Wired-Gov

WIREDGOV NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Welcome to techUK's #DigitalTwinFuture week!

Flagship cyber conference confirmed for Wales in 2021

Most IT experts doubt contact tracing app will beat COVID-19, survey finds

Ionburst: safe and anonymous data in the cloud

NCSC statement: EasyJet cyber incident

Must-Do eBook: Preparing and Planning for Digital Accessibility Compliance

COMPLIANCE DEADLINE FOR ALL PUBLIC SECTOR WEBSITES: Latest Guidance

By September 23rd 2020,ALL Public Sector websites (including intranets and PDFs) MUSTcomply with The Public Sector Bodies (Websites and Mobile Applications) (No. 2) Accessibility Regulations 2018.

4 Necessary steps to take immediately include:

Understand how the regulations will impact your organisation
Decide how to check your website or app for accessibility problems
Make a plan to fix any accessibility problems you find
Publish an accessibility statement

This eBook takes you through the legislation and the steps you can take to assess and improve your accessibility, both in the short and long term, ensuring compliance with the upcoming regulatory deadlines.

Access here

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

Almost half a million MS Teams messages a day sent in the NHS during COVID-19 lockdown

NHS thanks Muslim staff working through Ramadan and urges care over Eid

Summary information published on high-risk patients on the Shielded Patient List

How Wales created 19 new field hospitals in less than 8 weeks…

Government to give VAT from donated PPE to healthcare charities

Government to offer antibody tests to health and social care staff and patients in England

£22 million awarded to life-saving health charities during virus outbreak

Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

CBI comments on extension of maximum loan size for larger firms

We need a solid economic plan for recovery, says TUC

Larger businesses to benefit from loans of up to £200 million

Response to ONS labour market statistics – CBI

Maximum loans available via CLBILs rise from £50 million to £200 million

£40m boost for cutting-edge start-ups

Applying for the Future Fund, eligibility, and T&Cs

Check the tax rules on waiving your income or donating to charity

ITIL 4 and automation – opening up improvement and transformation

Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Civil Partnership Bill passes its first stage

UK Government publishes its approach to the Northern Ireland Protocol

The Government announces the UK Global Tariff (UKGT)

How to protect yourself if you think you've been affected by the EasyJet cyber breach

Natural mitigation of flood risk

Environment Secretary's statement on coronavirus (COVID-19): 19 May 2020

Wales to receive additional £64.5m as a result of transport funding in England

Government to publish paper on group-based offending

UK statement on UNSCR 1325

Plan launched to support education for over-16s

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.

Seal Enterprises

More contributions to the Brexit process

Still a ‘hot topic’, with widely spread views:

Researched Links:

GOV. UK – Brexit