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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

New National Cyber Security Centre CEO Announced

G7 Cyber Expert Group conducts cross-border coordination exercise in the financial sector

UK-Georgia Cyber Partnership launch Georgian language Cybercrime Report

£8 million funding boost for AI to make boats smarter

Alan Turing Institute: AI will be key to future national security decision making – but brings its own risks

CMA seeks views on AI partnerships and other arrangements

Helping young people to recognise and challenge online conspiracy and misinformation

24 million UK homes can get gigabit broadband

NFCC Data, Digital and Technology Conference 2024

Financial Conduct Authority publishes its response to work on big tech and data asymmetry in financial services
 
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Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

First evidence of measles spreading in the community, as cases rise in Gwent outbreak.

Millions more GP appointments in March than before pandemic

Tomorrow is too late: suicide prevention support for people with no fixed address

Children and teenagers with an aggressive form of brain cancer set to benefit after NICE recommends new life-extending drug combination treatment

NHS to roll out first targeted treatment for rare childhood brain tumours

Public Health Wales investigates ways to reduce Carbon Emissions from Microbiology Labs

NHS sets out measures to improve the working lives of doctors

NHS online weight loss programme highlighted as a success in new study

NHS Confederation responds to Prime Minister's plans to end 'sick note culture',

NHS Confederation responds to Liberal Democrat figures on 'corridor care'

NHS Confederation responds to the Liberal Democrats’ research on cancer waiting times
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Government launches new free business management course for small businesses

Meet the businesses helping get prison leavers in to work

Retail sales fall sharply in April - CBI Distributive Trades Survey

GREAT FUTURES trade mission to Riyadh attracts major corporate sponsors

UK and Saudi Arabia to host major trade expo - GREAT FUTURES - in Riyadh

How is Ofcom funded?

We’ve funded the new facility at Lilleshall, which will be used by both elite archers and the community, with support from UK Sport.

Government launches fund to help farmers manage water resources

Funding to support refugee integration
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Pair jailed for attempt to smuggle migrants out of the UK

Gambling regulation: Culture, Media and Sport Committee publishes Government response to report

GAD advises HM Treasury on climate scenarios

Stephen Lawrence Day 2024: Where we are today

More than £100m to improve public transport and support economic growth

Scottish Government Climate Action - WWF Scotland Comment

Rashik Parmar receives prestigious Freedom of The City of London award

Improving how we respond to queries about the regulatory framework

SRA finds firms are aware of SLAPP issues, but need to be clearer when instructing third parties

Update on AUKUS export reform progress

Simplicity is the key to closing the climate finance gap
 
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:

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Global research prompts call for project teams to integrate sustainability into decision-making
Green Project Management (GPM Global) has published a new report, Insights into Sustainable Project Management 2024, with input from APM, which shows how sustainability is perceived, integrated, and operationalised within organisations globally.

In a digital age, project professionals must place greater importance on human relationships
The adoption of artificial intelligence into industry is reshaping the project management landscape.
 

APM North East Regional Network launches Project Management Challenge Finals Night
Participating teams and mentors from our North East Regional Network have been hard at work since November to conceptualise, plan and deliver projects as part of the region’s first ever Project Management Challenge competition.Disruptive technology and accelerating change is the now the norm within business.

Put digitalisation and sustainability at the core of academic curricula, project management educators urged
New approaches to teaching project management in universities are needed to ensure the profession will be able to address challenges like climate change and digital transformation, according to a leading academic.


Team Lead Succeed – Helping you and your team achieve high-performance teamwork
In March 2022, Nick Fewings, MD of Ngagementworks, published Team Lead Succeed, based on his 30+years of both leading operational and project teams, and subsequently facilitating team development around the world.