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FourNet’s digital channel map uncovers crucial demographic trends and analyses tech usage across every council area in England, Wales and Scotland
Alan Linter
The first ever Local Authority Digital Transformation Index (LADiT) has been unveiled today by customer experience and digital transformation specialists, FourNet, to assist councils – many of which are facing reorganisation, budget cuts
Continue reading First ever Local Authority Digital Transformation Index furnishes councils facing change with critical data to inform their future technology plans
The recent cyberattacks on London councils have exposed a fundamental weakness in today’s cybersecurity strategies. Despite organisations investing heavily in perimeter defences such as firewalls, anti-phishing measures, and zero-trust policies, cybercriminals continue to breach these barriers. The reason? Traditional best practices focus on keeping attackers out, rather than protecting what truly matters; the data
Continue reading Why “Best Practice” is Failing to Protect Personal Data: A Call for Data-Centric Security
Digitised clinical noting at South Tees Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust is creating efficiencies for busy doctors and nurses. The trust’s CCIO Dr Andrew Adair, deputy CCIO Dr John Greenaway, and digital business change manager Niki Idle explain the impact so far and why this crucial component of digital transformation, delivered in partnership with Alcidion,
Continue reading Accelerating NHS digital maturity: Paper to digital is only the beginning for South Tees Hospitals
As part of its ongoing commitment to workplace inclusion, Matrix Workforce Management Solutions has been supporting neurodivergent job seekers through a series of workshops with Learning Disability Network London and Resources for Autism. These initiatives aim to equip individuals with the tools and confidence to secure meaningful employment while also guiding employers on creating
Continue reading Matrix Champions Neurodivergent Job Seekers with Community Workshops and Employer Training as Part of their Neurodiversity Week 2025 Initiative
By Jack Shuttleworth, Director of Forma
A need to control costs while delivering demanding sustainability improvements is changing thinking about water attenuation.
The conventional approach, to install large tanks to hold water captured in gullies and slot drains, is proving, in many instances, to be no longer fit for purpose.
Climate change, causing more
Continue reading Innovation in attenuation – ready for take-off
Simon Dancer
Green Book: if you’re a film buff, it represents the Oscar winning screenplay by Pete Farrelly. For medical folk, it provides the latest information on vaccines. But for us economic development professionals, the Green Book often means only one thing…how do I get my project approved?
When I was a young cub
Continue reading Under the bonnet of the Green Book review: will this really “rip up the rules” on regional investment?
North Cumbria Integrated Care NHS Foundation Trust (NCIC) has signed a long-term agreement for use of the Alcidion Miya Precision platform, to provide an electronic patient record (EPR) for the trust. The trust joins two others in the region delivering benefits for patient care with the support of technology from Alcidion.
The modular EPR
Continue reading North Cumbria Integrated Care signs 10-year contract with Alcidion for Miya Precision EPR Platform
Sodexo UK & Ireland’s Government business has today launched a new client-focussed, data-driven reporting platform to support its public sector clients define, track, measure and evidence the social value over the lifetime of client’s contract.
Aligned to UN Sustainable Development Goals and nationally recognised methodologies for calculating Social Return on Investment (SROI), Sodexo’s
Continue reading Sodexo’s new data-driven reporting tool spotlights social value impact
Following a competitive tender process, Fusion21 is pleased to announce the suppliers successfully appointed to its national Workplace and Facilities Management Framework, worth up to £700 million over four years.
A total of 45 specialist firms – 40% being SMEs, have secured a place on the framework – now in its third iteration due
Continue reading Fusion21 announces suppliers appointed to £700m Workplace and Facilities Management Framework
Voicescape will launch a breakthrough income recovery solution for social landlords and local authorities in April 2025, representing a major step change in the way unsecured debt from tenant repayment agreements is managed across the sector.
Agreements Manager has been developed by the specialist software business in partnership with customers, to enable social
Continue reading Voicescape launches new income recovery software
Rock armour from a Welsh Slate quarry is helping to keep local people safe.
Granite from Welsh Slate’s historic Ffestiniog quarry in north Wales is helping to bolster vital sea defences at Kinmel Bay 40 miles away.
Some 2,000 tonnes of the stone are being hauled every week for Conwy County Borough Council’s £13
Continue reading Welsh Slate to supply rock armour for Kinmel Bay sea defence project
Innovative UK-made tech will help the military monitor space following a new £65m deal agreed today, in British Science week.
The Borealis command, control and data processing system will help the UK military the UK Space Agency to better monitor and protect satellites, through new software which compiles and processes data from multiple sources,
Continue reading New UK-made space system to help protect military satellites
With women making up only 14% of the 2.1 million people working in UK construction and just 2% of SME housebuilding businesses owned and run by women, HJK Construction is helping to make the industry more accessible to women.
Elli Kiely
Elli Kiely, Design & Innovation Director, at HJK Construction has been appointed
Continue reading HJK Construction’s Elli Kiely Champions Female Careers in Construction as the Decline in Housebuilding Grows
Today, Quantum Trilogy launches to deliver mission-critical and agile solutions aligned to urgent government requirements. Its new and pioneering approach proves essential for high-profile organisations worldwide, such as militaries, governments, and national security organisations.
Quantum Trilogy is adopting an optimal sourcing strategy to develop vendor-agnostic, custom-built secure technology that accurately meets an organisation’s unique
Continue reading QUANTUM TRILOGY LAUNCHES TO DELIVER TAILORED MISSION-CRITICAL TECHNOLOGY APPROACH FOR HIGH-STAKES OPERATIONS
By Elli Kiely, Design & Innovation Director, HJK Construction
As an SME house builder in the North of England, we at HJK firmly believe that the responsibility for building sustainable, vibrant communities requires a fully collaborative effort. In this article, we’ll look at the various bodies that can work together to help create such
Continue reading Whose Responsibility Is It To Build Housing Communities For The Future?
Piyush Mahapatra, a consultant orthopaedic surgeon and chief innovation officer at Open Medical, considers the latest consultation on the future of the NHS, and argues that what is needed is not a new vision, but a plan for delivery; and some radical new thinking on the role of healthcare technology.
There is a new
Continue reading The 10 Year Health Plan: what do we need to deliver?
By Sam Peters, Chief Product Officer, ISMS.online
2025 is set to be the year in which the government and public sector entities more actively embrace AI within their operations.
Back in October 2024, Labour MP Nick Smith revealed that the House Authorities, alongside the House of Lords administration and Parliamentary Digital Service (PDS), have
Continue reading How parliament can set the benchmark for responsible AI adoption
Sodexo has published its Social Impact Pledge 2030, setting out new clear and ambitious commitments to create meaningful impact for its people, planet, places and partners in the UK over the next five years.
2025 marks ten years since the publication of Sodexo’s first social impact pledge and transparent reporting of its progress
Continue reading Sodexo reveals ambitious commitments to drive meaningful change in its Social Impact Pledge 2030
Angela Maragna is a transformation and change leader with expertise in driving digital innovation, co-director of One HealthTech, and a member of the HETT Steering Committee.
Here, she shares her excitement about HETT North in Manchester and tells visitors about the many agenda sessions, features, and networking opportunities they can expect.
Angela Maragna
Continue reading Only connect: at HETT North
Advanced analytics provide real time visibility and assessment of environmental conditions within the property, such as risk of damp and mould
Vericon Systems, a leading manufacturer of remote technologies to manage and control essential building services, has launched HomeHub, a sophisticated in-property device that has been specifically developed to help Housing Associations and
Continue reading Vericon Systems launches intelligent new HomeHub device to give Housing Associations and property managers a deeper understanding of their residents living environment
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