IT for government and public sector
How the UK government is committed to tech
As we slowly crawl closer to the mysterious future of post-Brexit Britain, the UK government is committed to nurturing the booming technology industry. In this e-guide we discover what strategies and plans are in place to keep the UK tech industry relevant and ahead of the curve.
News : IT for government and public sector
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May 26, 2020
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900 more criminal prosecutions of subpostmasters could be unsafe because of IT failures
Post Office re-examines hundreds of prosecutions that could have resulted from faults in Horizon IT system
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May 21, 2020
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UK government spent over £50m on digital response to Covid-19 pandemic
NAO report outlines public spending on responding to the coronavirus crisis, which also includes a £1.2bn hit from delaying controversial IR35 tax reforms
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May 21, 2020
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May'20
Cheshire deploys digital child health system during lockdown
Commissioning support unit joins up records of children across county into one integrated digital system, despite pandemic challenges
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May 21, 2020
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May'20
Facial-recognition suppliers race to identify hidden faces
The number of companies claiming to have developed facial-recognition tools that can identify masked faces has skyrocketed since the start of the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic
In Depth : IT for government and public sector
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Surveillance capitalism in the age of Covid-19
Could the Covid-19 coronavirus pandemic further consolidate surveillance capitalist practices and enterprises? Author Shoshana Zuboff warns Computer Weekly it is possible Continue Reading
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Five pillars of public sector IT
Finding better ways for people to collaborate and share information digitally is the challenge government needs to embrace. We look at ways in which this can be achieved Continue Reading
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How Blackwell's is responding to the coronavirus pandemic
Traditional bookshop chain Blackwell’s talked about adaptations to its business model, trends and IT operation during the coronavirus crisis Continue Reading
Blog Posts : IT for government and public sector
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Gov. U OK?
These times of ours, you might have heard, are being described as both “strange” and “unprecedented”. There’s also been some talk of a “new normal”, although while for some that means extra-long ... Continue Reading
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DWP takes centre stage in future of Gov.uk Verify
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has published its first blog post on Gov.uk Verify since July 2019. Given the dearth of communications about the troubled digital identity system, it tells a ... Continue Reading
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After Universal Credit delays, GDS's silence over Gov.uk Verify is embarrassing and shameful
In the past couple of weeks, nearly a million people have signed up for Universal Credit as a result of the Covid-19 coronavirus crisis. Never has the UK government’s move to a digital-first world ... Continue Reading
Opinion : IT for government and public sector
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Coronavirus: Why the public sector must pursue IT transformation
It is clear that the current coronavirus crisis has had a major impact on digital transformation efforts in the public sector Continue Reading
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Smart thinking for modernised IT in the public sector
Far from lagging behind the private sector, many public sector organisations are embracing modern IT practices such as DevOps and agile methodologies Continue Reading
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IT transformation steps pave the path to new ways to work
The CEO of Difrent discusses how her roles in local and central government have played a role in public sector IT transformation Continue Reading
Videos : IT for government and public sector
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Lauri Love: how reformed hackers halted the WannaCry virus
Lauri Love presents a compelling story of the WannaCry malware that nearly brought down the NHS, and the behind the scenes work of former hackers, and security researchers that helped to prevent lives being lost. Love is facing extradition to the US after allegedly taking part in a hacking protest over the death of internet pioneer Aaron Swartz, who faced jail for using a hidden computer to downloading academic journals at MIT.
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Locked in by choice: Why Munich is dropping open source for Microsoft
Munich has saved €11m by moving to open source. Now, in a move seen as highly political, lord mayor Dieter Reiter is planning a return to Microsoft
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Liam Maxwell: How the UK government is supporting British Technology
A video of the presentation Liam Maxwell, national technology adviser, HM Government, gave at Computer Weekly’s 50th anniversary