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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Poking the Bear: Social Media and Human Intelligence Recruitment

A European cybercrime breakthrough is good news but only half the battle

AI Opportunity Forum holds first meeting

Developing AI skills

Living with AI and emerging technologies: Meeting ethical challenges through professional standards

The Risk of Not Building a Consensus on Artificial Intelligence and Defence

Information Commissioner’s Office tells platforms to respect information rights when moderating online content

One in five children found to engage in illegal activity online

Understanding children’s experiences to inform our online safety work

Helping to tackle fraud under the new online safety regime
 
Webinar: How local authorities can achieve millions in efficiency savings from location data

Local authorities are widely aware of the value of data, and a growing number are now obtaining benefits from the intelligent integration of datasets that they already hold.

Address and street data is a crucial element and councils such asNottingham City Councilhave been showing how to use it for impressive returns in improving services and efficiency savings.

Working withGeoPlaceandConsultingWhere,the authority has carried out a cost-benefit analysis of its use of location data between 2018-22, showing that it generated an estimatedreturn on investment (RoI) of well over 4:1 and a net present value (NPV) of £4.1 million.

Come along to this webinar to hear from Nottingham City Council, GeoPlace and ConsultingWhere on where the efficiency savings were made and Nottingham’s plans to build on this for the future.Reserve your place
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Two thirds of public unaware of life-saving whooping cough vaccine for pregnant women

Two million more GP appointments for patients than before the pandemic

Events: Gendered Lens for Homelessness Services

£1 million boost for wireless innovations to improve patient care

Funding for game-changing tech which could destroy cancers and predict disease

IFS - Scottish NHS is treating fewer patients than pre-pandemic, despite big increases in staffing

NHS Confederation responds to King's Fund report on primary and community care

NHS Confederation responds to latest ONS labour market stats on economic inactivity

Conservative legacy is low pay, ill health and more insecure jobs

IPPR - Revealed: Heart disease is the single largest factor behind people leaving the workforce due to ill health

New Health Secretary meets frontline staff

Teenagers need better reproductive health education to tackle parenthood fears
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

UK and EU science chiefs urge British researchers and businesses work together with European colleagues through Horizon, and apply for grants to boost jobs, growth and scientific breakthroughs

£100 million support delivered to back next generation of small business owners

Practical tips for small beauty and wellbeing businesses this Valentine’s Day

The U.S.-EU Trade and Technology Council: key takeaways and next steps

Sexual assault and harassment have absolutely no place in the trade union movement – TUC

Providing trade information for self-catering holiday lets

APCC Lead Comments on The British Retail Consortium’s Crime Survey Report
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

The positive support and encouragement is something I feel is key to the GCS and Civil Service

Children value outside spaces to play in their local communities

Criminals who laundered fraudulently-obtained life savings in £12 million shares scam sentenced

Many project professionals are working fully remotely, APM survey finds

Exeter man jailed for ignoring court order to clear waste

Government cracks down on bonuses for water company bosses

Investigation underway into police actions prior to fatal M25 collision

NCA makes two more arrests in Derbyshire and Nottinghamshire over £2.3m Channel Tunnel cocaine seizure

CO2 mine gas - site investigation and risk assessment: best practice

£3 billion affordable housing boost to deliver 20,000 new homes

CMA will not recommend renewal of shipping competition exemption
 
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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