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Electronic ID verification (eIDV) is essential as pandemic drives digitalisation
Monday 11 January 2021 @ 18:39Covid-19 is
driving those in the public sector to increasingly embrace digital, and at the
same time look to improve engagement across all online
channels.
Electronic ID verification (eIDV) is essential as pandemic drives digitalisation
Looking for Electronic Bundle services?
Monday 07 December 2020 @ 09:30During the
pandemic there has been a considerable uptick in the requirement for electronic
bundles (aka “eBundles”) for use in virtual hearings. This
could be for litigation, arbitration, mediation, regulatory
hearings.
Looking for Electronic Bundle services?
Key Worker Car Leasing
Wednesday 25 November 2020 @ 13:30We
have always known that our Key Workers are the heart and soul of the country,
and in 2020 we’ve recognised and appreciated them even more by launching
KEY WORKER CAR LEASING.
Key Worker Car Leasing
Merton Council and Hireserve
Friday 06 November 2020 @ 11:24Discover how Merton
Council collaborated with Hireserve to gain Hiring Manager buy-in and implement
a system that perfectly met their recruitment needs.
Merton Council and Hireserve
PDMS supports North England residents by improving access to local labour market opportunities
Thursday 29 October 2020 @ 11:40PDMS is
delighted to be working with NP11 – a group that
brings together the 11 Local Enterprise Partnerships (LEPs) from across the
North of England – to decrease
the adverse economic impact of COVID-19 on people in the
North.
PDMS supports North England residents by improving access to local labour market opportunities
Cantium Business Solutions and Triangulate partner to help the public sector modernise legacy applications
Monday 05 October 2020 @ 10:50Cantium
Business Solution (CBS) have recently announced a new strategic partnership
with Triangulate, enabling the public sector to migrate from existing legacy
operating systems, such as Windows 7, to Windows 10.
Cantium Business Solutions and Triangulate partner to help the public sector modernise legacy applications
Nominet cyber survey: 80% of government cyber security leaders think public-private collaboration would help them keep pace with cyber threats
Thursday 17 September 2020 @ 16:46Nominet has released its Taking the Pulse of Government
Cybersecurity 2020 report, which surveyed more than 100 government cyber
security professionals in the US, UK and Middle East on the challenges they are
facing and their priorities.
Nominet cyber survey: 80% of government cyber security leaders think public-private collaboration would help them keep pace with cyber threats
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Demonstrates Benefits of Innovation As Digital-First Strategy Drives Emergency Response to the Pandemic
Thursday 30 July 2020 @ 08:40Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust
(BCHC) Demonstrates Benefits of Innovation As Digital-First Strategy Drives
Emergency Response to the Pandemic.
BCHC shares details of its best
practice approach to aid Trusts around the country in their fight against
COVID-19.
Birmingham Community Healthcare NHS Foundation Trust Demonstrates Benefits of Innovation As Digital-First Strategy Drives Emergency Response to the Pandemic
forward thinking at Work in the Public Sector
Monday 13 July 2020 @ 17:41Read the latest public sector
case studies from forward thinking, a strategy
consultancy highly experienced across multiple industries, not least UK
Government and public sector.
forward thinking at Work in the Public Sector
Route to accelerated growth of the UK drone industry presented to Government
Thursday 09 July 2020 @ 15:46A landmark White Paper, setting out a route for the
Government to accelerate the growth of the drone industry, has today been
presented to the Government following a three month period of
consultation.
Route to accelerated growth of the UK drone industry presented to Government
Act now, or risk failure: why we must act faster on cleaner energy
Tuesday 09 June 2020 @ 12:30With the United Nations Climate Change Conference, COP26, postponed to 2021 due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the UK Government now has a unique opportunity to take action and lead the world in its response to climate change through this period. | ![]() ![]() |
Act now, or risk failure: why we must act faster on cleaner energy
Map of pavement widths helps local authorities with social distancing plans.
Friday 05 June 2020 @ 13:45Analysis reveals 70% of pavements are not wide enough
for social distancing
Map of pavement widths helps local authorities with social distancing plans.
Expert team set out requirements for deployment of UK contact-tracing app
Monday 11 May 2020 @ 12:30Experts in human
rights law, surveillance and computer science from the University of Essex have
set out the actions required before a contact-tracing app can be deployed in
the UK.
Expert team set out requirements for deployment of UK contact-tracing app
Will IoT Get Us Through the COVID-19 Pandemic?
Thursday 23 April 2020 @ 15:30We’re living in extraordinary times; the COVID-19
pandemic and ensuing restrictions on our personal and work lives have forced us
into an unprecedented existence. And while most of the news on this front is
scary (and rightfully so), there is a bright spot: technology is helping to
pave the path through this crisis.
Will IoT Get Us Through the COVID-19 Pandemic?
UK Drone Delivery Group releases plan to accelerate growth of UK drone industry
Thursday 16 April 2020 @ 11:00The UK Drone Delivery Group, the new
drone industry initiative* established to provide guidance on the steps
required for the UK to accelerate the growth of the UK drone industry, has
today released its long-awaited ‘White Paper’ for public
consultation.
UK Drone Delivery Group releases plan to accelerate growth of UK drone industry
Procurement Policy Note - Responding to COVID-19
Thursday 19 March 2020 @ 17:03This
Procurement Policy Note (PPN) sets out information and associated guidance on
the public procurement regulations and responding to the current coronavirus,
COVID-19, outbreak.
Procurement Policy Note - Responding to COVID-19
International Criminal Court – Reducing Risk whilst Processing Sensitive Data at High Speed
Tuesday 10 March 2020 @ 15:07Based
in The Hague, Netherlands, The International Criminal Court (ICC)
investigates and tries individuals charged with the gravest crimes of concern
to the international community: genocide, war crimes, crimes against humanity
and the crime of aggression.
International Criminal Court – Reducing Risk whilst Processing Sensitive Data at High Speed
Leading by Example - Nottingham City Council Energy Services
Tuesday 18 February 2020 @ 11:57The public
sector is facing change on an unprecedented scale. But with change comes an
opportunity to adapt and refine the way services are delivered. Energy presents
a great opportunity to help control spend, create local jobs and investment
opportunities and meet climate change responsibilities.
Leading by Example - Nottingham City Council Energy Services
YPO launches first public sector drones framework
Friday 14 February 2020 @ 12:30YPO, one of the
UK’s largest public sector buying organisations, has announced the launch
of its new Drones and Associated Products and Services framework for the
emergency service and the wider public sector. The first of its
kind.
YPO launches first public sector drones framework
UK Drone Delivery Group makes urgent ‘call to action’ for property owners and influencers to provide testing areas for drones - to prevent ‘bottleneck to growth’
Thursday 06 February 2020 @ 12:30One of the UK’s
leading drone experts today urged British property owners and business leaders
to leverage the opportunity of their under-used land for drone testing, to help
accelerate the rate of growth of the UK drone industry, in the face of what he
described as ‘an emerging ‘bottleneck’ to
growth’.
UK Drone Delivery Group makes urgent ‘call to action’ for property owners and influencers to provide testing areas for drones - to prevent ‘bottleneck to growth’
Government faces a number of tough choices in next stage of Brexit, new academic report finds
Tuesday 04 February 2020 @ 12:30The government faces
several challenges after Brexit, including the negotiation of a new trade deal
with the EU, devising and implementing a whole raft of new policies, reshaping
the economy and holding the Union together, a new report by academic think tank
The UK in a Changing Europe finds.
Government faces a number of tough choices in next stage of Brexit, new academic report finds
How connected data is transforming the citizen experience for local government.
Friday 31 January 2020 @ 12:18The data explosion that comes with existing in a more connected
world is one of the key reasons public sector organisations should be moving to
the cloud.
How connected data is transforming the citizen experience for local government.
APM announces launch of Festival of Education and Research
Wednesday 29 January 2020 @ 15:20APM (Association for Project Management), has announced the
launch of the APM Festival of Education and Research – a new
event which is set to showcase some of the best and brightest new talent among
career starters, education and research. The APM Festival of Education and
Research will take place at the Whitworth Hall at the University of Manchester
on Wednesday 21 October 2020.
APM announces launch of Festival of Education and Research
First of a Kind 2020 launches to find this century’s Brunel
Tuesday 14 January 2020 @ 13:30Department for Transport and Innovate UK launch competition to
drive innovation on the railways. Organisations developing cutting-edge technology focused
on making rail journeys faster, cleaner and greener could receive a share of
£9.4 million to bring their ideas to life.
First of a Kind 2020 launches to find this century’s Brunel
Who's in Control of the UK’s Pest Control?
Friday 03 January 2020 @ 12:55In order to understand the importance of the pest legislation in
the UK we have to know the point of pest control. Most pests carry and transmit
various diseases and pose a direct threat to the public. Businesses may suffer
customer, reputational and financial losses due to poor pest management,
often resulting in damaged buildings and properties, crop damage, loss of
animal livestock, and/or fires caused by rodents in many
cases.
Who's in Control of the UK’s Pest Control?
More than a million public sector workers have never been thanked – is it time to show them some kindness?
Tuesday 12 November 2019 @ 16:57Public sector membership club, Boundless, has revealed shocking statistics ahead of World Kindness Day on 13 November, which shows that a fifth of the country’s public sector workers (over a million people) have never received a simple ‘thank you’ in their career.
Read Full Industry News Article:More than a million public sector workers have never been thanked – is it time to show them some kindness?
Coventry University signs exclusive deal with Britain’s Most Admired Companies
Wednesday 23 October 2019 @ 15:19Echo Research, the team
behind Britain’s Most
Admired Companies research, has signed an exclusive academic
partnership with the Centre for Business
in Society at Coventry University.
Coventry University signs exclusive deal with Britain’s Most Admired Companies
Doing the Right Thing - Tim Deeker-Harris outlines the aims and the benefits of the Living Wage
Tuesday 08 October 2019 @ 11:35Tim
Deeker-Harris of Prime Clean Limited outlines the aims and benefits of the
Living Wage. The Living Wage was founded by
Citizens UK as far back as 2001 during a meeting that took place in East
London, when the grassroots organisation, Citizens UK, brought together
churches, mosques, schools and other local institutions to talk about the
issues affecting their communities...
Doing the Right Thing - Tim Deeker-Harris outlines the aims and the benefits of the Living Wage
Central Government department employs Axians to design and deploy SD-WAN
Thursday 26 September 2019 @ 14:23Axians was perfectly positioned to deploy
Silver Peak’s SD-WAN solution as their chosen Global Professional
Services Partner
Central Government department employs Axians to design and deploy SD-WAN
Services for the Education Sector
Tuesday 17 September 2019 @ 12:30The requirement to
provide students with the best possible environment for learning is recognised
by the Department of Education and is a key consideration for stakeholders in
educational establishments.
Services for the Education Sector
Populism v capitalism – business as a force for good?
Tuesday 10 September 2019 @ 15:25London, 10 September 2019, new research
launched today by global reputation research specialists, Echo Research, shows
that businesses are concerned about rising activism.
Populism v capitalism – business as a force for good?
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) awards third G-Cloud contract to Kahootz
Tuesday 30 July 2019 @ 09:10The UK MOD has awarded a third
2-year G-Cloud contract to Kahootz, the cloud collaboration
service. Their secure
cloud-based collaborative working environment, (branded as Defence Share) is
enabling MOD teams to work collaboratively and share information, protectively
marked up to OFFICIAL-SENSITIVE, with external organisations.
The UK Ministry of Defence (MOD) awards third G-Cloud contract to Kahootz
The Ultimate Guide to People Management Skills
Wednesday 03 July 2019 @ 00:00People
Management involves managing relationships to ensure desired outcomes are
achieved so that the company, department, team and individual performance is
maximised. This latest guide to People Management skills is here to
help...
The Ultimate Guide to People Management Skills
Eastleigh Borough Local Plan
Tuesday 18 June 2019 @ 16:26Adams Hendry is providing long-term
consultancy support to Eastleigh Borough Council to help guide the preparation
of its emerging local plan (2016-2036).
Eastleigh Borough Local Plan
Ofcom Research Case Study
Friday 31 May 2019 @ 00:00Futuresight is a full-service market research agency.
The majority of our work is focused on regulatory issues in the telecoms
market and, in particular, customer fairness and competition. As an
example, Futuresight has worked regularly with Ofcom over the past 10 years on
a wide range of high profile projects among consumers and
stakeholders.
Ofcom Research Case Study
Simplifying Payroll for Health and Social Care Providers
Sunday 19 May 2019 @ 00:00Saint John of God Hospitaller Services provides a range of health and social care services that meet the needs of vulnerable, disadvantaged and marginalised people throughout England, Scotland and Wales by providing housing, accommodation and support in all aspects of daily living.
Read Full Industry News Article:Simplifying Payroll for Health and Social Care Providers
When Change Becomes Opportunity
Friday 03 May 2019 @ 15:37Siemens
did it. Lufthansa did it. And the chemical company group Bayer also did it.
We’re talking about change management, meaning a profound change of
structures, processes and behaviour patterns. But what’s the issue with
these changes? And what good do they do?
When Change Becomes Opportunity
How The Royal Mint has embedded SPIN® to make money for everyone
Monday 08 April 2019 @ 10:08
For over a thousand years The Royal Mint has made and distributed United Kingdom coins, blanks and official medals. It is now the world’s leading export mint of coins and blanks, supplying over 40 countries each year to Central Banks and National Mints across five continents. The Royal Mint is a government-owned company. It must provide a financial return to the UK government in the form of organic growth and sustainable profits. Helping to meet these goals is a global sales director and four regional sales directors each supported by an account manager. Together they sell The Royal Mint’s coinage and capabilities to central banks and their governors or directors of currency around the world. Why the need for selling skill development? Find out more... |
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How The Royal Mint has embedded SPIN® to make money for everyone
‘Universities’ high-value data can be obtained by hackers in under two hours’: HEPI and Jisc call for university managers and governors to take urgent action
Thursday 04 April 2019 @ 12:27The Higher Education
Policy Institute and the education sector’s technology
not-for-profit, Jisc, have today jointly published How safe is
your data? Cyber-security in higher education (HEPI Policy Note
12).
The paper highlights areas of concern, pinpoints the sources of cyber attacks and proposes specific actions universities should take to tackle the issue, including the adoption of a new British Standard on cyber risk and resilience
Read Full Industry News Article:‘Universities’ high-value data can be obtained by hackers in under two hours’: HEPI and Jisc call for university managers and governors to take urgent action
Cornwall Council Supporting the local economy
Wednesday 20 March 2019 @ 11:00A new funding opportunity tied to local economic
development provided the impetus for Cornwall Council to start working
with Bloom.
Cornwall Council Supporting the local economy
Digital You - Salford City Council
Wednesday 06 March 2019 @ 11:00Good Things
Foundation is working with Salford City
Council on a landmark and trailblazing digital inclusion project
across the city to help the most disadvantaged residents gain the confidence
and capability to become independent users of computers and the
internet.
Digital You - Salford City Council
New Central Government Council Members announced
Monday 18 February 2019 @ 11:23techUK is delighted to announce the new Council
members.
Following recent elections, the new
members of the techUK Central Government Council have been announced. The
elections were fiercely fought, with more than 2 people standing for every
seat.
New Central Government Council Members announced
Newport City Homes migrates to cloud hosted web mapping
Tuesday 12 February 2019 @ 10:21Cadcorp cloud service provides hosted web mapping for housing
association’s asset and land ownership
Newport City Homes migrates to cloud hosted web mapping
Jisc and Eduserv to merge and form UK public sector tech powerhouse
Monday 14 January 2019 @ 12:00Jisc, the UK’s technology solutions organisation for higher
and further education, and Eduserv, which specialises in
digital transformation in local government, public bodies, healthcare,
charities, higher education and emergency services, are coming together to form
a unique powerhouse of world-leading expertise to benefit all UK and overseas
clients.
Jisc and Eduserv to merge and form UK public sector tech powerhouse