Public Sector

Police Delete Database Containing 150,000 Records

Police database falls down some stairs. British coppers accidentally delete data on 150,000 people from the Police National Computer

3 years ago

Hackney Council Confirms Hack Still Causing ‘Significant Disruption’

London Hackney council confirms that a 'serious cyberattack' in October is still causing 'significant disruption' to services

3 years ago

Public Sector Leaders Admit Personal Toll From Pandemic

Pure Storage study finds only 6 percent of public sector leaders admit they were extremely prepared for the Coronavirus pandemic

3 years ago

NHS Covid-19 Tracing App Set For Public Trials Today

Three months later than planned, NHS Coronavirus contact tracing app for England and Wales is to begin public trials today

4 years ago

A Pandemic Of Data Sharing?

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, the use of apps and other trace and track technologies have not delivered on their…

4 years ago

British Covid-19 Tracing App Adopts Google, Apple Approach

NHS is abandoning its centralised approach and will instead adopt the Google-Apple decentralised model for the delayed Coronavirus tracing app

4 years ago

Coronavirus: Government To Order 10,000 Ventilators From Dyson

Urgent need to address potential shortage of ventilators, if Covid-19 epidemic goes full blown in the United Kingdom with mass…

4 years ago

AI and Public Standards

As the Committee on Standards in Public Life release their awaited report considering AI and its impact on the delivery…

4 years ago

Bletchley Park Could Host Institute Of Technology

Plans submitted for tech teaching centre for 1,100 students on historic Bletchley Park site

5 years ago

Government Invests £250m For NHS AI Lab

Health Secretary announces £250m to be spent on boosting the role of AI within the health service

5 years ago

Louisiana Declares State Of Emergency After Ransomware Attacks

Spate of ransomware attacks on school systems leads state Governor last week to declare a state of emergency

5 years ago

4G Mobile Coverage To Arrive On The Tube In 2020

London Underground is to have 4G access across entire Tube network by mid 2020, TfL announces

5 years ago

NHS Needs Urgent Investment In Cybersecurity

Outdated computers, lack of investment, and sparsity of skills means the NHS remains vulnerable to hackers

5 years ago

Hackers Overcome University Cyber Defences In Hours

Ethical hackers take down university cyber defences and obtain valuable data in just two hours

5 years ago

US State Department Suffers Email System Breach

Slow roll-out of two factor authentication blamed after State Department admits email data breach

6 years ago

ICO Investigates Gwent Police Over Data Breach

Data protection act violation? Welsh police force may be in trouble after it fails to notify people of potential data…

6 years ago

Samsung Awarded Contract For Emergency Services Smartphones

Samsung will supply 250,000 toughened handsets to offer mobile data, live-streaming video and more for the emergency services

6 years ago

Bristol Knocks London Off The Top Spot As UK’s Leading Smart City

Twelve other UK cities have been marked as smart city contenders by Huawei UK

7 years ago

Tech Quiz: Tech At The Movies

With Blade Runner 2049 out, we decided it was time to test your movie knowledge!

7 years ago

Civil Servants Warn IT Skills Still Lacking In Government

Civil servants surveyed by techUK say digital skills must be improved, amid recognition of vital role technology plays

7 years ago

Mayor Sadiq Khan Hires London’s First Ever Chief Digital Officer

You're hired! Theo Blackwell appointed as first ever Chief Digital Officer of the UK's capital city

7 years ago

Canterbury Council To Move 85 Percent Of Services Online By 2019

Two-year, £200,000 contract with Jadu intended to create 'Amazon-like' user experience for Canterbury's 160,000 residents

7 years ago

Election 2017: What Does Result Mean For UK Technology?

ANALYSIS: Technology firms lament political uncertainty but tell Silicon that its Brexit that still really matters

7 years ago

Election 2017: Hung Parliament Will Force Conservatives To Make Informal Coalition Deal

Overall effect on the technology industry is that it's not likely to shake things up yet

7 years ago

Election 2017: Silicon Readers Switch Allegiance And Back Labour

GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Brexit and lack of technology polices see Silicon voters switch from Tories to Labour

7 years ago

Election 2017: What Do The Major Parties Plan For Technology?

GENERAL ELECTION 2017: Read our party-by-party guide to technology policy

7 years ago

Poll: Who Are You Backing In The 2017 General Election?

What is the best outcome for the UK technology industry? Let us know

7 years ago

Election 2017: UKIP Has No Technology Policies

UKIP is big on Brexit, big on immigration, but not so big on tech it seems

7 years ago

Election 2017: Lib Dems Plan Technological Future For UK, 2Gbps Broadband & No Hard Brexit

Liberal Democrat manifesto promises to harness power of tech without negatively impacting society and to support digital sector

7 years ago