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Automation Puts Public Sector Jobs ‘At Risk’
Sixteen percent of public sector jobs likely to be replaced by robots, study finds
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt Safeguards NHS IT Spend
Spending on technology will be protected Jeremy Hunt has pledged, despite NHS financial woes
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 Rights
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
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
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
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?
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
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 digital transformation
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
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 skills and a prestigious public sector contract win
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 traditional vendors
GDS Will ‘Not Be Broken Up’ Says New Head
Kevin Cunnington thanks predecessor Foreshew-Cain and rejects speculation about GDS future
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
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
GDS Chief Stephen Foreshew-Cain Leaves Government
GDS future questioned again as Stephen Foreshew-Cain leaves a year after being appointed
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
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 data breach might have been much worse
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 from BT just yet
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 White House
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
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
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
NAO: HMRC Digital Shift ‘Risks Losing Confidence’
The department was 'over-optimistic' about reducing staff in the transition to digital services
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 tech policy
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 digital economy minister
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 created
NHS Data-Sharing Programme Closed By Dept Of Health
Privacy win? Controversial care.data programme is being axed after widespread criticism
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