Government & Public Sector News Alert Service

WIREDGOV NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

techUK: Universal gigabit connectivity for all is in sight

techUK sector grows 6x faster than the wider economy

NCSC: Launch of major survey on diversity in the UK cyber sector

Ofcom: Parents’ rising concern over children online

POST: Brain-Computer Interfaces

AXELOS: The Importance of Servant Leadership

A Vision for the Future: Council 4.0 brings together thought leaders in local government to showcase and discuss how a personalised, ethical approach can combine with strategic thinking and cloud architecture to deliver some of the most exciting initiatives, and opportunities, happening in the sector in 2020.

This free event offers 8 workshops for you to join in and learn from use cases and first hand experiences of your peers, including project leads from Swindon Borough Council & Lincolnshire County Council.

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**The number of delegate spaces for this event is limited, so don't wait until the last minute.

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

CQC: Statement in response to the Paterson Inquiry report

DHSC: £1.5bn to deliver Government commitment for 50m more general practice appointments

CQC: How does technology help you stay in touch or help with care?

NHS Digital: Around 360,000 admissions to hospital as a result of alcohol in 2018/19

Innovation Agency: Health Matters programme secures funding for Cheshire & Warrington businesses

NHS Confed: New toolkit for Welsh NHS and industry to work together for patients

HM Treasury: Breathing Space to help millions in debt

NAO: NHS financial management & sustainability

WAG: New Treatment Fund cuts average access time for new medicines from 90 to 13 days

CMA to issue consumer law guidelines for the IVF sector

SME Supplier Locator update...

UK Government and public sector spend with SME’s is continually on the increase and by 2020, it is the stated intent of Cabinet Office that £1 of every £3 spent on government contracts goes to SME’s.

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.