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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Guest blog: Industrial IoT and Edge Computing for utilities

NCSC Director gives advice to viewers of BBC's Rip-Off Britain on tackling scams

Cryptocurrency fraud leads to millions in losses so far this year

Cybercrime is an ever-present and growing threat. Organisations turn to cyber security training to mitigate this threat. However, training is failing to make a difference. Why?

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Why employees don't adapt to keep themselves and their organisations safe
Why existing solutions don't work
How organisations should take a new approach to passwords

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

Employers more concerned than ever about employee health and wellbeing

Ombudsman Rob Behrens welcomes Venice Commission’s Opinion on Health and Care Bill

'Triple challenge' to impact food security for all

NICE announces next steps for publication of its guideline on ME/CFS

NHS Scotland Academy

NHS Confederation - Enact ‘Plan B plus’ to avoid ‘stumbling into winter crisis’

UK government secures groundbreaking COVID-19 antivirals

NHS Confederation - Better to act now rather than regret it later

Welsh Government response to latest NHS Wales performance data

NHS chief calls on people to consider lifechanging careers in NHS

‘We are bracing ourselves for one of the hardest winters we have ever faced, but will keep essential services running,’ vows NHS Wales chief executive

Adult social care - winter preparedness plan: 2021-22

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

Optimism continues to improve as business volumes rise across the financial services sector - CBI/PWC survey

Digital Business Analysis - Putting the Business into our Digital Services

Investors pledge almost £10bn at UK Global Investment Summit

Issues affecting supply chains and UK business operations

Choosing the right route to market – Procurement Essentials

UK agrees historic trade deal with New Zealand

Here to help with our Procurement Solutions Reference Guide

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

Lack of water presents ‘existential’ threat, says Environment Agency Chief

Thames Water fined £100,000 for unsafe street work practices

How to help agile projects gone awry

The law as a tool for EU integration could be ending

Co-chairs to lead Commission in recommending constitutional reform

FSCS declared 12 firms in default in August and September 2021

World Menopause Day 2021

AQ Khan is Dead – Long Live the Proliferation Network

Coronavirus (COVID-19): state of the epidemic - 15 October 2021

Ofgem protects customers of GOTO Energy (UK) Limited

Chancellor sets new standards for environmental reporting to weed out greenwashing and support transition to a greener financial system

CMA launches court action against Teletext Holidays

CBI responds to UK Government’s Heat & Buildings Strategy

S&P-IHS Markit merger to be cleared if concerns overcome

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.

Accurisk Limited

More contributions to the Brexit process

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

Researched Links:

GOV. UK – Brexit