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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Online Advertising Technology and Competition

Can Open Data Form the Basis for a Transparent Recovery Process in Ukraine?

UK government and island community leaders to discuss connectivity

Mobile phone use to be banned in schools in England

ONS partners with BBC to ready UK children for the digital world

techUK’s Digital Identity Campaign Week - Call for contributions!

Navigating the Digital Enterprise: A Focus on Digital Twin Technology
 
Are you ready for WCAG 2.2? Ensure your Website is Compliant to Avoid Penalties and Pitfalls

Are you ready for WCAG 2.2?Ensure your website is compliant to avoid potential penalties.

The public sector faces a pivotal moment with the revisedWeb Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG). 

According to the UK Parliament's recent Disability Statistics, the average percentage of people with a disability has increased from19%to24%since 2011. It is more critical than ever to ensure digital public services are accessible for all.

The Government Digital Service (GDS)monitors public sector bodies’ compliance on behalf of theMinister for the Cabinet Office, failing to comply with the new and existing accessibility standards means your serviceis not legally compliantand could result in your organisation beingformally investigated by regulatory bodies, leading to penalties and reputation damage.

Access this latest guide to WCAG 2.2. compliance
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Black History Month 2023: Spotlighting our members

Digital Healthcare: Public Health Wales launches a new Digital and Data Strategy to enhance health data accessibility, quality, and security

Expansion of medical school places to be accelerated to next year

Government to invest £30 million in innovative technology for NHS

NICE recommends healthcare professionals ask people about gambling, in new draft guidance out for consultation

A majority of people in Wales feel comfortable talking about bowel screening

Over £3 million to transform technology in adult social care

NHS Confederation responds to Labour's rescue plan for dentistry
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Stephen Welton named new chair of British Business Bank

Hitachi Rail to sell part of mainline signalling business allowing merger to proceed

Support service for Northern Ireland traders extended

Scottish Secretary to visit Vietnam to boost trade links with Scotland

Sinema Cymru: new fund announced to boost Welsh language film

Crown Commercial Service provides over £700,000 of funding to help councils tackle climate change

LGA responds to £1bn towns funding

Funded childcare delivering for low-income families

Funding to help improve safety on Welsh farms

Access to Childcare Fund Phase 2: Evaluation Report
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Psychological therapies and interventions specification

Finalists for prestigious Celebrating Impact Prize 2023 announced

IOPC confirms gross misconduct decision following Supreme Court ruling

Unions call on ministers to convene “emergency summit” to resolve issues around HS2

Post Office/Horizon Cases Update

Minister Halfon's speech at the Council of Europe

FCA fines ADM Investor Services International Limited £6,470,600 for serious financial crime control failings

New £88 million sensing equipment to protect UK Armed Forces

Armitt: HS2 decision "deeply disappointing"

Court orders drug dealer spend longer in prison

Armed Forces Pensions Disputes – Numbers and Analysis
 
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.

Certora Training
 
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APM proud to welcome Transport for London as new Corporate Partner
A new partnership between Transport for London (TfL) and the Association for Project Management (APM), was launched with a celebratory event that showcased the value and importance of TfL’s project work.


APM responds to Prime Minister's announcement scrapping northern leg of HS2
On 4 October, the Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the second stage of the HS2 rail link project between Birmingham and Manchester will be scrapped, with the £36 billion cost being earmarked for other transport projects around the country.


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Voting is now open for the 2023 APM Trustee Elections
Association for Project Management (APM) is calling upon its Full and Fellow members to vote in the upcoming trustee elections.

Black History Month: Accelerating Black Inclusion
To mark Black History Month in the UK, APM is holding events and publishing articles to celebrate the contribution of ethnic-minority project managers to our profession, and to lend our support to tackle ongoing issues relevant to the black community.