WIREDGOV NEWSLETTER ARCHIVE

Editor’s choice of ICT items of note:

UK & United States announce partnership on science of AI safety

The UK and US Announce a Partnership to Safety Test AI

ICO joins global data protection and privacy enforcement programme

ICO sets out priorities to protect children's privacy online

UK holds China state-affiliated organisations and individuals responsible for malicious cyber activity

 

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Editor’s choice of Health, Social Care & Homelessness related items of note:

NHSE comment on latest weekly winter sitrep figures

Race, ethnicity and experiences of homelessness

UK donates £2 million lifesaving healthcare package to Ukraine

NHS MMR catch up campaign successfully boosts uptake

NICE launches second consultation on genetic testing to guide treatment after a stroke

Why upcoming local elections offer a chance to influence homelessness policy

NHS announces first ever national clinical director for women’s health

NHS rolls out artificial pancreas in world first move

NHS launches innovative new drive to recruit armed forces veterans

 
Editor’s choice of Business / Commercial items of note:

Navigating NET-Zero: A Business’s Guide to Sustainability

Equity in cricket: ECB must closely monitor Yorkshire to ensure no return to ‘business as usual’, MPs say

Ofgem confirms greater protection for businesses

Boost for small business as VAT threshold raised and rates frozen

Statement on new £35m Government cricket fund

New green international shipping routes backed by government funding

Parents to save thousands in childcare cost with new funding
 
Editor’s choice of Policy & General items of note:

Consultation on laying hens

Fairness and transparency central to Ofsted’s updated complaints and pausing policies

Unicef - Three-fold increase in civilian casualties caused by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Myanmar’s escalating conflict

New national research project highlights Lincolnshire saltmarshes

Income tax changes

£5 billion in support for energy bills paid this Winter

IFS - Takeaways and meal delivery grew by more than 50% during the pandemic – and have stayed high thereafter

Scientists identify gene variants linked to obesity risk

Manchester company fined over £870,000 for illegal waste exports

 
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.

Starmedi Healthcare

 
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