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Barley Laing
By Barley Laing, the UK Managing Director at Melissa
As public sector services become increasingly accessible online due to the pandemic and improving technology, there has been a corresponding growth in fraud. According to the Cabinet Office fraud and error in public spending are estimated to cost the taxpayer up to
Continue reading Why effective ID verification in the public sector starts with data quality
Ransomware has long been a menace and has even led to some referring to it as the digital plague of our time. The constant barrage of cyberattacks in the last few years has raised concerns, particularly for organisations that must get to grips with the tactics used by threat actors trying to gain access to
Continue reading Tackling the Threat of Ransomware by Addressing Social Engineering
NCC Replaces Paper and Spreadsheets to Digitalise Facilities Management Across 89 Buildings and Over 40 Schools
Northumberland County Council, serving over 2,000 rural square miles, has completed a successful pilot and is now deploying field service management solutions from Totalmobile to digitalise its facilities management
Continue reading Northumberland County Council Modernises Facilities Management Function with Totalmobile
An independent review into the response to COVID-19 in Walsall has shown that partnership working was a dominant feature, essential to meet the challenges that were presented to the community during the pandemic.
The review conducted by the Institute for Community Research and Development at the
Continue reading Council publishes independent report into COVID-19 response
Durham
itelligent-i has been chosen by Durham County Council to deliver a corporate data and analytics platform to accelerate the delivery of meaningful insights across the council’s main service areas using its suite of Accelerator Analytics. The solution securely brings together data from multiple sources and delivers meaningful insights upon which the council
Continue reading itelligent-i wins Durham County Council contract in deal to deliver data-driven, customer-led intelligence
Mark Porter
We’ve all needed agency workers in the past to fill recruitment gaps or cover peaks in workload, I acknowledge that there will always be a need for temporary workers in some respect however, there is fine line between this and an overreliance. It’s no secret that the public sector faces high
Continue reading With agency worker placements increasing in London borough councils, Mark Porter, Head of HR Operations at OneSource explains how the right recruitment technology can help to identify and consequently reduce that trend
Traka has launched a new white paper, investigating how security technology can support inmates, staff and rehabilitation programmes to reassign responsibility and reshape the prison landscape.
The downloadable white paper, created in partnership with Serco and Unilink, is entitled, “How technology can support 21st century prison systems.’ It highlights the evolving role of UK prisons,
Continue reading Traka highlights security technology’s role to support prison systems
‘If we are to diversify how we heat our homes and buildings, then we must diversify our industry!”
Charlotte Large, Strategy, Policy and Innovation Director for EQUANS UK & Ireland
EQUANS, part of the ENGIE Group, has led the introduction of a diversity and inclusion charter for the Heat Networks
Continue reading EQUANS pioneers a diversity charter for the Heat Network Industry
Ordnance Survey (OS) has supported the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in ensuring that the national database of defibrillators used by the UK’s ambulance services has access to complete and accurate address data including unique property reference numbers (UPRN) and additional attributes to identify a property and locate it on a map with precision.
Known as
Continue reading Ordnance Survey supports the British Heart Foundation’s national database of defibrillators
The Enforcement Conduct Board, the new oversight body for the enforcement sector, has announced the appointment of four new Board members, following the announcement of Catherine Brown as Chair in March The new Board members include a former Vice-Chair of the Money Advice Trust and individuals with a wealth of experience across local government
Continue reading ENFORCEMENT CONDUCT BOARD ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD APPOINTMENTS
In today’s climate of competition among employers to attract and retain workforce talent, they are having to think beyond the traditional mainstays of salary and pensions to ensure they stay competitive and attractive for employees.
As salary sacrifice car benefits schemes offer staff access to new, safe, environmentally friendly and above all, affordable vehicles, they
Continue reading Car Benefits Schemes increasingly seen as more than just a perk by public sector employers
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
British quantum computer developer, ORCA Computing, is working with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop future data processing capabilities.
In a year-long programme of activity, MoD will use ORCA’s PT-1 model, the first computer of its kind to operate at room temperature and be based on-premises.
ORCA computing has developed
Continue reading ORCA Computing provides UK MoD with first quantum computer
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
In our increasingly crowded urban settings, delivering better, safer, and more sustainable environments for citizens is central to both short- and long-term national and local government strategies.
As a result, the accelerating development of smart cities is driving huge advances in technology and the use of data across
Continue reading Smart Cities: Taking a Security-Minded Approach to Open and Shared Data
Bright Initiative has joined the UK Government-backed Data Skills Taskforce to help tackle the UK’s data skills challenges Initiative also set to begin work with members of the UK Parliament on an inquiry investigating issues around governance and ethics in data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) New collaborations complement ongoing support for UK Government officials
Continue reading Bright Initiative: Global data for good Initiative expands support for the UK’s National Data Strategy with new partnerships
Goupil Utility Vehicles to take centre stage on Bradshaw stand
The UK’s leading manufacturer of industrial electric vehicles, Bradshaw, is set to exhibit its range of Goupil utility vehicles at one of the industry’s leading trade shows, ITT Hub on Stand No: A332
The two-day show, which takes place on the 11th/12th May at the
Continue reading BRADSHAW TO SHOWCASES INNOVATIVE VEHICLE SOLUTIONS AT ITT HUB 2022
“LGfL-The National Grid for Learning is set to bolster public sector online defences in response to the National Cyber Security Centre’s alert to act now following Russia’s attack on the Ukraine,” says John Jackson, CEO, whose organisation has stepped up its cybersecurity resilience package to include monitoring, identification, sandboxing1 and the eradication of ever-evolving threats
Continue reading LGfL to bolster public sector online defences in response to National Cyber Security Centre alert to act now following Russia’s attack on Ukraine
Danny Wilson, head of children’s residential at Bedspace
By Danny Wilson, head of children’s residential at Bedspace
Before the pandemic, Local Authorities in England were already under significant pressure, as budget cuts made the increasing number of children being put into care difficult to manage. Following nearly two years of Covid restrictions and
Continue reading Increasing children in care – the causes, the problems, and the solution
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds
Organisations across the public sector are embracing digital transformation, and as a result, IT infrastructure is becoming more complex. On top of significant levels of legacy hardware and software to manage, the addition of various cloud-based services means IT professionals are looking after a diverse set of technologies—from
Continue reading Why Complex Public Sector IT Needs Full-Stack Observability
Wayne Fowler – Sportsafe Service, Repair and Maintenance Engineer ESPO accreditation
Sportsafe have been working closely with ESPO for over 20 years, and the company’s uninterrupted delivery of gymnasium and fitness equipment maintenance services is set to continue as they retain their position on ESPO framework 107.
Framework 107, Inspection and Maintenance of
Continue reading Sportsafe’s longstanding working relationship with ESPO continues
Trueman Change are delighted to announce the launch of their new change methodology, derived from the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic – The Trueman Change Way. This is a people-first approach, created from the lessons learned during the COVID-19 pandemic and implemented into change accelerator programmes to ensure transformation can continue to happen faster and
Continue reading ACCELERATING TRANSFORMATION IN PUBLIC SECTOR THROUGH EMPOWERING YOUR PEOPLE AND THE MAGIC OF PURPOSE AND CLARITY
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