could face a 99-year prison sentence
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September 16, 2016
16
Sep'16
Yorkshire and Humber CSI gets joint command and control system
Scientific support services organisation buys system from Sopra Steria as part of regional collaboration programme
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September 16, 2016
16
Sep'16
DWP to begin private beta roll-out of CIS database
The Department for Work and Pensions has been giving its customer information system an overhaul, and will begin deploying it to a limited number of users this month
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September 15, 2016
15
Sep'16
UK justice system set for ‘wholesale shift’ to digital
£1bn programme is latest government plan to transform courts with better use of technology
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September 15, 2016
15
Sep'16
GDS takes over DWP Digital Academy and gets ‘national presence’
More changes ahead for Government Digital Service as Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer tells staff they will be moving to east London as the organisation takes over the DWP Digital Academy
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September 15, 2016
15
Sep'16
Emergency Services Network a risky proposition, say auditors
The Emergency Services Network is untried, untested and carries significant implementation risk, according to the National Audit Office
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September 15, 2016
15
Sep'16
Cabinet Office role in information security in government not clear
The UK government has work to do to reduce complexity of security policies, according to the NAO
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September 14, 2016
14
Sep'16
National Cyber Security Centre boss plans to scale up DNS filters
National Cyber Security Centre boss Ciaran Martin sets out plans to launch a countrywide firewall, blocking malware and fight hackers
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September 14, 2016
14
Sep'16
NHS trusts and suppliers not ready for end of N3 network
Network integrator Updata has warned that NHS organisations and network suppliers must mobilise now to get ready for the transition to the Health and Social Care Network next year
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September 14, 2016
14
Sep'16
MPs split on BT Openreach and broadband USO
At the second reading of the controversial Digital Economy Bill, MPs debated the future of BT and Openreach and the proposed universal service obligation for broadband
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September 13, 2016
13
Sep'16
UK SMEs have false sense of cyber security
Many small businesses have the mistaken impression that they are safe from cyber attacks and the huge damage they can cause
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September 13, 2016
13
Sep'16
Scottish local government appoints CDO and CTO
Chief digital officer and chief technology officer will drive forward the digital transformation strategy of 27 Scottish councils
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September 13, 2016
13
Sep'16
Scotland begins new superfast broadband procurement
Scottish government issues prior information notice to kick off new procurement to deliver 100% superfast broadband access across the country
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September 12, 2016
12
Sep'16
Australian council removes costly bottleneck with traditional storage architecture
Redland City Council chose to return to a traditional storage architecture when it was struggling to get rates notices out in good time
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September 12, 2016
12
Sep'16
The way of all flash in Asean
Are all-flash arrays the hottest storage technology in Asean and is it only a matter of time before flash will replace hard drives for all hot and warm data?
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September 12, 2016
12
Sep'16
Aberdeen City Council begins Swan network roll-out
Aberdeen City Council has begun work on a regional fibre network to enhance digital services under the auspices of the Capita-run Scottish Wide Area Network framework
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September 12, 2016
12
Sep'16
HP Inc to pay over $1bn for Samsung printers
HP Inc has agreed to take over Samsung’s printing business, with disruption in the copier market its aim
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September 09, 2016
09
Sep'16
CIO interview: Changing supplier relationships at the MoD
Mike Stone says when he became the MoD's CIO the organisation's IT was far behind modern best practice – but now it has a ground-breaking cloud deal
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September 09, 2016
09
Sep'16
GDS looks for councils to pilot Gov.uk Verify
The Government Digital Service plans to launch two pilot projects and is looking for councils to trial the identity assurance service free of charge
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September 08, 2016
08
Sep'16
Understanding criminal underground key to defence, says Trend Micro
Studying criminal undergrounds provides clues as to how to plan cyber defences, says Trend Micro researcher
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September 07, 2016
07
Sep'16
Government must be servant of the people, says Ben Gummer
Cabinet Office minister Ben Gummer reiterates government commitment to SMEs and reveals he has given GDS “two new large pieces of work” since taking office
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September 07, 2016
07
Sep'16
NSA used Iraq war to develop surveillance capability, documents show
As the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill inches closer to becoming law, NSA documents reveal that the agency used the Iraq war to develop and expand its surveillance infrastructure
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September 07, 2016
07
Sep'16
Basic security could have prevented OPM breach, says report
Basic security controls and malware-detection tools could have prevented the breach of more than 21 million records at the US Office of Personnel Management in 2015, claims a congressional report
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September 07, 2016
07
Sep'16
Managed services could be key to connecting up siloed IT in Middle East organisations
Organisations in the Middle East will increasingly look for managed services to connect up their IT as they embark on digital transformation
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September 07, 2016
07
Sep'16
A quarter of local council procurement policies do not support use of G-Cloud, research shows
Latest research by public sector-focused IT provider Eduserv sheds further light on reasons why local councils have been slow to adopt the G-Cloud procurement framework
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September 06, 2016
06
Sep'16
Use ransomware to get security buy-in, says Trend Micro CTO
Ransomware is one of the top cyber threats to business, but organisations should use that to engage stakeholders and review processes and defences, says Trend Micro CTO Raimund Genes
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September 06, 2016
06
Sep'16
DWP "seriously considered" suing IT suppliers over Universal Credit failure
Institute for Government report reveals that during the 2013 “reset” of Universal Credit, the Department for Work and Pensions pointed fingers at suppliers
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September 05, 2016
05
Sep'16
Silverstone Circuit pilots smart transport service at 2016 British MotoGP
Silverstone Circuit tests InterDigital’s oneTransport traffic flow management service at the 2016 British Grand Prix MotoGP
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September 05, 2016
05
Sep'16
Simulated cyber attack in London adds finalists to 2016 UK Cyber Security Challenge
Ten would-be cyber warriors head to the final of the UK Cyber Security Challenge after showing off their skills to prospective employers in dealing with a simulated cyber attack
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September 02, 2016
02
Sep'16
Cheshire councils face complaints over proposed 12-year ERP contracts
The Crown Commercial Service confirms two complaints about a proposed joint council IT procurement framework – offering contracts up to 12 years in length – have been raised
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September 02, 2016
02
Sep'16
Cloud collaboration boosts Cumbria County Council's disaster response abilities
How Cumbria County Council tackled the unsanctioned use of cloud services within its organisation and improved the robustness of its disaster response in face of December 2015's Storm Desmond
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September 01, 2016
01
Sep'16
DWP joins up digital, data, security and IT
After the departure of its business transformation director, Kevin Cunnington, the Department for Work and Pensions is reorganising its digital design and IT teams
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August 31, 2016
31
Aug'16
Cyber security breaches reported to ICO double in a year
An increase in cyber security incidents reported to the Information Commissioner’s Office is further evidence of the need to shift to automated, artificial intelligence-led defences, says Huntsman Security
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August 30, 2016
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Aug'16
Asean ministers discuss Europol equivalent in Singapore
Governments in Southeast Asia are considering setting up a regional equivalent of Europol to help fight cyber crime
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August 30, 2016
30
Aug'16
UAE firms look to light fidelity technology to enable IoT applications
LED-based connectivity slated as key component of internet of things-related deployments
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August 30, 2016
30
Aug'16
Westpac bank launches Databank data protection service
Australia's Westpac bank is offering organisations that share customer data a service that it says securely locks down personal information
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August 30, 2016
30
Aug'16
Jeremy Corbyn launches Labour digital manifesto
Labour leader pledges a digital revolution, with a £25bn investment in high-speed internet, digital citizen passports and open source software
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August 26, 2016
26
Aug'16
Department for Work and Pensions to recruit chief data officer
The Department for Work and Pensions is looking to hire a chief data officer with a potential salary of around £130,000
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August 26, 2016
26
Aug'16
Computing GCSE continues to rise in popularity, but grades drop
The number of girls taking computing at GCSE level has more than doubled with more students taking the subject than ever before, but grades are dropping
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August 25, 2016
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Aug'16
French submarine maker data breach highlights challenges of IP security
French naval contractor data breach proves that protecting intellectual property is challenging, say security experts
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August 24, 2016
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Aug'16
UK organisations still not taking ransomware seriously
Security experts say UK organisations are not taking ransomware attacks seriously enough, after two studies reveal that tens of UK universities and NHS Trusts have been attacked
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August 23, 2016
23
Aug'16
Singapore models entire country in 3D with smart map
Singapore authorities are creating 3D maps of the entire country to help organisations in the public and private sector make better planning decisions.
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August 23, 2016
23
Aug'16
Interim Gov.uk Verify boss sets out future priorities
Jess McEvoy looks at potential for re-use of the government’s identity assurance platform in both public and private sector
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August 22, 2016
22
Aug'16
How Middle East CIOs can steer business strategy
The perception of the role of CIO at organisations in the Middle East is gradually shifting from back-end support to business enabler
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August 22, 2016
22
Aug'16
DWP digital experts brought in to help assess plans for Government Digital Service
The new GDS chief Kevin Cunnington has turned to his former DWP colleagues to help as he prepares his plans for the team
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August 19, 2016
19
Aug'16
No alternative to bulk surveillance powers, says Anderson report
The government welcomes a review of the controversial Investigatory Powers Bill that found there is no viable alternative to the bulk data collection powers proposed by the bill
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August 16, 2016
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Aug'16
GDS loses another senior exec with departure of Gov.uk Verify’s Janet Hughes
Following the departure of GDS boss Stephen Foreshew-Cain earlier this month, Gov.uk Verify director Janet Hughes has announced she’s leaving too
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August 16, 2016
16
Aug'16
TfL’s 24-hour tube API retains app compatiblity
TfL extends its open data API to support London’s 24-hour tube service, with TfL saying the API won’t break existing apps
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August 16, 2016
16
Aug'16
No appetite among ISPs to become broadband USO provider, says Ofcom
Ofcom’s summary of responses to its consultation over the proposed broadband universal service obligation reveals that many service providers do not want to take on the job
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August 16, 2016
16
Aug'16
MoD launches £800m futuristic tech fund
The Ministry of Defence plans a Dragons’ Den-type competition for futuristic technology ideas such as dragonfly drones, mobile robots and laser weapons
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August 15, 2016
15
Aug'16
HMRC ramps up digital tax plans
HM Revenue and Customs launches six consultations on its plans to digitise the tax system and promises free software to small businesses
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August 15, 2016
15
Aug'16
Disaster Tech Lab brings emergency internet to refugee camps
Voluntary organisation Disaster Test Lab deploys ruggedised Cradlepoint technology to provide mobile connectivity to 18 refugee camps in Greece
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August 12, 2016
12
Aug'16
Newcastle and Gateshead take public Wi-Fi network to the streets
Newcastle and Gateshead councils have extended their public Wi-Fi network for a further 10 years with assistance from BT and the government
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August 11, 2016
11
Aug'16
IT business confidence in UK drops by a fifth
Brexit is set to shake-up the IT industry, given many tech firms run European head offices in the UK
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August 10, 2016
10
Aug'16
Prisons to get power to remotely pull plug on illicit mobile phones
The Home Office is to give prisons in the UK new powers to cut off illicit use of mobile phones by inmates
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August 10, 2016
10
Aug'16
UK well equipped to protect data after Brexit, says new ICO head
The public sector, industry, civil society and the public at large all have a role to play in effective data protection regulation, says new UK information commissioner Elizabeth Denham
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August 10, 2016
10
Aug'16
IPT fines Police Scotland for communications breach of privacy
The case comes as the UK government prepares to introduce the Investigatory Powers Bill, which will give sweeping powers for suspicion-less surveillance of telephone, web and email communications
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August 10, 2016
10
Aug'16
MI5 staff repeatedly overrode data surveillance rules
Security service MI5 is responsible for 210 “clear contraventions” over five years for the way it accessed private internet and telephone data
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August 09, 2016
09
Aug'16
PwC Australia uses gamification to teach cyber security lessons
With the number of cyber incidents identified by Australian organisations more than doubling in the past year, PwC is using an online game to give enterprises first-hand experience of what it means to face a cyber attack
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August 08, 2016
08
Aug'16
Home Office dishes out £23m to digital policing projects
A range of digital policing projects across England and Wales have been awarded funding from the police transformation fund
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August 08, 2016
08
Aug'16
Strider cyber attack group deploying malware for espionage
Symantec security researchers have uncovered a spying campaign by a previously unknown group using modular malware as stealthware
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August 08, 2016
08
Aug'16
CIO interview: Omid Shiraji, interim CIO, Camden Council
Camden Council’s interim CIO talks cloud migration, partnerships and digital leadership in local government
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August 08, 2016
08
Aug'16
CityFibre nears end of Edinburgh fibre broadband roll-out
Urban fibre broadband supplier CityFibre is nearing the end of a 12-month, 150km network dig in Edinburgh, its largest project to date
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August 05, 2016
05
Aug'16
GDS ‘will not be broken up’, says new boss Kevin Cunnington
The new GDS boss promises to continue the work of his predecessors and vows that the organisation will retain digital leadership of the public sector
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August 03, 2016
03
Aug'16
Will Whitehall power struggle cripple Government Digital Service?
After losing its second leader in less than a year, does the Government Digital Service stand any chance of a successful future?
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August 03, 2016
03
Aug'16
Blockchain could be decades away for Australian enterprises
Blockchain use by Australian enterprises could be decades away despite the hive of activity around the technology
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August 03, 2016
03
Aug'16
Government considers use cases for blockchain
A government Select Committee met with industry experts to discuss the potential for using blockchain in and outside of the UK government
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August 03, 2016
03
Aug'16
Asean consumers divided on digital satisfaction
SAP survey reveals 47% of Asean consumers are satisfied with their digital experiences, while 20% are dissatisfied
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August 02, 2016
02
Aug'16
White House efficiency reforms will limit new datacentre investments from January 2017
US government CIO Tony Scott outlines the next wave of reforms designed to curtail datacentre use by public sector agencies and departments
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August 01, 2016
01
Aug'16
Stephen Foreshew-Cain confirms he is leaving GDS
Head of Government Digital Service is leaving after nine months in the role, to be replaced by the Department for Work and Pensions’ Kevin Cunnington
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August 01, 2016
01
Aug'16
IT boss Mark Dearnley to leave HMRC
HMRC’s chief digital and information officer is returning to the private sector in the midst of the department’s Aspire contract exit
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August 01, 2016
01
Aug'16
Canadian government reveals ‘right cloud’ adoption strategy for public sector organisations
Government plans G-Cloud-like resource to help public sector CIOs procure cloud services more easily
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July 31, 2016
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Jul'16
DWP director Kevin Cunnington set to take over as new head of Government Digital Service
Kevin Cunnington, currently director general for business transformation at DWP, is taking over as the new head of the Government Digital Service
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July 28, 2016
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Jul'16
Revealed: The battle for GDS – how Whitehall mandarins are trying to carve up digital strategy
Insiders say senior civil servants want to break up the Government Digital Service and return IT to its previous departmental model
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July 28, 2016
28
Jul'16
MI5 accused of compromising security court
Judges at the UK's most secret court were persuaded not to disclose the existence of secret intrusive data on the population after briefings and lunch with MI5's deputy director general
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July 28, 2016
28
Jul'16
UK’s top security judges struggle to assess privacy threats
Technological advancements make it difficult for the Investigatory Powers Tribunal to assess privacy threats, say the tribunal’s own judges