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New hub houses 20 government departments, with space to accommodate 1700 staff Hub will house some of the 2100 Civil Service roles moving from London to the West Midlands by 2025, with 880 already relocated Consolidation of eight sites into one is expected to save £2 million per year A new government hub which Continue reading New government hub housing roles moved from London opens in Birmingham
Left to right: Satnam Bains, Lisa McNally and Ali Al-Osaimi (Lifestyle Improvement Programme Manager for Sandwell) Public health experts will use the Unity platform to work with local communities on effective campaigns in many languages and deliver them through the Unity app Digital health company Health Fabric is preparing to work with Sandwell Continue reading Health Fabric and Sandwell Council secure Healthy Ageing Challenge funding to tackle health inequalities
Oldham Mill Fire @GPSJ On Saturday 23 July 2022, human remains were discovered, by demolition workers, at Bismark House Mill, Bower Street, Oldham. Detectives from GMP’s Oldham district and Major Incident Team have confirmed that, on Saturday 7 May 2022, Greater Manchester Fire and Rescue Service attended a fire at the premises which Continue reading Greater Manchester Police declares major incident following discovery of human remains in Oldham premises
Traka has launched a new white paper, investigating how security technology can support inmates, staff and rehabilitation programmes to reassign responsibility and reshape the prison landscape. The downloadable white paper, created in partnership with Serco and Unilink, is entitled, “How technology can support 21st century prison systems.’ It highlights the evolving role of UK prisons, Continue reading Traka highlights security technology’s role to support prison systems
Ordnance Survey (OS) has supported the British Heart Foundation (BHF) in ensuring that the national database of defibrillators used by the UK’s ambulance services has access to complete and accurate address data including unique property reference numbers (UPRN) and additional attributes to identify a property and locate it on a map with precision. Known as Continue reading Ordnance Survey supports the British Heart Foundation’s national database of defibrillators
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds The impact of budget cuts and austerity, Covid-19 disruption, and concerns about security have resulted in a hybrid of legacy and cloud technology in U.K. government and public sector bodies. The government’s 2013 ‘cloud-first’ policy has driven varying levels of successful cloud migration and little consistency. Critical business Continue reading Why Legacy Systems Remain Critical in Modern, ‘Cloud Appropriate’ Hybrid Digital Transformation
KnowBe4 launches a no-cost resource kit to help organisations fight the staggering impact of ransomware KnowBe4, the provider of the world’s largest security awareness training and simulated phishing platform, announced the release of a resource kit for IT managers as part of a month-long effort in July to Continue reading KnowBe4 Kicks Off Ransomware Awareness Month with Resource Kit
Unit4 implementing an integrated, common system to support delivery of unified Trust and better serve its 400,000 residents Unit4, a leader in enterprise cloud applications for people-centric organizations, has announced that its’ ERP and FP&A solution was selected by The Royal Devon University Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust (Royal Devon) to implement a next-generation ERP platform
In today’s climate of competition among employers to attract and retain workforce talent, they are having to think beyond the traditional mainstays of salary and pensions to ensure they stay competitive and attractive for employees. As salary sacrifice car benefits schemes offer staff access to new, safe, environmentally friendly and above all, affordable vehicles, they Continue reading Car Benefits Schemes increasingly seen as more than just a perk by public sector employers
SolarWinds IT Trends Report 2022—Getting IT Right: Managing Hybrid IT Complexity examines the current state and areas of opportunity for public sector technology professionals managing increased complexity as hybrid IT accelerates The continued shift to hybrid IT drives increased levels of IT management complexity, but tech pros feel a lack of confidence in how Continue reading Annual Study: Hybrid IT Acceleration Has Increased Network Complexity and Lowered Public Sector Tech Pros’ Network Management Confidence
Reporter: Stuart Littleford British quantum computer developer, ORCA Computing, is working with the UK Ministry of Defence (MoD) to develop future data processing capabilities. In a year-long programme of activity, MoD will use ORCA’s PT-1 model, the first computer of its kind to operate at room temperature and be based on-premises. ORCA computing has developed Continue reading ORCA Computing provides UK MoD with first quantum computer
Nearly 7 million workers worry about their safety each week 57% of employers underestimate the level of concern felt by their staff 57% of employees are concerned about facing aggression from the public 22% of former lone workers and front-line staff said safety concerns were among the reasons they chose to leave their job Continue reading Employers are underestimating personal safety fears of nearly 7 million workers
By Sascha Giese, Head Geek™ at SolarWinds In our increasingly crowded urban settings, delivering better, safer, and more sustainable environments for citizens is central to both short- and long-term national and local government strategies. As a result, the accelerating development of smart cities is driving huge advances in technology and the use of data across Continue reading Smart Cities: Taking a Security-Minded Approach to Open and Shared Data
Bright Initiative has joined the UK Government-backed Data Skills Taskforce to help tackle the UK’s data skills challenges Initiative also set to begin work with members of the UK Parliament on an inquiry investigating issues around governance and ethics in data and Artificial Intelligence (AI) New collaborations complement ongoing support for UK Government officials Continue reading Bright Initiative: Global data for good Initiative expands support for the UK’s National Data Strategy with new partnerships
Anne Cooper Well-known digital nurse leader @AnnieCoops looks forward to joining a leading forum for debate on the big issues shaping health tech and the digital health industry Highland Marketing has welcomed a digital nurse leader to its advisory board of NHS IT professionals and health tech industry experts. Anne Cooper, known Continue reading Anne Cooper joins the Highland Marketing advisory board
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