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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Fewer than half of social media users find content controls effective

The AU took important action on cybersecurity at its 2024 summit – but more is needed

TfL collaborates with Google Arts and Culture to launch online collection

Don’t lose out before flying out: Action Fraud urge holiday makers to watch out for fraudsters online

The Big Ambition for Online Roundtable, reflections from youth Ambassadors

Deputy Prime Minister speech on AI for Public Good

UK and France to deepen research and AI links following Horizon association

Warming Up to Efficiency: Understanding the Potential Benefits and Pitfalls of Data Centre Heat Export in the UK

ICO finds the Home Office’s pilot of GPS electronic monitoring of migrants breached UK data protection law

Financial regulator finds wholesale data market can be improved

John Edwards speaks at IAPP’s Data Protection Intensive UK
 
Case Study: Nottingham City Council set to achieve £5.7 million in efficiency savings

Organisations of all kinds demand evidence before they can justify strategic investment. This new case study – ‘Return on Investment Analysis: Assessing the socio-economic value of address and street data to Nottingham City Council‘– should be of huge interest to all local authority decision-makers.

The findings show that for every £1 invested in the use of accurate and integrated addressing, there lies the potential to make efficiency savings and increase revenue organisation-wide by up to £6. The report also predicts an NPV of£5.7 million over the period 2023 to 2026.

Using data to return hard efficiencies:Nottingham City Council is already seeing impressive returns from its investment in geocoded address and street data,with an estimated Return on Investment (ROI) of £4.1 million. Access the full report
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

New payments for dentists to make more appointments available

Statement on industrial action from NHS England

Homeless Link coordinates letter to the Chancellor

Online hub to provide public health guidance for healthcare professionals

Ambulance handovers improve despite increased demand and ongoing winter pressures

NHS fast-tracks new therapy for rare ‘graft vs host’ disease

Official statistics show long term decrease in age-adjusted rate of cancer deaths but increased deprivation gap

Simple sponge-on-a-string test replaces need for endoscopy for thousands of NHS patients

Extra funding for Early Support Hubs

NHS Confederation responds to the outcome of the BMA SAS doctors pay offer ballot

NHS Confederation responds to Institute for Fiscal Studies waiting list analysis
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

£5.9 million of Welsh Government support given to businesses investing in research and innovation

UK businesses welcome protection for iconic British food and drink in Japan

£6 million fund to support English fishing industry reopens for 2024

IPPR - Scotland’s net zero future at risk without funding boost for clean heat, finds report

CMA finds fundamental concerns in housebuilding market

UK Government release new guide for telecoms RDI funding and opportunities

Over £19 million for regeneration of Bridgwater Hospital (Levelling Up Fund 2)

Record funding will protect Jewish communities from harm

UK Government release guide for telecoms research, development and innovation funding and opportunities

Ofcom awards Community Radio Fund grants

UK Space Agency: New funding to put the UK at heart of next generation telecommunications services
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Cabinet Secretary for Wellbeing Economy, Net Zero and Energy announces pregnancy

Joint statement against employment tribunal fees

Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen: 24 February 2024

PM statement to mark the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine

Joint Statement from Australia, Bahrain, Denmark, Canada, the Netherlands, New Zealand, United Kingdom, and United States on Additional Strikes Against the Houthis in Yemen

Science minister visits STFC Rutherford Appleton Laboratory

£500,000 aid for Malawi

Improvements in eating disorder care across Wales

£560 Million investment to modernise nuclear submarine supporting more than 1,000 jobs
 
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