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By Steve Haskew, Head of Sustainability and Social Leadership
Large and small businesses alike are finding themselves at a crucial time where many aspire to decarbonise their operations without denting revenue from their products and services. The recent Autumn Statement by Jeremy Hunt announced key initiatives to support businesses wanting to transition towards net zero. The
Continue reading How can businesses decarbonise their IT estates to achieve net zero?
The Northamptonshire Sport installed solar and wind powered defib cabinet at Northampton Bike Park.
Turtle Defib Cabinets, which has a long partnership history with local authorities, emergency services and non-profits, has designed and engineered the UK’s first solar and wind powered defibrillator and bleed control cabinet. Northamptonshire Sport, one of 43 non-profit Active Partnerships
Continue reading Setting higher lifesaving standards in public parks and outdoor leisure with wind and solar power
Lymington-based WAN Acceleration firm Bridgeworks has done it again. The company has been awarded the accolade of Networking Communications Project of the Year at the SDC Awards 2023, after having also being a finalist in Computing’s Cloud Excellence Awards, and in the UK IT Industry Awards. This is adding to the company’s award for
Continue reading Bridgeworks Accelerates Networking Communications With Another Win at The SDC Awards 2023
SolarWinds Vice President, Government Affairs Chip Daniels
In early December 2020, nation-state threat actors exploited SolarWinds software in an unprecedented cyberattack – an event known today simply as SUNBURST.
It shone a light on the concerning new reality for the software industry – that previously unforeseeable attacks were becoming increasingly sophisticated, striking at
Continue reading The Importance of Public-Private Partnerships for Cybersecurity
The state of NHS infrastructure and legacy systems has started to attract attention from organisations worried about falling productivity. The Highland Marketing advisory board asked what it will take to fix the issues, against a backdrop of more funding being diverted from digital to “the frontline.”
The NHS is heading for a significant financial
Continue reading Want to improve NHS productivity? Start by addressing its legacy IT
By Mark Gibbison, VP Strategic Sales Programs, Unit4
The stark economic challenges being faced by the UK public sector and local councils especially have been impossible to ignore recently. The sheer scale of the issue is becoming clearer over time with the Special Interest Group of Municipal Authorities (SIGOMA) indicating
Continue reading Tough times for councils mean shared services must be the way forward
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
A recent operation by Greater Manchester Police has seen tonnes of seized counterfeit clothing being recycled to help homeless people and low-income families in Manchester.
Left to right: Tim Jensen from Lighthouse Security, Harry Dwan from the Mustard Tree and Inspector Dan Cullum from Op Vulcan
In the last 14
Continue reading Manchester homeless charity receives donation of repurposed counterfeit clothing from police raids
Radiology teams and other healthcare professionals throughout the NHS in Scotland are to benefit from a new agreement that will see a cloud-based enterprise imaging service delivered across 15 NHS boards by international medical imaging IT company Sectra.
The agreement with NHS National Services Scotland (NSS) will provide tools that will support healthcare teams
Continue reading Contract for NHS Scotland diagnostic imaging technology awarded to Sectra
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Additional Voluntary Contribution (AVC) service provider, AVC Wise Ltd. (AVC Wise), has been awarded a place on the UK’s first and only Salary Sacrifice AVC Framework, and as the only approved supplier on the framework.
Portsmouth City Council has launched the new framework meaning other public sector organisations can seamlessly enter
Continue reading AVC Wise Secures Place on UK’s First Salary Sacrifice AVC Framework
North Herts Council (NHC) is set to revolutionise its operations and enhance service delivery with the adoption of TechnologyOne’s Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) suite.
The comprehensive solution encompasses financials, supply chain management, Enterprise Asset Management (EAM), and Corporate Performance Management (CPM), establishing North Herts Council as a pioneer in digital innovation within
Continue reading North Herts Council rolls out TechnologyOne’s full SaaS ERP suite
Commenting on Scottish GDP estimates, which show the economy grew by 0.4% in the three months to September, Wellbeing Economy Secretary Neil Gray said:
“These figures show the robustness of the Scottish economy, despite the stiff headwinds faced by countries around the world. We don’t under-estimate the seriousness of a cost-of-living crisis which
Continue reading Wellbeing Economy Secretary comments on latest GDP figures
The British Embassy in Washington DC recently hosted a Thought Leadership event and reception and invited a select number of British companies to showcase artificial intelligence (AI) and zero trust architecture (ZTA) solutions.
Left to right: David Trossell, CEO and CTO of Bridgeworks and Jamie Eykyn, Chairman of Bridgeworks, outside the British Embassy in
Continue reading UK Tech Firm Bridgeworks Showcases AI WAN Acceleration at British Embassy in Washington DC
By Sascha Giese, Tech Evangelist, SolarWinds
Sascha Giese, Tech Evangelist, SolarWinds
The UK Government has made no secret of its ambitions to become an artificial intelligence (AI) superpower. Introducing a pro-innovation approach in the recent AI regulation policy paper, the Secretary of State for Science, Innovation and Technology, Michelle Donelan, outlined a technology-led future
Continue reading UK must close skills gaps if it’s to become an AI superpower
The 2023 Spring Budget depicted a further £21.6 billion in unannounced cuts to public services by 2027/28*. In line with this, we’ve seen technology budgets slashed across the sector, with NHS tech funding falling below the £1 billion mark**. As such, the public sector must find new and innovative ways to maintain the supply and
Continue reading Driving efficiency, saving time, and saving money – how automation can benefit the public sector
Paul Empson
Bakers Basco the industry-leading membership scheme created by Allied Bakeries, Fine Lady Bakeries, Frank Roberts & Sons, Hovis, and Warburtons, is calling upon local authorities and waste management managers to prioritise the environmental consequences of misused grocery delivery equipment. The scheme, which provides and manages an industry-wide bakery equipment solution, aims
Continue reading UK’s Bakers Launch National Poster Campaign Urging Councils and Waste Management Companies to Address Environmental Impact of Misplaced Grocery Delivery Equipment
Cybersecurity solutions firm, Tarian Technology, part of the Exsel Electronics Group, has launched a new market leading, multi-level file protection software to fully safeguard secret, sensitive or personal information contained in a document before it is shared with pre-approved intended audiences.
The new Need2Know software, has been developed for government departments handling sensitive information as
Continue reading Tarian Technology Launches Cutting-edge Software to Safeguard Multi-level File Protection
A circular economy is an economic system that aims to limit the consumption of resources and materials and avoid landfilling waste. At Zhaga, the global lighting-industry consortium with the mission of standardising the interfaces of components of LED luminaires, we call this market framework ‘circularity lighting’.
“Circularity lighting encompasses products and systems that support the
Continue reading By Futureproofing Outdoor Lighting, Zhaga Promotes a Circular Economy
Study reveals focusing litter interventions on hotspots at junctions, slip roads and roundabouts by combining bins and signage could save time and money Hubbub calls for a more joined-up approach to tackling litter nationwide
Litter surveys on the roads surrounding Cardiff and Glasgow today reveal ground-breaking insights that could help local authorities and agencies
Continue reading Project using tech and AI to track litter on Glasgow and Cardiff roads suggests new approach needed by authorities
Finance sector and Northern Ireland lead the wellbeing reward league
A new study auditing more than 5,500 jobs posted online in July 2023 has revealed that despite UK workers taking more sick days than ever before, employment packages fall short when it comes to incentives that support good health and wellbeing at work.
Undertaken by
Continue reading New study reveals just 12% of jobs cite health and wellbeing benefits on online listings, despite UK sick leave epidemic
Sascha Giese
By Sascha Giese, SolarWinds
Earlier this year, NHS England — the largest of the four public health providers in the UK — merged with NHS Digital to become the sole custodian of NHS data and technology.
The move is designed to bring responsibility for NHS data and technology expertise all under
Continue reading The NHS is awash with data — how it manages it is pivotal to its success
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