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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Cyber Capabilities in the Indo-Pacific: Shared Ambitions, Different Means?

techUK co-signs Smart Data Council’s non-governmental members response to UK government’s Roadmap

AI Opportunity Forum holds penultimate meeting

First Minister in Mumbai to fight for Tata jobs

Scale AI Expands Global Footprint with New United Kingdom Headquarters

Vote of confidence in UK economy as British AI company Wayve secures over $1 billion to develop AI for self-driving vehicles

£12 million for UK projects to address rapid AI advances

Our proposed measures to improve children's online safety

Tech firms must tame toxic algorithms to protect children online
 

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

NHS App messaging saved NHS more than £1 million in last year

NHS brings down longest waits for cancer care alongside faster ambulance responses

NHS patients to access world-leading laser beam surgery to prevent epileptic seizures

Start for Life services helping babies achieve better outcomes, but more to do to support delivery

New 5-year plan to combat antimicrobial resistance

King's Fund - Some of today’s cancer figures show that the NHS can still improve care for patients despite the challenges it is facing

NHS Confederation responds to Labour Party analysis of waiting time targets

Rebecca Hilsenrath is confirmed as the acting Parliamentary and Health Service Ombudsman

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

CTSI supports CMA call for grocery stores to make accurate pricing a priority and co-badges business guidance materials

World-firsts in Australia-UK Free Trade Agreement accelerate tech innovation

More funding and consistency for children with additional learning needs

Nucleic acid medicines manufacture receives £4.5m in funding

Government wins landmark case against freeholder owned by multibillion pound railway pension fund

Government to fund 180 local projects to boost water quality

Embracing the collective power of singing with National Lottery funded community impact choirs

Ship outfitter lands £1 million growth funding with UK Export Finance support

CBI responds to Rachel Reeves speech on the economy

IFG - The next government must extend devolution to 85% of England to deliver meaningful and balanced economic growth
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Former Met officer would have been sacked over offensive text messages

Introducing our new complaint letter tool

Research project launched to improve early years apprentice success rates with 'real-world' functional skills

County Durham man sentenced for illegal waste activity

Tech experts believe mainstream media should fight misinformation on polling day, despite media coverage ban

UK’s first national security operations centre launches in Wales

Xi Jinping hopes to improve EU–China relations – and drive a wedge between Europe and the US

Tree-mendous new total for National Forest sites

Secretary of State visits Air Ambulance NI operational base
 
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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