With almost two-thirds of over-75s offline, Gill Hitchcock looks into why councils must put accessibility and channel choice at the heart of IT development...
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Councils slash surveillance spending, data reveals
Local authority spending on CCTV has reduced significantly over the past four years, but a report suggests technology is opening up new avenues for surveillance...
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Government Digital Service trials e-mail ‘assurance’ tool
A new tool has been developed to give public-sector workers more confidence that the e-mails they send and receive are secure...
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Watchdog warns government to improve fraud data
“Gaps and inconsistencies” in government data make it hard to work out the true scale of fraud in the public sector, according to the public spending watchdog....
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Met Police awards £250m hosting and end user services contracts
London’s Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has awarded two separate ICT contracts worth a combined £250m to supplier CSC Computer Services....
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North East councils crowdsource ideas for digital strategy
Councils in Newcastle-Upon-Tyne and Gateshead are looking for ideas to create a new digital strategy for the North East....
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