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Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

Incubating new AI ideas in Cheshire and Merseyside to improve health care delivery

Prize opens for AI energy, environment, and infrastructure innovations

UK exposes attempted Russian cyber interference in politics and democratic processes

NCSC launches Cyber Incident Exercising scheme

UK and allies expose Russian intelligence services for cyber campaign of attempted political interference

Implementing the Online Safety Act: Protecting children from online pornography

Policy Pulse 1st December - The Online Fraud Charter

How data protection law can prevent harm in the housing sector

Tens of thousands of homes and businesses can access gigabit capable speeds as rollout of full fibre broadband smashes targets
 
Cloud First Survey Report

Latest Survey Report Uncovers Key Challenges to UK Public Sector Digital Transformation

As63%of Public Sector bodies surveyed suggest that resource capacity or capability is holding them back on IT improvement directly, it could suggest why so many transformation plans are put on hold.

Yet, if the entire Public Sector is on route to Cloud, then no Local Authority will require a data room in the near future, so why build or maintain a facility designed to last 25 years that will soon be entirely redundant?

Containing detailed analysis and recommendations for cost-effective cloud transformation solutions that can aid transition, reduce carbon emissions and put money back into Public Services, this latest survey report is a must-read for all involved in public sector IT.

Access the full survey report
 
Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

Plain packaging, disposables ban and no retail displays for vapes urges Public Health Wales

Why homelessness services should be concerned about the Criminal Justice Bill

NHS retention drive expanded across the country with thousands fewer staff leaving frontline roles

NHS online GP registration service rolled out to over 2,000 practices

Millions more people given access to their GP records online

Government to protect care home, hospital and hospice visiting

NHS urges people to get winter jabs with two weeks until online bookings close

Health and Social Care Secretary sets out priorities for system

Top A&E doctors warn of rising pressure from winter viruses

Patients and pharmacies to benefit from changes to supervision
 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Business can lead the just transition

BCS joins national effort to boost small business digital adoption

Over 200,000 businesses set to get free advice settling energy supplier disputes

Thousands of farm businesses receive payments from the RPA

UK businesses to build over 350km of new critical drainage system in Iraq

Services cost pressures ease significantly but business sentiment deteriorates

Use Scottish Budget to back business and jumpstart growth - CBI Scotland

Greater protection for businesses under new Ofgem proposals

First Minister: “Scotland’s leadership paves the way for loss and damage funding”

“A false economy with a terrible price” - JCNSS chair comment on Government response to Conflict, Security and Stability Fund report

High streets levelled up with £7 million funding boost

Funding boost to help alleviate cycle of homelessness for patients leaving hospital
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Insightful trip to Compass Minerals' salt mine

English National Opera (ENO) and Greater Manchester announce new working partnership to develop a new home for the opera company

VAWG & RASSO – Reflections on the journey so far and what comes next

Government statement: The UK condemns attacks on commercial shipping in the Red Sea

Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) 2022: Highlights from Scotland’s results

Thousands of prison smuggling attempts thwarted

Sussex officer in court over Peacehaven road traffic death

Interim Environmental Protection Assessor for Wales (IEPAW): Deputy Interim Assessor

Government considers greater role for families in registration of deaths following inquests
 
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.

Hillsdale Fencing Ltd
 
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