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| SME Supplier Engagement Conference 2014 - Making Government Business More Accessible To SME’s |
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2nd June, Central Hall, Westminster, London, SW1H 9NH With Guest Speakers The Rt. Hon Francis Maude MP, Minister for the Cabinet Office (tbc) and Sally Collier, Chief Executive, Crown Commercial Service, together with:
Who should attend?: Free to public sector, prime contractors and SME’s, registered attendees already include those responsible for:
‘Small businesses and entrepreneurs are the lifeblood of the British economy and I am determined that we, working with private sector, do everything we can to help them start up and grow.’ - The Rt Hon David Cameron MP, Prime Minister Click here to find out more and register free for this event. |
| Not only could it cost you a fortune, your organisation could be crippled as well |
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The Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO) has published a new security report highlighting 8 of the most common IT security vulnerabilities that have resulted in organisations failing to keep people’s information secure. The flaws were identified during the ICO’s investigations into data breaches caused by poor IT security practices. Many of these incidents have led to serious security breaches resulting in the ICO issuing monetary penalties totalling almost a million pounds. The breaches could have been avoided if the standard industry practices highlighted in today’s report were adopted. They include the £200,000 penalty issued to the British Pregnancy Advice Service after the details of service users were compromised due to the insecure collection & storage of the information on their website, and the £250,000 fine issued to Sony Computer Entertainment Europe after the company failed to keep its software up to date, leading to the details of millions of customers being compromised during a targeted attack. |
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| No instant solution, but this may help |
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Following the successful launch of the innovative Joining Forces mental health awareness app for serving military personnel, a similar app is now also available for veterans. The Veterans Mental Health app includes help & guidance on key mental conditions, much like the Joining Forces app. |
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| Help preserve London’ heritage |
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English Heritage is seeking experts in modern architecture, planning & local government and gardens & landscapes to fill 3 places on the London Advisory Committee. The committee advises on historic environment issues, which are novel, contentious, exceptionally sensitive, technically or intellectually complex or which raise broader policy issues. Expressions of interest by 17 June 2014. |
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| A legal way forward? |
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The Political & Constitutional Reform Committee has published report on the constitutional role of the judiciary if there were a codified constitution. The report contributes to the Committee’s wider work on codifying, or not codifying the UK’s constitution. |
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| Their sporting endeavours put 90% of the adult UK population to shame |
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Almost 2 years on, the iconic venues that brought us the London Olympics will once again play host to another international sporting event, the Invictus Games. Launched by Prince Harry, the event will see wounded, injured and sick servicemen & women from around the world compete in various sporting events from 10 to 14 September 2014. With 40,000 tickets available, it will be an opportunity for you to cheer on Team GB’s ‘wounded warriors’ as they compete in 9 adaptive sports including swimming, athletics, sitting volleyball and wheelchair basketball. |
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