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IT for government and public sector

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  Government to end investment in Gov.uk Verify digital identity system

  Cabinet Office announces 18-month transition to hand troubled identity assurance programme over to private sector

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  Tech takes centre stage in CBI’s pre-Budget wish list

  Industry calls on government to set the tone for a tech-friendly business environment after the UK leaves the EU

• October 09, 2018 09 Oct'18

  Cooperation vital in cyber security, says former Estonian minister

  States acting alone cannot be efficient in cyber security and need to cooperate with others to build trust, says a former foreign minister of Estonia

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  NCSC head calls for technocratic partnership to fix cyber risks

  The UK’s National Cyber Security Centre is appealing for collaboration with the technology industry to remedy key vulnerabilities in current IT

• October 08, 2018 08 Oct'18

  Geospatial Commission pumps £5m into unlocking value of location data

  Commission wants to unlock the value of location data held by its partners through the use of emerging technologies

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  GDPR case work swamps Denmark’s data protection agency

  The agency investigating alleged breaches of GDPR in Denmark is recruiting additional resources to cope with the increase in work

• October 05, 2018 05 Oct'18

  Business secretary awards regulators £10m to drive innovation

  Regulators will be given funding to drive innovation and strengthen regulations in areas such as automation, data and artificial intelligence

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  CIO interview: Niall Quinn, technology director, Crown Commercial Service

  The Crown Commercial Service’s technology director talks about how the government’s procurement agency is working to make buying easier, drive innovation forward and shake up the public sector

• October 04, 2018 04 Oct'18

  UK and allies accuse Russia of cyber attack campaign

  The UK National Cyber Security Centre has identified a campaign by the Russian military intelligence service of “indiscriminate and reckless” cyber attacks

• October 03, 2018 03 Oct'18

  Matt Hancock plans to sequence five million genomes in five years

  The health secretary aims to expand the government-funded 100,000 Genomes Project and sequence five million genomes over the next five years and roll out genomic testing across the NHS

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Technology shouldn’t leave anyone behind, says Jeremy Wright

  DCMS secretary of state highlights investment in 5G and superfast broadband, and says no one should be left behind by technology

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Filling the blockchain chasm

  Blockchain as a term is becoming common language, but there is a long way to go before it will mean anything to the performance of most organisations

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Industry backs Norway’s AI powerhouse project

  Industry and academia in Norway are working together to boost the country’s artificial intelligence capabilities

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Openreach extends full-fibre broadband roll-out to Coventry

  Openreach is forging ahead with its Fibre First full-fibre broadband programme and has started to roll out ultrafast services in Coventry

• October 02, 2018 02 Oct'18

  Government explores blockchain to make buying and selling property easier and cheaper

  HM Land Registry moves into the next phase of a project that will use the latest technologies to speed up property transactions