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IT for government and public sector
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February 24, 2016
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Mapping technology turning Depok in Indonesia into smart city
Depok in Indonesia is using mapping technology to support its smart city ambitions
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February 24, 2016
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IT could help avert Norwegian healthcare crisis
With a per capita healthcare spend already the highest in the world, Norway is facing a healthcare crisis as its population is increasingly dominated by elderly people
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February 22, 2016
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Northern local councils miss SME targets
Local government organisations in the north of England are failing to support local IT SME companies with supply contracts
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February 22, 2016
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HR technology heads to cloud in Finland
Computer Weekly talked to Finnish experts about Finnish enterprises moving to cloud-based HR IT systems
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February 19, 2016
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Single departmental plans affirm commitment to GaaP
All government departments have set out their delivery plans for the next five years, showing commitment to government as a platform
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February 19, 2016
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Tech firms rally around Apple over encryption row with FBI
Apple CEO Tim Cook is getting support from technology and information security firms in his refusal to help the FBI to hack into an iPhone used by San Bernardino gunman Syed Rizwan Farook
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February 19, 2016
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Australian C-suite executives fail to take security seriously
Australia’s executives need to get their heads out of the sand when it comes to cyber security and realise they are part of the solution
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February 18, 2016
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CCS to tender for technology products and services framework worth up to £4bn
Crown Commercial Service’s tender for a framework to develop integrated commercial solutions will go live in May
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February 18, 2016
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US hospital pays £12,000 to ransomware attackers
A US hospital reveals that, after a week of being offline, it caved into ransomware demands to restore access to its computer systems
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February 17, 2016
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University of Greenwich data breach highlights the dangers of insider threats
A personal data breach at the University of Greenwich highlights the repercussions for organisations that fail to review what they publish online
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February 17, 2016
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Half of UK businesses looking for internet of things lead roles
Research suggests enterprises are looking to recruit chief internet of things officers (CIoTOs) to lead their forays into the hyper-connected world
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February 17, 2016
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Interview: Digital Marketplace director Tony Singleton on why he is leaving G-Cloud
With the government’s Digital Marketplace now a bona fide source of £1bn of public sector IT spend, Computer Weekly asks its programme director why he is moving on to pastures new
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February 17, 2016
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HMRC shares details of IT transformation plans
HM Revenue & Customs has published its IT strategy outlining how it plans to transform its IT estate by taking a platform approach, moving to virtual infrastructure and cloud-based services
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February 16, 2016
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UK police reports good progress on fighting cyber crime globally
International law enforcement collaboration around cyber crime is making progress, says National Cyber Crime Unit deputy director Sarah Goodall
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February 16, 2016
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Cyber criminals hit US hospital in ransomware attack
Hollywood hospital forced to shut down all its computer systems while the FBI and others investigate
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February 16, 2016
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UK government invites comment on porn site age check plans
Public consultation launched on how best to enforce age restrictions on pornographic web content
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February 15, 2016
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Bromley Council signs £9m desktop and datacentre contract with BT
Bromley Council hopes to make 10% cost savings by contracting BT to deliver computer and datacentre services for the next five years
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February 15, 2016
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Spy bill review fails to address all issues, says cyber expert
UK parliament’s Joint Committee review fails to address issues of collateral damage and business protection by spy agencies, says cyber security expert
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February 12, 2016
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NCA dials up UK business engagement on cyber crime
Rapidly ramping up law enforcement engagement with business on cyber crime is a top priority for National Cyber Crime Unit deputy director Sarah Goodall
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February 12, 2016
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Interview: Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock on digital government
The government’s minister for digital reform talks about creating a Digital Leadership Academy, learning valuable lessons, and his love for open data
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February 12, 2016
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Asean poised to gain in the global offshoring battle
According to AT Kearney’s 2016 Global Services Location Index, robotics process automation and business process as a service could change the outsourcing industry, benefiting Asean countries
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February 12, 2016
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GDS will help government departments to help themselves
Government digital chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain says GDS will provide the tools and support for departments to build services, but “won’t build them all” for them
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February 12, 2016
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Amnesty International joins calls for UK spy law changes
Amnesty International urges the UK government to re-draft its Investigatory Powers Bill to restore public confidence through proper judicial oversight
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February 12, 2016
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Ukraine cyber attacks extend beyond power companies, says Trend Micro
As half the homes in the Ivano-Frankivsk region plunge into darkness, Trend Micro finds evidence of cyber attack on a mining and a railway company
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February 12, 2016
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House of Commons Science and Technology Committee calls for Data Ethics Council
House of Commons select committee on Science and Technology publishes its report into the promise and pitfalls of big data, advocating a data ethics council and more urgency on data privacy
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February 11, 2016
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Five local authorities around the country agree shared services contract
Five councils in different parts of England have agreed to jointly sign outsourcing agreements, including IT services provision
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February 11, 2016
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Government launches GDS Advisory Board
Board of industry experts will advise the government on how to deliver digital public services
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February 11, 2016
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Interview: Till Wirth, product manager, Gov.uk Pay at GDS
Agile development, cross-department collaboration and a true ‘startup culture’ are all benefits of working for the Government Digital Service, according to Gov.uk Pay product manager Till Wirth
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February 11, 2016
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Tony Singleton leaves G-Cloud for the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills
After several years leading the charge at G-Cloud, Tony Singleton will join the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills (BIS)
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February 11, 2016
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Misgivings rise as EU-US agreement unravels under scrutiny
Privacy Shield, the proposed replacement for Safe Harbour, looks increasingly like a PR exercise, rather than a genuine solution
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February 11, 2016
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Surveillance bill needs more work, says joint parliamentary committee
Important clarity is lacking in a number of areas in the draft UK surveillance bill, says the joint parliamentary committee appointed to examine it
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February 10, 2016
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MK:Smart enlists IoT supplier ThingWorx for speedy development
Milton Keynes smart city project selects ThingWorx to provide a rapid application deployment environment
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February 10, 2016
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The OpenStack Foundation: Building enterprise trust in open-source clouds
With HMRC and the European Commission emerging as OpenStack adopters, the OpenStack Foundation's CEO explains how it has set about winning over the enterprise with its open-source cloud platform
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February 10, 2016
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Public sector outsourcing grew more than 50% in second half of 2015
IT outsourcing in the UK public sector accelerated in the second half of 2015, according to research
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February 10, 2016
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London Mayoral candidates go head-to-head on technology policy
From abolishing tuition fees for STEM subjects to recognising broadband as a “core utility” and using the tech sector to prevent terrorist attacks, the five London mayoral candidates set out their policies for the tech industry
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February 10, 2016
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Gov.uk Verify identity system targets 50 government services for April go-live
Government identity assurance system is set to move from beta to live in April, three years after its original target date
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February 10, 2016
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US takes a step closer to self-driving cars
US authorities have shown a willingness to adapt and waive road-safety rules that have been slowing progress in developing autonomous vehicles
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February 10, 2016
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Cloud computing in Belgium: a grey picture
Organisations in Belgium and Luxembourg are turning to the cloud for their IT, but there are striking differences in the level of take-up within the region
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February 10, 2016
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Obama's cyber security budget increase not enough, say critics
US president proposes increasing the country’s cyber security budget by 35% to $19bn, but security experts suggest more is needed
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February 10, 2016
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Beverley Bryant gives details on £1.8bn paperless NHS funding
Both capital and revenue funding will be made available to NHS organisations, but not through a “traditional” tech fund
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February 09, 2016
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ISC calls for more clarity in planned surveillance bill
Parliamentary committee overseeing the UK intelligence community wants greater clarity on intrusive powers granted by the draft Investigatory Powers Bill
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February 09, 2016
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Survey confirms cyber criminal activity by UK teens
UK survey highlights the importance of understanding the online behaviour of young people to prevent them being drawn into cyber crime
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February 09, 2016
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US downplays claims of government database hacker
US official have downplayed a claim that a government database has been hacked, saying none of the data exposed so far is sensitive
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February 09, 2016
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Corporate Australia explores new ways to nurture data-based innovation
Australian enterprises are investing in creating the right environment for innovation around data
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February 09, 2016
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BCS calls for criminalisation of reckless data disclosure
The BCS believes criminalising reckless disclosure would reassure the public in how data is managed under planned surveillance laws
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February 09, 2016
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Asean PC sales drop 5.5% in 2015 fourth quarter
Weak consumer demand and high inventories blamed for falling PC sales in Asean, which mirror Asia-Pacific trend
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February 08, 2016
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Home Office technology team to get director of live services
Pete Rose will join the Home Office’s tech team as director of live services next month, reporting to CTO Sarah Wilkinson
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February 08, 2016
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Bulk data collection unnecessary for surveillance, says cyber expert
Opting for bulk data collection and other intrusive surveillance overlooks other means available that do not involve collateral damage to businesses and innocent people, says cyber expert
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February 08, 2016
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Nato enhances internal collaboration with Polycom technology
International defence organisation enhances internal collaboration across its secure network with a new Polycom unified communications system
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February 08, 2016
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Post Office faces group litigation over Horizon IT as subpostmasters fund class action
Subpostmasters who claim to have been wrongly convicted of fraud take the Post Office to court after getting the funds for a group action
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February 05, 2016
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Vaizey launches cyber security learning tool for HR professionals
The government and the CIPD have launched a free e-learning module to help HR professionals protect sensitive HR data and educate the wider workforce about cyber security
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February 05, 2016
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Threat intelligence vital to cyber defence, claims CrowdStrike
Companies that ignore the global events that are the drivers behind cyber threats will pay for it in the loss of revenue, jobs, intellectual property, and shareholder value, says CrowdStrike
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February 05, 2016
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EU-US Privacy Shield: Can written assurances adequately protect EU data from US snoops?
Privacy campaigners have been quick to question whether Safe Harbour’s replacement will be looked on favourably by the European Court of Justice
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February 05, 2016
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Mobile apps are big threat to business security, researcher warns
Attackers could already be exploiting the fact that most mobile apps are ‘leaving the door wide open’ through poor and insecure coding practices, says security researcher James Lyne
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February 05, 2016
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Italy embraces cloud storage for multiple platforms
Investment in the cloud and storage is rising rapidly in Italy as customers see the benefits of cloud storage for many use cases and the savings it can bring
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February 04, 2016
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How to survive a broadband service failure
With BT yet again forced to apologise to consumer and business broadband customers after another technical fault, how can businesses reliant on one telco prepare themselves for the inevitable?
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February 04, 2016
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IoT risks raise concerns among IT specialists in central and eastern Europe
The internet of things is gaining momentum in central and eastern Europe, but IT professionals have worries over security
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February 04, 2016
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Andy Beale takes over as government’s deputy CTO
Government Digital Service appoints new deputy chief technology officer following Magnus Falk’s departure last year
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February 03, 2016
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NHS 24 staff not trained properly ahead of IT system go-live, health board admits
NHS 24 plans comprehensive training ahead of new launch date after helpline was withdrawn 10 days after October go-live
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February 03, 2016
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PAC criticises Universal Credit programme for lack of transparency
Public Accounts Committee report slates lack of transparency around Universal Credit and calls for specific plans for the roll out of the digital service to be made public
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February 03, 2016
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Government admits altnets can compete against BT in rural areas
A series of pilot schemes has proved that small broadband suppliers can effectively compete against BT Openreach in rural areas
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February 02, 2016
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University moves library management to Capita cloud
University of Lincoln puts its library management system into a cloud hosted by Capita to improve student experiences
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February 02, 2016
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NHS London Procurement Partnership to tender for EPR framework
The NHS London Procurement Partnership plans clinical digital information systems framework tender to support the "paperless by 2020" agenda
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February 02, 2016
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Defra “at the forefront” of open data revolution, says environment secretary
Environment secretary Elizabeth Truss says Defra will increase investment in IT, science and facilities by 30%
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February 02, 2016
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Portsmouth uses Bluetooth and Wi-Fi to ease traffic woes
City council manages traffic flow and eases congestion with a wireless, Bluetooth IoT sensor network
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February 02, 2016
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CIO interview: James Findlay, HS2
The man in charge of the tech behind the UK’s new high-speed railway talks about infrastructure, open data and working with SMEs
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February 02, 2016
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G-Cloud 6 wins six-month extension as government preps next-gen framework
G-Cloud suppliers claim the extension could be a sign of bigger and better things to come in eighth version of the public sector procurement framework
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February 01, 2016
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Boeing plugs ViaSat into new AH-64E Apache helicopters
Boeing awards satellite broadband supplier ViaSat a contract to supply connectivity for its AH-64E Apache Guardian attack helicopters
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February 01, 2016
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Winners announced for UK Games Fund as government ramps up creative industries
The Department of Culture Media and Sport has announced the winners of the first round of its UK Games Fund designed to promote growth in UK creative industries
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February 01, 2016
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TfL shifts corporate archive to AWS public cloud in digital preservation push
London transport authority has begun moving its first 3TB of corporate archive data to the AWS cloud with the help of Preservica
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February 01, 2016
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Oracle to build cloud datacentre in Abu Dhabi
Move seen as acknowledgement that local presence is required for increased cloud growth
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February 01, 2016
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Cyber extortion is a growing, but largely hidden threat
Security industry warns of increasing cyber extortion attacks as Lincolnshire County Council is hit by a ransomware demand
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February 01, 2016
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EE to retain brand, network and shops, says BT
BT has announced a new organisational structure to come into effect in April, following its acquisition of mobile operator EE
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February 01, 2016
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Microsoft Office 365 is beating Google Apps in enterprise adoption – Gartner research
Gartner’s take on the use of cloud email tools within the enterprise shows that Microsoft Office 365 is leading the way
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February 01, 2016
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UK surveillance bill could hurt tech sector, warn MPs
Parliament’s Science and Technology Committee says government's planned surveillance bill is too vague and needs to be redrafted to avoid economic damage
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January 29, 2016
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BT signs £7.4m health and care integration contract with Islington
BT is set to develop an integrated digital care record, pulling information from both health and social care systems in Islington
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January 29, 2016
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MPs call for guarantee of no rural payments IT fiasco this year
MPs have criticised the rural payments digital service and want assurances that there will be no return this year to paper forms when farmers claim their EU subsidies
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January 28, 2016
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Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust goes for Servelec RiO EPR
Shropshire Community Health NHS Trust has finally chosen an electronic patient record system – 18 months after first going out to tender
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January 27, 2016
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Police spending too much on outdated IT systems, Theresa May says
Police ICT reform is “gritty and unglamorous” but necessary to tackle crime, according to home secretary Theresa May
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January 27, 2016
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New government plan to support cyber security startups
Government has announced a £250,000 programme to increase the rate of cyber security startup development in the UK
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January 27, 2016
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Government may consider state-owned broadband provider
A public sector-owned broadband infrastructure provider is one option on the table as DCMS consults on the future of the £1.7bn BDUK scheme
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January 26, 2016
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Cabinet Office looks for temporary staff sourcing replacement worth up to £5bn
The Cabinet Office has begun looking for a replacement for its controversial contract for sourcing temporary staff in government
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January 26, 2016
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Costain opts for hybrid cloud and hosted bare metal from Navisite
Construction and civil engineering group Costain gets mix of pure cloud and bare metal hosted at Navisite datacentres as it tools up to provide key highways infrastructure systems
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January 26, 2016
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Blue light services should share control rooms and IT, Home Office says
The Home Office plans to make emergency services collaboration mandatory and to join up back-office IT and control rooms
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January 25, 2016
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Industry leaders call on next London Mayor to prioritise technology
Ahead of the mayoral election, Tech London Advocates, techUK and Centre for London produce a manifesto lobbying for “a truly digital city”
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January 22, 2016
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Irish sites downed by DDoS attacks
A series of DDoS attacks in Ireland has disrupted government services
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January 22, 2016
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GDS to launch mentoring scheme for schools and colleges
Cabinet Office minister Matt Hancock has announced plans for a GDS mentoring scheme, partnering with local schools and colleges
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January 22, 2016
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Crunch time for Australian CIOs as analytics platforms drive strategy in 2016
CIOs in Australia and elsewhere will be expected to deploy technologies that promise to help them get more from the information they own
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January 21, 2016
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Norfolk County Council embarks on £20m network and mobile upgrade
Norfolk County Council has awarded Capita-owned public services network supplier Updata a £20m framework agreement to upgrade its network infrastructure
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January 21, 2016
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New wave of cyber attacks hit Ukrainian power firms
Security researchers have uncovered emails sent to Ukrainian power companies with links to malware for creating backdoor access to IT systems
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January 21, 2016
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Digital methods will improve government projects, says civil service chief
Civil service CEO John Manzoni tells MPs that lessons learned from digital technologies will help improve the track record of all major projects in government
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January 20, 2016
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Security will be key public sector cloud adoption driver by 2018, predicts Gartner
Gartner predicts that by 2018 government agencies will be citing security as a reason to move to public cloud rather than to stay away from it
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January 20, 2016
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Bournemouth Council considers bringing IT back in-house
Bournemouth Council could bring IT and other services back in-house to gain more control over its budget and meet tough cost-cutting targets
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January 20, 2016
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Met Police appoints Angus McCallum as CIO
BG Group’s Angus McCallum is the Metropolitan Police’s CIO, heading up its Digital Policing arm and serving on the management board
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January 20, 2016
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NHS 24 admits ‘systematic failure’ of £117m IT project
NHS 24 has admitted that a “systematic failure around project governance” was the cause of its major IT transformation project disaster
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January 20, 2016
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Government drafts in civilians to fight cyber crime
The government plans to bolster police capacity to fight cyber crime by approving measures to give powers to volunteers with specialist knowledge
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January 20, 2016
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PwC acquires Polish cloud consultancy for European operation
PwC is buying Poland-based IT services firm Outbox to build its cloud skills and resources across Europe
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January 20, 2016
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Microsoft to donate $1bn worth of cloud computing resources
Microsoft's $1bn cloud computing donation is aimed at helping NGOs, academic research and developing countries
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January 19, 2016
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Digital Single Market must be adopted without delay, says EU parliament
MEPs pass resolution urging the EU to adopt Digital Single Market proposals and enact new protections for consumers as soon as possible
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January 19, 2016
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Staffordshire Police picks Boeing as its strategic IT partner
The police and crime commissioner for Staffordshire plans to sign a strategic IT partnership contract with Boeing, worth more than £100m over the next 10 years