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The connectivity problem hiding in smart bins and heart monitors

Dominic Norton from Spitfire Network Services highlights the connectivity problem hiding in smart bins and heart monitors.

GP technology funded £240 million to end 8am appointment slots

The NHS is improving patients’ contact with their GPs with £240 million in funding, to better GP technology and train ‘care navigators’.

Ancient Egyptian neutron imaging: ‘Unwrapping’ 2,500-year-old coffins

Researchers use neutron imaging and tomography to look inside sealed Ancient Egyptian animal coffins to see the remains.

Why top business performers are adopting cloud computing

Enterprises considering adopting cloud computing are increasingly realizing the cloud’s tremendous value potential – up to $3 trillion globally by 2025.

Out with the old: Why traditional tech training methods need upgrading

Ash Gawthorp discusses why UK businesses are facing a crisis and why traditional tech training methods must be reconsidered.

Tackling the digital dropout crisis

Recent research shows a high rate of digital dropouts for government services, but what does this actually mean?

How can local authorities utilise energy networks for decarbonisation?

Many local authorities are working to reduce their reliance on the national grid by implementing and optimising local energy networks.

World Backup Day: How to have a data protection strategy

A good data protection strategy is one that allows data to be backed up in a manner that not only protects it but also ensures the ability to rapidly recover.

Improving council website reliability in three simple steps

With key services such as health and social care, education and transport, council websites cannot afford to let their users down and must be improved.

Can ChatGPT and other generative AI ease the workload burden on teachers?

Teacher workloads have dominated headlines since the start of the year, as widespread strikes have taken over the UK’s education system - could ChatGPT help?

Six automotive ERP integration types to improve your business performance

ERP integration can optimize enterprise management, resulting in enhanced operational efficiency, improved productivity, and advanced workflow transparency.

Hackathon unleashes digital innovation in local regional government

Here, Jing Walker, Digital Advisory Consultant at UBDS IT Consulting Limited explores the challenges facing local regional governments and how the deployment of Hackathons can help them on their digital transformation journey.

To solve the energy crisis, we must first focus on curbing our energy waste

The energy crisis is now affecting millions of people, and we can't afford to lose more – how could digitisation help reduce our energy waste?

International Women’s Day: Empowering women in STEM

As International Women’s Day rolls around, it’s important for women in STEM to reflect on the progress we’ve seen in these academic fields, where women are often underrepresented.

Remanufactured IT: helping the NHS join the circular economy

Steve Haskew, the Group Director of Sustainability at Circular Computing – an organisation that sits at the centre of the circular economy – discusses the possibilities of remanufactured IT in the NHS.

Understanding the Blue Badge scheme and its digital revolution

Diana Guerra, Head of Blue Badge Policy at the Department for Transport (DfT) and John Spanton, Account Director at Valtech, discuss how the DfT transformed the digital service for the Blue Badge scheme.

Mobile Voice and Data Services agreement update

Crown Commercial Service explain enabling the best pricing on core services for the public sector by looking at the Mobile Voice and Data Services agreement update.

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