Digital economy: Why a brighter future could be in our pocket
The digital economy is here, and growing every day, sometimes in surprising ways. As ministers gather for major meetings in Paris and Cancun, Andy...
Big data: the building blocks for smarter government
Simon Dennis, Central Government Director, SAS UK talks about the role of data analytics in the public sector and how it can improve services...
The...
Five steps to a digitally integrated justice system
John Wright, Head of Strategic Initiatives at Unisys, outlines the importance of a digitally integrated justice system and how this can be achieved...
European central...
North Yorkshire Council to procure broadband partner
North Yorkshire County Council is seeking a delivery partner to increase superfast broadband coverage across the region…
In a bid to increase superfast broadband coverage...
Reasons to be cheerful about public sector cloud
Jessica Figueras, Chief Analyst, Kable talks about how public sector IT is utilising cloud technology and why it remains a bright spot in a...
Shropshire Council approves £21m computer system
A new ICT system costing £21m has been given the go-ahead by Shropshire Council…
Councillors at Shropshire Council have agreed to the delivery of a...
Nearly half of UK’s largest councils have no cloud strategy
New research has revealed nearly half of the top councils across the UK do not have a plan for cloud computing…
A survey from not-for-profit...
EU funding will give 100 Telford businesses superfast broadband
Funding from the EU could give more than 100 extra businesses in Telford access to Superfast Broadband…
Telford businesses could benefit from Superfast broadband due...
UK-France Data Innovation Taskforce explores innovative use of data
A number of recommendations have been published outlining how the UK and France can work together to use data for the good of society…
The...
Liverpool and Salford councils agree to digital transformation programme
A new deal between software firm SAP and two city councils has been reached to provide a new technology platform aimed at improving services…
Enterprise...
Smart cities are not a priority for councils
New research has revealed smart cities are not deemed a strategic priority for the majority of local authorities across the UK…
Leading designer and manufacturer...
Government introduces Digital Economy Bill
The government has introduced the Digital Economy Bill to parliament, with the aim of driving the UK to become a global leader…
The government has...
London councils come together in digital services
Councils across the capital have launched a peer group aimed at helping to support the implementation of the Local Government Digital Service Standard…
London councils...
Mobile access to council websites lag behind desktop
A new survey has revealed many council websites are difficult to use on mobiles when compared to desktops…
A new survey from Socitm has revealed...
MPs warn the UK is heading towards a digital skills crisis
MPs have warned urgent action is needed to tackle a digital skills crisis in the UK, which costs the UK some £63bn a year...
Wales will fail to meet broadband target
Natasha Marie Levanti, Association for Consultancy and Engineering, highlights the plight of Wales to meet targets to install broadband across the nation...
Despite the large...
PETRAS – Cybersecurity of the Internet of Things
Jeremy Watson, Professor of Engineering Systems at UCL and Emil Lupu from Imperial College London outline how the new PETRAS research hub aims to...
London council IT teams urged to build cloud services
London local authority IT teams have been called upon to design and implement their digital services through the ‘SuperCloud’…
London Grid for Learning (LGfL) Chief...
Digital public services in the UK fall behind EU
The UK has fallen to 16th place among 28 EU member states for delivering digital public services…
The 2016 Digital Economy and Society Index has...
IT advances leave 40 per cent more secure
Mav Turner, of SolarWinds highlights how far IT security has come and how nearly 40 per cent of UK companies are more secure than a year...