WIREDGOV NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Schools offered free cyber defence tools to help keep out attackers

NCSC and allies publish advisory on the most commonly exploited vulnerabilities in 2021

Gender diversity in cyber security group to meet as Lloyds commits to initiative

First meeting of new Data Analytics & AI Committee

Digitising Justice: Putting data at the centre
 
WEBINAR: How Talking Lamp Posts Can Build Safer Communities - Wed 18th May 2022 Online

Public Safety Webinar Invitation - Wednesday 18 May 2022 - 1:00 - 1:50pm

How to keep your community safe and increase engagement, using technology: 
Hello Lamp Post will be hosting a webinar on how community engagement tools are being used to keep residents safe. They'll be joined by three innovative public sector organisations who are using AI to reach more people:The Environment Agency, South Yorkshire Fire & Rescue, and DigiKind. Learn more about:

  • The importance of community engagement in promoting public safety
  • The role of AI & Tech for Good - to build more sustainable communities
  • How to reach diverse and underrepresented audiences

Find out more and Sign up today!
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

One million families with five and six-year-olds invited for COVID jabs this week

Maggie Keenan among millions given NHS spring COVID booster

Homeless Link labels new statistics showing a huge rise in private evictions as “very worrying”

Additional information on GP appointments added to monthly statistics publications

Homeless Link releases a new animation introducing a Strengths-based Approach

Living with COVID-19 in the homelessness sector

Reformed National Clinical Impact Awards open for applications

Health and Care Bill granted Royal Assent in milestone for healthcare recovery and reform

New awards celebrate health and care innovation!

Public Health Scotland - Working with the police to improve public health: expansion of digital learning hub

NHS Confederation and IPPR partner for major review of health, places and prosperity

NHS Confederation - NI Health and Social Care Confederation publish election manifesto and call for support

Animal health and welfare bills receive Royal Assent
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

SFO Steps Up Investigation into Gupta Businesses

Future for business & government must feature fintech to fuel growth

techUK joins UK-US Trade Dialogue in Aberdeen

UK announces new trade measures to support Ukraine

Anne-Marie Trevelyan backtracks on trade deal scrutiny

UK kickstarts work on new trade deal with Switzerland

Joint statement on UK-U.S. dialogue on future of Atlantic trade in Aberdeen

Retail sales continue to disappoint in April - CBI monthly Distributive Trades Survey

US trade delivering for Scotland as Aberdeen hosts second transatlantic dialogue

International Trade Secretary speech at City Week 2022
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Children’s language and literacy project to be expanded

Joint statement of the Financial Provisions Specialised Committee - 27 April 2022

The war in Ukraine and issues for local authorities: our letters to local government

PM meeting with the President of Guyana: 27 April 2022

Licensing hours extended to mark Queen’s Platinum Jubilee

Tender opportunity: NEPO214 Grounds Maintenance Equipment and Plant

Sir Patrick Vallance highlights the ‘trusted’ voices of climate science

Man charged over £4.5 million Harpenden drug seizure

Indiana-UK MOU: Mordaunt-Holcomb meeting, 27 April

Indiana-UK: Mordaunt-Holcomb meeting, 27 April

Government adds women’s international football tournaments to listed events regime

Managed move of claimants to Universal Credit set to restart

Higher inflation can still be good for the public finances, says IEA economist

techUK’s new Cloud Leadership Committee meets

Credit Where It’s Due: Launching our campaign
 
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.

Alan Hester Associates Limited
 

 More contributions to the Brexit process

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

GOV. UK – Brexit

Latest Documents

GOV.UK Brexit Search
 
Please choose from the links below to view individual sections of interest:
Stakeholder of the week
Civil Service
Latest Articles

How will you, how should I, how will we shape our future together?
Roxanne Ohene, Deputy Director, National Leadership Centre and Co-chair of the SCS Race to the Top network discusses the importance of leadership in the Civil Service and making sustainable improvements to how we serve our citizens

Supporting each other during unprecedented times
In light of recent events, Civil Service Race Champion Richard Heaton considers how far we still have to go to be truly diverse and inclusive.
Making caring visible – an update on implementing the Carers Strategy
Making caring visible – an update on implementing the Carers Strategy
Marking the start of Carers Week, Government Chief People Officer Rupert McNeil picks out some highlights from the newly published progress report on the Civil Service Carers Strategy.
The pandemic benchmarking test for mental health and wellbeing
The pandemic benchmarking test for mental health and wellbeing
Civil Service Health and Wellbeing Champion Jonathan Jones on how the coronavirus pandemic has set a new direction for the organisation’s Thriving at Work journey.
Championing mental health and wellbeing through the pandemic
Championing mental health and wellbeing through the pandemic
In Mental Health Awareness Week, Government Chief People Office Rupert McNeil introduces a virtual wellbeing and leadership learning package on how to manage through a crisis and work towards a common goal.