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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Information Commissioner’s Office seeks views on accuracy of generative AI models

UK to partner on AI Safety with The Republic of Korea

CMA outlines growing concerns in markets for AI Foundation Models

£8m to develop responsible data access in professional services

As the Data Protection and Digital Information (No. 2) Bill progresses through the Parliament, techUK addresses some of the misconceptions around this legislation
 
Latest WiredGov Survey: How Are Public Sector Budget Cuts Hurting Talent Acquisition? 10 x £100 Amazon Vouchers Up for Grabs!

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Budget cuts in the UK public sector can often result in the following resourcing problems:

Fewer job opportunities, increased competition from the private sector, challenges with staff retention. To name just a few…

Against this backdrop, WiredGov, in partnership with end-to-end recruitment tech provider, Oleeo, is conducting an exclusive survey. Designed to better understand public sector organisations’ biggest recruitment challenges, the survey will explore how exactly budget cuts are impacting public sector resourcing efforts.
 
Taking less than two minutes to complete, and with multiple choice answers, the insights gained from the survey results will paint a telling picture of the current state of public sector resourcing.

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Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Putting principles into action: supporting staff in rough sleeping outreach services

NHS booking system to open for spring Covid-19 vaccinations

Government confirms scope of Essex mental health inquiry

NHS staff deliver performance improvements despite record demand

Children and young adults to benefit after NICE recommends personalised immunotherapy to treat blood cancer be made routinely available on the NHS

Police and Crime Commissioners (PCC) and homelessness

NHS rollout of same day emergency care allows hundreds of thousands to return home quicker

Diagnostic checks rolled out to 160 sites under CDC programme

NHS self-referral for tests and appointments for hundreds of thousands of patients

NHS Confederation - NHS leaders relieved as consultants accept latest pay offer
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Northern Irish business leaders need bigger role in UK's public institutions

Digital and quantum start-ups join pioneering business support programmes

Organised Immigration Crime in the UK: A Resilient Business Model

Cabinet Office Minister writes to councils over spending on Trade Union facility time

£2.9 million government funding to enable cyclists to use Hammersmith Bridge

UK Space Agency: UK funding boost for international space projects

Vital funding to support Welsh hospices

Windrush Day funding awarded to 28 community groups

Revealed: the roads being resurfaced in your area thanks to reallocated HS2 funding
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Dame Christine Gilbert to lead independent review into Ofsted’s response to Ruth Perry tragedy

UPDATED WITH SENTENCE: Former police officer jailed after having sex with woman during 999 call to her home

Border Force bolster security measures in general aviation space

Report highlights positive legacy of Birmingham 2022

Culture strategy for Scotland: action plan - easy read

Merseyside crime family planned to supply over 360kg of cocaine

Changes to Debt Relief Orders will support people in financial distress

Corrupt border officer aided organised crime group

Is Bank-verified Digital Identity the Missing Link in Solving Payment Fraud?

Medieval Monks' Night Staircase Rebuilt 900 Years Later

£4.65 million for bus operators to help disabled passengers travel with confidence
 
SME Supplier Locator update...

With the officially stated target and ongoing drive for SME’s to receive £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts, UK public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase.

Against this ambitious backdrop, the WiredGov Supplier Locator service has been developed specifically to embrace the SME Agenda and provide the ideal platform for SME’s to promote their services, solutions, accreditation and success stories directly to our ever increasing audience across all government and public sector verticals and Tier 1 suppliers.

Recent arrivals to the SME Supplier Locator service include:

Click here to find out more.

Holdens Chartered Surveyors
 
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