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Rahul Powar, CEO, Red Sift
By Rahul Powar, CEO, Red Sift
It hasn’t come as any great surprise that The Economist declared 2018 as the landmark year for Artificial Intelligence (AI). In 2017, the UK government made investment promises of over £100 million to the further development of artificial intelligence research and associated
Continue reading Government leads the way in boosting AI innovation and research in the UK
Reporter: Stacy Clarke
A contract has been awarded to leading provider Arch Apprentices from YPO, the leading public sector procurement organisation, which will afford NHS, police, schools, local authorities much greater access to acquiring much-needed apprentices.
The contract will cover public sector organisations in South East, London, North West, West and East Midlands and South
Continue reading Arch Apprentices successfully obtains place on YPO’s Apprenticeship Framework
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Award winning firm GRITIT has secured a valuable public sector framework award for the provision of Winter Gritting, Snow Clearance and Grounds Maintenance services.
Following a competitive tender process, GRITIT has been awarded a place on the YPO 827 Winter Maintenance Products and Services Framework for Lot 4 – Winter Gritting, Snow
Continue reading GRITIT celebrates national public sector Framework status
Heavily corroded midsoles, leave them open to risk of penetration
Neil Murray, Head of Public Sector at Arco discusses the unseen risks for your business
Although we enjoy the benefits of working in one of the safest places in the world, with the lowest incident rates of work related deaths in the EU,
Continue reading CE MARKINGS NO GUARANTEE OF SAFETY
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
BakerHicks, the multidisciplinary design and engineering company, is celebrating the success of one of its major pharmaceutical projects, the GSK Aseptic Manufacturing Facility, at the 2018 Constructing Excellence North East (CENE) Awards. GSK won the Client of the Year category for the project, which was also a finalist in both the Offsite
Continue reading STATE-OF-THE-ART ASEPTIC MANUFACTURING FACILITY WINS AT THE CONSTRUCTING EXCELLENCE NORTH EAST AWARDS
Fisher German partner – Kay Davies
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
To the uninitiated, UK planning policy and its supporting legislation appears to be a bit like criminal law: clear rules that govern what is and is not permissible, effectively written in stone. And, just like criminal law, the reality, as a quick glance at
Continue reading Professional planners: planning for the future?
Blackwall Reach
SAFETY checks have been carried out on hundreds of high rise buildings* in the last 12 months, with many having to be reclad to meet regulations*.
In June 2017, all local authorities and housing associations were told by the Department for Communities and Local Government to carry out safety checks on
Continue reading FIRE SAFETY: HIGH ON THE AGENDA FOR HIGH RISE REFURBISHMENTS
RBWM – Eton College background – SmartScape Macro
As part of its ‘spend to save initiative’ the Royal Borough of Windsor and Maidenhead (RBWM) awarded Bicester-based Zeta Specialist Lighting a £2m contract to replace all of its existing street lighting estate with energy-efficient LED luminaires.
The council’s overriding objective was to reduce both
Continue reading Zeta completes £2m LED upgrade for RBWM six months ahead of schedule
Exclusive research published in April, carried out by the team behind the Public Sector Show, has explored the views of over 200 public servants, gauging their views of the current state of affairs in the sector and the challenges and opportunities ahead.
Top of the list of concerns for those leading, delivering and managing public
Continue reading Public servants look to the future at this year’s Public Sector Show
Data handling is number one concern relating to non-compliance
Apricorn, the leading manufacturer of software-free, 256-bit AES XTS hardware-encrypted USB drives, recently announced new research highlighting that companies were massively ill-prepared for the introduction of the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) enforcement deadline. Less than a third (29%) of surveyed organisations felt confident they would
Continue reading More Than Two Thirds of Companies Were Not Confident of Being Fully Compliant Ahead of GDPR Deadline
By Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
Deciding how an organisation’s sensitive data should be protected and who is responsible for this is an important process. A wrong decision could not only cost a company its reputation, but also result in huge financial fines.
In the third
Continue reading Data governance – making sure sensitive information doesn’t end up in the wrong hands
World first 2GW network of batteries and rapid charging stations planned
Pivot Power today unveiled plans to build a world-first 2GW network of grid-scale batteries and rapid electric vehicle (EV) charging stations across the UK.
The £1.6 billion programme will provide infrastructure to support the rapid adoption of EVs and underpin clean air policies, while
Continue reading Pivot Power to work with National Grid to future-proof energy system and accelerate electric vehicle revolution
Paul Worrall, Founder, Zonafide
Blockchain. Bitcoin. Cryptocurrency. These are just some of the buzz words that have been seen widespread usage on the front pages of mainstream media in recent months. Despite the increasing noise around these terms, the practical applications and uses of them has been hotly debated. Within this context, few
Continue reading Zonafide: Why the public sector is ready for blockchain technology
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Following the news that Wigan County Council have experienced more than 80 data breaches in the past 2 years, the council has reinforced the importance of data security to all its staff.
Brendan Whitworth, assistant director for legal services at Wigan Council told GPSJ: “Information security is a high priority for Wigan
Continue reading Wigan County Council reinforces the importance of data security to all its staff
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
Zonafide, the mobile app leveraging blockchain and collaboration technology to ensure Activities are secure and legitimate, today announces a partnership with Atos to help combat identity theft and cybercrime.
The partnership will see Atos assist their clients in the use of Zonafide’s blockchain-based technology in order to drive efficiencies and improve security
Continue reading ATOS AGREES PARTNERSHIP WITH BLOCKCHAIN SPECIALIST ZONAFIDE TO HELP COMBAT IDENTITY THEFT AND CYBERCRIME
Joseph Blass, CEO, WorkPlaceLive
By Joseph Blass, CEO, WorkPlaceLive
Voice over IP, often known as VoIP, may no longer be a new story. Pioneered nearly 20 years ago and made famous by Skype, there are now many providers of this service which allows you to “speak over the internet”, with the quality of
Continue reading Unifying communications and IT in the cloud can produce great benefits, but take care when sourcing suppliers
SP Services MD Steve Bray with the new Tourni-key
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
A UK medical supplier is supporting a nationwide campaign to save lives after a terrorist attack.
SP Services, of Telford, is ready to supply thousands of newly designed lightweight tourniquets for use in public places in the event of a bomb,
Continue reading Public can save lives after a terrorist attack
Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
By Jon Fielding, Managing Director, EMEA Apricorn
As the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) deadline looms, organisations are scrambling to find all potential vulnerabilities that could lead to sensitive data being lost or exploited. GDPR will ensure all countries comply with the same comprehensive controls over the
Continue reading GDPR – Humanising Data Protection
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
The Chartered Institute of Journalists is urging the government to keep its nerve in stopping local authorities in Waltham Forest and Hackney from publishing ‘Pravda’ style propaganda newspapers.
Both councils have persuaded the Ministry of Housing, Communities and Local Government to postpone a final deadline of closure that had been set for
Continue reading Keep your nerve, CIoJ urges government
An increased risk of fly-tipping
Reporter: Stuart Littleford
With news that local authorities in Wales are considering plans to collect domestic waste just once every four weeks, the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has urged caution and asked for decision makers to consider the implications.
Under European Union targets the United Kingdom
Continue reading CIEH Urges Caution on Monthly Bin Collection Plans
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