public sector

Cross Channel: Fujitsu And Lenovo PC Deal And G-Cloud Shunned

All the latest news from the world of the channel, including Microsoft brexit enterprise price hikes

8 years ago

Automation Puts Public Sector Jobs ‘At Risk’

Sixteen percent of public sector jobs likely to be replaced by robots, study finds

8 years ago

Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Safeguards NHS IT Spend

Spending on technology will be protected Jeremy Hunt has pledged, despite NHS financial woes

8 years ago

British Intelligence Agencies Collected Personal Data Unlawfully For Over A Decade

The Investigatory Power Tribunal found the government’s digital snooping activities to be a breach of the European Convention of Human…

8 years ago

Microsoft Draws Up Azure Cloud Blueprint for Gov’t Agencies

Microsoft is offering Azure Government Cloud customers documentation on deploying services that meet stringent federal security requirements

8 years ago

Why Has Universal Credit Been Such A Disaster For The Government?

Universal Credit: DWP battled with GDS, was overly ambitious with timelines and considered suing suppliers

8 years ago

Brexit: ICO Says GDPR Will Come Into Effect Before Britain Leaves The EU

UK companies will likely need to work with in GDPR regardless of the Brexit

8 years ago

The Challenges Of Deploying Box In Local Government

Boxworks 2016: How can local government authorities make the most of Box without disrupting services and protecting citizens data?

8 years ago

Box Looks Beyond Privacy Shield With EU Binding Corporate Rule Approval

Box gets EU binding corporate rules approval to safeguard European customer privacy following 'extraordinary' reversal of Safe Harbour last year

8 years ago

MoJ Appoints Tom Read As Chief Digital And Information Officer

Government has appointed Tom Read as the chief digital and information officer at the Ministry of Justice and will oversee…

8 years ago

Corbyn Promises Broadband For All And Open Source Government

Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn vows to democratise the internet with funding, better public services, open source software and broadband access

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Spectrum Vega+ Turmoil, IT Firms Lack Legal Knowhow

The latest news from the world of the IT channel. This week sees retro console mayhem, a lack of legal…

8 years ago

Why Is The Met Police Still Outsourcing Multi-Million IT Deals To Huge Suppliers?

IN DEPTH: Sooraj Shah investigates whether there is any logic in 2016 for the Met to sign long-term deals with…

8 years ago

GDS Will ‘Not Be Broken Up’ Says New Head

Kevin Cunnington thanks predecessor Foreshew-Cain and rejects speculation about GDS future

8 years ago

UK Gov Gives First G-Cloud Blockchain PaaS Agreement To Credits

Credits will serve Blockchain platform to UK public sector via government's Digital Marketplace

8 years ago

The Changes At GDS And HMRC Signal The Demise Of Digital In Whitehall

ANALYSIS: The departure of Stephen Foreshew-Cain and Mark Dearnley could mean the end of GDS as we know it

8 years ago

GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government

GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed

8 years ago

Cross Channel: Flash Too Expensive, Windows 10 Adoption In Enterprise

Also: News on government contracts and a channel campaign to improve the UK's broadband

8 years ago

DNC Email Scandal Shows What Must Be Done to Prevent Breaches, Leaks

ANALYSIS: Once again the Democratic Party has been seriously embarrassed by an email leak scandal. But without the leaks the…

8 years ago

BT Openreach To Become Separate Company With Independent CEO

Ofcom orders Openreach to be a legally separate company with its own board, CEO and budgets but won't separate it…

8 years ago

ViaSat Brings Satellite Broadband To Air Force One

ViaSat promises US President will have the same level of connectivity on Air Force One as they do in the…

8 years ago

Estonia Wants UK ‘Data Embassy’ To Protect Citizen Data Amid Cyberattack Fear

Threat of cyberattacks prompt Estonian officials to investigate possibility of using UK data centres for citizen data

8 years ago

BlackBerry Pushes Mobile Security Credentials And Signs US Government Contracts

BlackBerry says businesses need better mobile security and agrees software deals with US government and coastguard

8 years ago

Hyperoptic Gets £21m EU Loan To Expand 1Gbps FTTP Broadband Network

Hyperoptic receives biggest ever UK internet loan from European Investment Bank (EIB) as it looks to expand its FTTP footprint

8 years ago

NAO: HMRC Digital Shift ‘Risks Losing Confidence’

The department was 'over-optimistic' about reducing staff in the transition to digital services

8 years ago

Matthew Hancock Replaces Sacked Ed Vaizey As Digital Economy Minister

Cabinet reshuffle claims another victim as Ed Vaizey leaves government after six years and Matthew Hancock takes over broadband and…

8 years ago

New Prime Minister Theresa May Sacks Culture Secretary John Whittingdale

Karen Bradley is new culture minister as John Whittingdale leaves cabinet after 14 months, while Ed Vaizey stays put as…

8 years ago

Prime Minister May ‘Should’ Replace Ed Vaizey As Broadband Minister

ISP Entanet wants Ed Vaizey to be replaced with Baroness Joanna Shields or a new ministry for communications to be…

8 years ago

NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health

Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism

8 years ago

Peterborough Connects 220 Sites To CityFibre FTTP And Gets Wi-Fi HD CCTV Cameras

Peterborough says it will save time and money while becoming more technically capable thanks to CittyFibre FTTP network

8 years ago