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Barley Laing, UK Managing Director at Melissa
The Pandora Papers have focused attention on the sometimes questionable and corrupt practises of the politically connected and super wealthy.
They highlight how important it is for the public sector to have access to international sanctions lists or watchlists from governments and regulators of persons who
Continue reading The Pandora Papers highlight the importance of watchlists as part of KYC and AML efforts By Barley Laing, the UK Managing Director at Melissa
Dr. Jo Foster, Director of The Institute for Research in Schools, believes girls studying and working in Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths (STEM) is a cause to celebrate and not one for complacency. Rightly so. In her 13th August 2021 article for Schools Week in this topic, she suggests that the increasing success of girls
Continue reading 7 Ways Teachers Can Inspire Girls into STEM learning
Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
2021 has been another year of challenges for us all, and for the IT sector, the changes needed, time invested, and adjustments made to public sector systems and processes are set to shape the future for good. While private sector
Continue reading Weathering the Storm: Why IT Professionals Are Unsung Public Sector Heroes
by John Price, Head of Public Sector at Check Point Software UK&I
There’s nothing quite like a global pandemic with legally enforceable lockdowns to expose a demographic’s dependence on digital infrastructure. While the devastating SolarWinds breach in late 2020 made headlines around the world for its impact on corporations like Cisco and Microsoft and their
Continue reading Cyber Security in the Public Sector: An Increasingly Lucrative Target That Needs Better Protection
Peoplesafe Alert
Technology-led employee safety specialists, Peoplesafe, has launched a new mass notification tool designed for instant communication with employees in a crisis. Peoplesafe Alert is a simple, intuitive app which allows organisations to send and track mass safety messages to thousands of employees simultaneously, overriding phones set to silent or do not
Continue reading NEW CRISIS MANAGEMENT COMMUNICATIONS TOOL LAUNCHED BY EMPLOYEE SAFETY SPECIALIST
Reflections in the glass structure of the new, enlarged ticket hall at Victoria Underground station
Transport for London’s (TfL) payroll team is saving 160 days’ administration time per year, thanks to the introduction of a secure online portal that automates the production and distribution of payroll and HR documents.
The secure online portal
Continue reading DOCUMENT AUTOMATION SAVES TFL PAYROLL TEAM 160 DAYS’ ADMIN TIME PA
Ellie Mackay, Ellipsis Earth CEO, flying drone – photo: Ellipsis Earth
The most scientifically robust litter survey ever undertaken in the UK has revealed that positive, playful environmental messaging can cut litter and reduce plastic pollution. By creating bins that had positive, engaging messaging and strategically placing them in litter hotspots a 75%
Continue reading Drone data proves impact of positive environmental messaging
Leading shared care record and population health management provider to become ‘quality partner’ and early adopter for assessment against the core information standard
Move demonstrates Orion Health’s commitment to open systems and standards that will guide the development of shared care records in England
Orion Health is supporting the
Continue reading Orion Health supports Professional Record Standards Body partnership scheme
by Richard Walker, Data and Insights Partner, Agilisys
Over the past 12 months we have frequently heard the Prime Minister declare that Government is “following the science”. At the same time, millions of us have found ourselves staring at charts and monitoring trends eager to understand the current situation. The link between the data that
Continue reading Putting a Value on Public Sector Data
Newham Borough Council is a vibrant Council bordering the City of London, most of its residents are from ethnic minority backgrounds and cumulatively speak more than 100 languages. Newham’s leadership team is constantly looking for ways to provide the best for its citizens. Introducing intelligent chatbots to its parking customer service offering is an important
Continue reading A Digital Transformation Journey with Futr AI – Newham Council Parking Customer Service Team
DSEI, 14 – 17 September, 2021, ExCeL, London, Stand No: H1-450
Armour Comms will be showcasing several new capabilities of its OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE, NATO approved Armour® Mobile at DSEI, including a technical preview of its secure collaboration solution, Unity by Armour. Other innovations on show will be Armour’s work with the Ministry of Defence
Continue reading Armour Comms showcases new secure collaborative working solutions with MOD and Bittium at DSEI
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
As organisations throughout the public sector have turned to remote working solutions over the past year and a half during the global pandemic, technology has solved countless problems—but it’s created challenges, too. The tried and tested “business as usual” processes were disrupted, and organisations were forced to rely
Continue reading Public Sector IT: How Monitoring Could Be The Answer
Ireland’s leading medical virology laboratory works with Medical Supply Company (MSC), CliniSys, and the Health Service Executive (HSE) to deploy the modern laboratory information system at Backweston Laboratory Campus
The move will future-proof capacity at the dedicated SARS-CoV-2 RNA testing facility and is already improving turnaround times
Ireland’s National Virus Reference
Continue reading National Virus Reference Laboratory (NVRL) moves Covid-19 testing onto WinPath Enterprise
SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2021: Building a Secure Future examines how technology professionals perceive the evolving state of risk in today’s business environment following internal impact of COVID-19 IT policies and exposure to external breaches
SolarWinds introduces Secure by Design program as a guide for industry-wide approach to help prevent
Continue reading Annual SolarWinds Study Reveals Opportunities for Business and IT Collaboration in Managing Enterprise Risk Driven by Internal and External Security Threats
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
IT teams across the public sector are under pressure to migrate technology infrastructure, services, and data to the cloud. Whether the objective is to deliver cost savings, performance improvements, better reliability, or a combination of benefits, the trend is well established. Increasingly, the emphasis is shifting away from
Continue reading How to Deliver on the Potential of Public Sector Cloud Migration
Employability Voices ASK SETH
Support for jobseekers has been taken to a new level with the launch of the first online platform that connects them directly with local support to help them find work.
Called ASK SETH www.askseth.org, which stands for Skills, Employment, Training and Help, it is the only free, single source,
Continue reading Government welcomes post-pandemic employment initiative
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
Public sector organisations across the country are looking closely at the way they can improve services and performance by optimising their use of data. Indeed, many are focusing on it as a key asset and a driving force behind their wider technology strategy to build a ‘data-centric’ approach.
Continue reading How Public Sector Database Teams Can Become ‘Data Centric’
Software consultancy Scott Logic has been awarded a new contract to act as implementation and development partner on the Scottish Government‘s digital identity programme.
The digital identity programme is part of the Scottish Government’s Digital Strategy actions to build a suite of common platforms to be adopted across the public sector, transforming government. The commitment
Continue reading Scott Logic awarded contract to develop the Scottish Government’s digital identity platform
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
Recent research in the U.K. public sector shows a combination of cloud and local infrastructure will continue to be used over the course of this year, with up to 53% of services confirming they use hybrid infrastructure. In essence, hybrid IT is the integration of on-premises IT services
Continue reading How to Maximise the Advantages of Hybrid IT
Highland Marketing’s advisory board welcomed Jane Brightman, social care lead at Institute of Health and Social Care Management, to discuss the sector and its technology needs. A lot of hope is being pinned on integrated care systems, but when it comes to joining up health and care systems and putting the underpinning IT in place,
Continue reading What next for social care?
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