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By James Johns, Head of Corporate Affairs, UK, Workday The new Labour government has set its sights on growth. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and his Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, have repeatedly highlighted their ambitions to bolster the economy. Meanwhile, the word ‘growth’ featured a healthy 74 times in the King’s Speech laying out the government’s Continue reading How the new government can use AI to transform the public sector
By Neil Mclvor, Head of Data for Public Services at technology consultancy, esynergy Neil Mclvor Under its newly appointed Chief Strategy Officer, Gina Gill, the CDDO has now kicked off a project intended to solve urgent governmental issues around “data quality”. Whilst undoubtedly important, this overlooks a vital first step; that is, educating Continue reading Digital transformation relies on data – but does the civil service really understand it?
By Sascha Giese, Tech Evangelist at SolarWinds It’s now two years since the UK published its 2022-2025 roadmap for digital and data to transform government services and ensure every penny of taxpayers’ money is well spent. Sascha Giese The roadmap set out ambitious plans to “transform digital public services, deliver world-class digital technology and Continue reading Digital and data roadmap passes two-year milestone
By Tim Freestone, chief strategy and marketing officer, Kiteworks The sheer number of cyber-attacks in recent years puts the inadequacy of current systems into sharp focus. Alas, many public sector organisations are still using decades old legacy, homegrown technologies to manage the storing, transfer, and sharing of data. Although this approach has historically been Continue reading The need to modernise secure content communication approaches
NHS trust is adopting new recruitment software to streamline processes, improve experience for managers and candidates, and address equality, diversity and inclusion Somerset NHS Foundation Trust is working with Oleeo to help to support its recruitment processes and deliver a better experience for recruitment managers and candidates. The trust, which employs 14,000 Continue reading Somerset NHS Foundation Trust works with Oleeo to streamline recruitment
Reporter: Stuart Littleford More than 2,000 devices reported lost or stolen across seven government departments in 2023 Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, has today announced findings from annual Freedom of Information (FoI) responses into data breaches and device loss within government departments. The results highlight an alarming number Continue reading Data of over 10,000 customers put at risk by HMRC breaches declared to ICO
New research of 18 to 25 year-olds has revealed the public sector to be one of the most appealing industries to build a long-term career. When asked to rank 10 of the most common industries to work in, young people placed the public sector in fourth place, ahead of industries like legal and tech. Continue reading Public sector voted one of the most popular careers by young people
Syniti and HFS Research report shares insights on how to increase data quality and reliability to help unleash full potential of GenAI Syniti, a global leader in enterprise data management, today announced the results of a study developed with HFS Research to help organisations understand the value they can derive from their generative AI Continue reading Enterprises’ Lack of Strong Data Foundation Hinders Wide-Scale GenAI Adoption
The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has ordered public service provider Serco Leisure, Serco Jersey and seven associated community leisure trusts to stop using facial recognition technology (FRT) and fingerprint scanning to monitor employee attendance. The ICO’s investigation found that Serco Leisure and the trusts have been unlawfully processing the biometric data of more than Continue reading ICO orders Serco Leisure to stop using facial recognition technology to monitor attendance of leisure centre employees
By SolarWinds Senior Vice President of Engineering Krishna Sai Krishna Sai leads the engineering, technology and architecture teams at SolarWinds. He is a seasoned leader and entrepreneur with over two decades of experience scaling global engineering teams and building winning products across multiple industries. Sai has held leadership roles at Atlassian, Groupon, and Polycom, Continue reading Tips for Evolving Your Public Sector Database Strategy in 2024
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
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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