GDPR adopted: what now?
The European co-legislator reached an agreement on the General Data Protection Regulation in Strasbourg on the 15th December 2015. While the formal adoption still...
Malware ransom of £1m for Lincolnshire County Council
Lincolnshire County Council was hit by a ransomware attack, which closed the website for almost a week…
Last week, Lincolnshire County Council was the victim...
How to make the Digital Single Market consumer-driven
Agustin Reyna, Senior Legal Officer at BEUC – The European Consumer Organisation outlines the 3 key areas needed from the Digital Single Market Strategy…
Success...
Councils receive mixed feedback for online bus pass applications
A new survey has revealed that while half of county councils provide a good online service for older people to apply for bus passes,...
Thousands of homes in Wiltshire benefit from broadband partnership
More than 70,000 homes and business have access to high-speed fibre broadband in Wiltshire thanks an Online Programme…
The Wiltshire Online Programme is a multi-million...
Government lays out plans to protect Britain against cyber threats
Chancellor George Osborne has laid out plans for tackling cyber threats against the UK and has announced a number of measures aimed at keeping...
£6.5m cyber security research project launched
The UK government has launched a cyber security research project, which will involve 18 companies…
Eighteen companies have pledged to invest £6.5m in a new...
Defining, designing and delivering digital
Can digital services reap rewards for councils and taxpayers? Alan Mo, Research Director at Kable discusses how digital infrastructure is helping local authorities...
A recent...
Cyber Security Top 10
Elaine Munro, BSI’s Head of Portfolio Management outlines the cybersecurity must-dos for business success
The impact on business for larger organisations has been well documented...
Becoming a digital services hub
Richard Godfrey, Assistant Director of Digital Peterborough details how Peterborough City Council is addressing key challenges through better use of cloud technology solutions
As the UK’s...
Cutting to the chase
Antoon Burgers, Program Manager at Holmatro Special Tactics Equipment outlines the advantages of using hydraulics to speed up special tactics operations
Speed is essential in...
Smart standards for a smart world
Henry Lawson, Market Research Consultant at BSRIA examines the possibilities of achieving common standards which are appropriate for the myriad of different “things” that...
Advanced Knowledge Management in Smart Cities
New ways to deal with the complexity and dynamics of change in our cities
On-going urbanisation makes cities focal points for economies and societies. As...
Taking action to improve efficiency & reduce costs
Alexandra Latham, Communications Officer at the European Geothermal Energy Council details how RHC technologies including Geothermal go hand in hand for a sustainable energy supply...
Challenges for civil engineering in a changing world
Prof. Dr Bernhard Elsener from ETH Zurich, Institute for Building Materials details how civil engineering must evolve with a changing society
Civil engineering is traditionally...
Local authorities fail to protect sensitive data
New research has revealed that UK local authorities are not protecting sensitive data effectively...
Integrated managed data service provider Six Degrees Group has warned there...
How to Print Smart
Government organisations are continuing to feel the squeeze of austerity. So how can departments make further spending reductions over and above what they have...
Automotive Software Engineering
The automotive industry is one of Europe’s driving economic forces. A huge variety of cars from premium cars, to e-mobile and low-cost cars, are...
The Security Impact of Drones
Dr Chris Wyatt, Research Fellow at the School of Government and Society at the University of Birmingham discusses a recent report that looks at...
Realising the potential of drones
Gerry Corbett, UAS Programme Lead at the Civil Aviation Authority (CAA), tells Editor Laura Evans about the latest technology craze to hit our airspace –...