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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

TV clips on social media – what they mean for broadcast complaints

Categorising UK cyber incidents

Tens of thousands of students receive free training to build cyber skills

Iconic Bletchley Park to host UK AI Safety Summit in early November

Airmanship data capture technology flies high with a Defence Innovation Loan

Joint statement on data scraping and data protection

UK Space Agency: Water pollution, carbon emissions and biodiversity threats set to be tackled by satellite data services

Microsoft submits new deal for review after CMA confirms original deal is blocked

CMA clears Broadcom’s deal to buy VMware

Customers save over 39% on Adobe software

Call for submissions: Digital Twin Campaign Week 2 – 6 October 2023 #DigitalTwin23

Service Management and ITIL: When IT and Digital are the organization

GOV.UK One Login: building a green digital service

Ministry of Defence Request for Information: Commando Force Mission Partner (Digital Battlespace)
 
Motive-8 September: 30 DAYS OF MOTIVATION WITH CSSC

Motive-8 September: 30 DAYS OF MOTIVATION WITH CSSC

For many, the darker, cooler evenings of September can feel like a challenging month, making it much less enjoyable to exercise, adding extra stress and anxiety to our already full lives. 

Join colleagues and CSSC members from across the civil service and public sector for the month of September, Motive-8 September will provide the tools, tips, resources and opportunities to stay active, relax, and spend time on your wellbeing, with a fun and engaging teamwork challenge.

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

Consultant strikes set to cause major disruption to NHS routine care

NHS England launches tech trials to boost health and care connectivity

Around 100,000 fewer colonoscopies expected to take place each year following updated NICE guidance

Government suicide prevention fund for charity sector to be boosted

425,000 NHS patients use online GP registration service in first year

To reduce homelessness, we must champion supported housing

International heath technology assessment collaboration expands

NHS Confederation - Politicians must be realistic about how rapidly virtual wards can be deployed

Health Minister response to latest NHS Wales performance data – June and July 2023

NHS Confederation responds to the latest NHS vacancy and workforce statistics

NHS Confederation - Further increases in demand show the importance of supporting people to stay well

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

NRLA announces new partnership with Currys Business

Risky Business: Southeast Asia’s Continued Trade with Russia

CBI - Retail sales slump deepens in August - CBI Distributive Trades Survey

Supporting Birth Parents fund

Interest rate increases to Court Funds Office special and basic accounts

UK among first countries to back new nature recovery fund

Funding package for community housing trusts

Climate justice funding

Wales Office Minister visits Gwynedd sites sharing in £19 million Levelling Up funding

New public fund to invest in green manufacturing is vital to avoid UK falling behind USA and EU, warns IPPR
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Future Lives and Landscapes: new resources available for project professionals

American games company chooses Wales for its new European HQ

Specifics of upcoming independent review into CCRC investigations

One week left to extend Child Benefit claim for teenagers

Pupils in disadvantaged areas to benefit from new free schools

One in three young people falling prey to ‘text pests‘ as ICO calls for victims to come forward

Niger coup underlines challenge to democracy across West Africa

Ombudsman Rob Behrens comments on Lucy Letby verdict

£4m river embankment repairs now complete protecting over 170 properties at Airmyn
 
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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