Public Sector IT

Microsoft Lambasts UK Organisations’ Digital Caution

British businesses and public-sector organisations need to cast aside concerns about digital tech and be more aggressive, Microsoft says

7 years ago

Government Digital Service Faces NAO Review Over ‘Failures’

The spending watchdog is to probe GDS following 'senior management failures' over a Defra project last year

7 years ago

Emergency Services 4G Network Delayed By Five Months

The Home Office said it has 'reviewed' the network's ambitious timeline in order to ensure the plan is achievable

7 years ago

Councils Sign Up For ‘Laggard’ Gov.UK Verify Trials

GDS is to trial the authentication scheme with 19 councils, as Capgemini says Verify delays are holding back UK e-government

7 years ago

Embattled GDS To Take On Digital Training Role

The digital service is to take control of the DWP's training programme and establish a 'digital hub' in Aldgate

8 years ago

Emergency Services Network Plan ‘High Risk’, NAO Warns

The plan for a new emergency-services communications network relies on an approach as yet untested anywhere in the world, the…

8 years ago

NHS Trusts ‘Must Act Now’ As Network Changeover Looms

The existing contract is due to end in six months' time, but some trusts have yet to begin to look…

8 years ago

Harrow Council Integrates Watson AI Into Social Care Pilot

The cognitive technology is to help individuals and carers manage personal health budgets

8 years ago

New Cabinet Office Minister Welcomes Smaller IT Suppliers

New 'Supplier Standard' aims for closer collaboration with industry and better access for smaller businesses

8 years ago

NHS ‘Exemplar’ Trusts To Lead Digital Transformation

Government promises up to £10 million for 12 trusts to further develop digital expertise and pass it on to the…

8 years ago

Microsoft Launches UK Cloud Data Centres

The Ministry of Defence and the NHS are amongst those signed up to use Microsoft's UK-based cloud infrastructure

8 years ago

Cold War Group to Probe Russian Hacks of U.S. Voter Databases

ANALYSIS: A little-known cold war group is assigned to investigate suspected hacks into Democratic National Committee and state voter registration…

8 years ago

Government Identity Assurance Head Latest To Step Down

Janet Hughes' departure from the Government Digital Service is part of a wider Whitehall digital shakeup

8 years ago

North London Boroughs Choose Ed Garcez As CDIO

Ed Garcez, currently CIO for the London tri-borough, is to head a new combined ICT and digital service at three…

8 years ago

Universal Credit Completion Pushed Back To 2022

Welfare policy changes have added a further four years to the troubled project's timetable

8 years ago

NHS Helpline System To Launch Four Years Late

The new computer system has been delayed yet again to give the NHS time to train staff

8 years ago

EU Approves Public Sector Digital Accessibility Rules

Public-sector websites and apps must be made accessible to those with disabilities under an EU directive agreed on Tuesday night

8 years ago

Ministry Of Defence To Spend £40m On Cyber Security Centre

The new centre is to defend the UK's military networks and systems and coordinate cyber-defence operations

8 years ago

‘Sluggish’ Governments Are Overwhelmed By Pace Of IT Change

Governments are failing to keep up with the pace of technical innovation, finds Gartner

8 years ago

Drop In Council Workers Suspended For Viewing Porn

A Freedom of Information request by the BBC found 11 council staff were suspended last year for pornography-related infractions

8 years ago

Majority Of Local Councils Now ‘Share Services’

Tight budgets sees almost all local councils in the UK sharing services including IT and other services

8 years ago

Orkney Fibre Link Built On 1940s U-Boat Defences

Digital Scotland's high-speed broadband links to the Orkney Islands are making use of the famous Churchill Barriers

8 years ago

Portal Brings Together Open Data Sets From Across Europe

The European Data Portal is part of the EU's broad single digital market strategy

8 years ago

HMRC To Consolidate Around Regional Offices

The move to online interaction means a shift to fewer staff concentrated in larger offices

8 years ago

Islington And Camden Councils Merging IT To Save “Precious” Cash

Consolidated ICT service looks to reduce annual spend to £21m, down from £25m

9 years ago

Public Sector Lags Behind Business In Device And App Use

O2 and YouGov report suggest businesses are saving significantly more because of technology than public sector

9 years ago

Watchdog: Universal Credit, Care.Data Need ‘Urgent Action’

Both projects are among those ranked by the Major Projects Authority as in danger of failure

9 years ago

How Securing Blood & Organ Donor Data Became A Minor Operation

Check Point Endpoint Security helps protect 1,400 NHS Blood and Transplant computers

9 years ago

What Can We Learn From The Largest US Government Data Theft?

China has been blamed for a hack in which huge amounts of US Government officials' data was stolen. China has…

9 years ago

Sophos – IT Skills Gap Is ‘Leaving The Door Open’ For Criminals

Sophos’ John Shaw tells TechWeekEurope why government agencies need to sharpen up their defences

9 years ago