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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Where Blair is right: We need a digital first net zero

Scotland's most remote towns and villages get huge broadband upgrade as UK government vows to end digital exclusion plight

Press Notice: Children’s Commissioner calls for immediate ban of AI apps that enable ‘deepfake’ sexual abuse of children

FCA set to launch live AI testing service

Investors and local authorities gear up as AI Growth Zone delivery gathers speed

SFO opens European data centre bribery investigation

ICO calls for protections for 23andMe customer data
 
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A Unique Guide to the PSTN Switch Off for the Public Sector

Discover the latest insights and get switched on about the 2027 Switch Off. Plus, find out about the best kept secret in UK connectivity - a unique way to defer the move to digital voice and full fibre.

The PSTN & ISDN network will be completely shut off across the UK in January 2027. Organisations that are reliant on this technology for phone, internet, or critical citizen-centric infrastructure, will need a new, potentially costly, solution. While many organisations are exploring fibre, digital voice and SIP Trunking - there are those who aren’t ready for the upfront expenditure and need more time to consider long term plans.

Switch Off has been vastly underestimated, evidenced by Openreach delaying this until January 2027. But this time will pass quickly. Decommissioning will affect everything from telephone lines to alarm systems and lift communications. But, thankfully, there is another solution...

Discover a unique way to defer the move to digital voice and full fibre in this PSTN Switch Off guide
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Public Health Wales calls on parents to protect young people against cancer with HPV vaccination

Major NHS App expansion cuts waiting times

Latest health data reveals thousands of patients now seen quicker

London Lettings Network: The ‘Housing Benefit Rightmove’

AI doctors’ assistant to speed up appointments a ‘gamechanger’

New report highlights six key policy actions to tackle health inequalities in Wales

Searches for NHS hay fever advice double as temperatures rise

AI skin cancer detection system gets green light for conditional NHS use

New guideline will help cut falls and related hospital admissions for older and at-risk people

NHS rolls out 5-minute ‘super-jab’ for 15 cancers
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

UK-based crypto business shut down following worldwide complaints

Adam Smith Inst - New Procurement Rules Waste Taxpayer Money And Hurt Small Businesses

Retail sales fall for the seventh month in a row, with a faster decline expected in May - CBI Distributive Trades Survey

Ministers must decide priorities and make uncomfortable trade-offs in approach to global economy, urges IPPR

Global tech and trade policy update - May 2025

Murals, cultural celebrations and screening events: Euro 2025 fund projects announced

Sinema Cymru: new round of funding to boost Welsh language film

New £2 million funding boost to support survivors of abuse

UK researchers access more quantum and space Horizon funding
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Pharmacies in Wales to provide 2 new national services to treat sore throats and UTIs

Former Cambridgeshire officer charged with multiple criminal offences

Convictions referred to Northern Ireland Court of Appeal due to ‘inhuman and degrading’ treatment in custody

Wales top skills talent competes against Europe's best at EuroSkills 2025

Guidance on important changes to consumer law

Cartrefi Conwy acquires key site in Rhos-on-Sea to deliver high-quality affordable housing

Sustainable aviation fuel revenue certainty mechanism

Are you eligible for help with further education costs

Universal Periodic Review 49: UK Statement on Guinea

Virtual wards and hospital at home

Former police officer sentenced for indecently assaulting child
 
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:

Click here to find out more.

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