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The pandemic has exposed the government’s broken digital promises

9 February 2021

While other countries adapted seamlessly to digital doctors' consultations and online teaching, coronavirus showed how little progress the UK has really made, believes Jack Perschke of netcompany

Government can no longer afford to shy away from tackling legacy IT
29 January 2021

Now is the time for government to confront a tricky and long-standing issue, according to...

The four (non-coronavirus) public sector tech trends that will define 2021
29 December 2020

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the big issues that might shape the year ahead....

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Government badly needs a new message on encryption

1 August 2019
The new home secretary is the latest politician to put forward proposals that are disproportionate and disingenuous, believes PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall

The digital fight needs political might

18 June 2019

The case for transformation could do with more high-profile Westminster backers, according to PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall

How Nottinghamshire drove broadband uptake – and made £5m

17 May 2019

Ceren Clulow of Nottinghamshire County Council, discusses the benefits for local authorities in optimising the uptake of superfast broadband in their region – including potential major rebates on initial infrastructure investments

Is Matt Hancock forcing online regulation by the back door?

2 May 2019

The unilateral decision to compel social media companies to work with charities on harmful content has not been subjected to the necessary scrutiny, believes tech policy expert Heather Burns

Great NHSXpectations

24 April 2019

Ben Moody of techUK explains why the new NHS tech organisation has been welcomed by suppliers

Breaking down barriers: how to improve SMEs' access to the public sector market

29 March 2019

Research from techUK showed that smaller firms still face major challenges in winning government business. The industry body's head of public sector Henry Rex outlines why SMEs have both cause for concern and reasons to be cheerful

Government can ill afford not to invest in police technology

27 March 2019

Calum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation explains why investment and legislative changes are sorely needed to help support officers’ use of technology

Busting the myth that a computer science degree is required to work in the tech industry

22 March 2019

Kathy Schneider of Sungard Availability Services argues that the technology sector needs to promote the variety of routes people can take into the industry

Our response to online harms should focus as much on cure as prevention

22 March 2019

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall believes that the government’s online harms strategy must address their impact, as well as their cause 

Why box-ticking won’t help the NHS achieve our 10-year plan for digital

13 March 2019

Sam Shah, director for digital development at NHS England, discusses how single-problem healthtech solutions do not align with the wider health technology vision

Action is needed now on digital identities

27 February 2019

Ruth Milligan of techUK explains why the government must take the lead to ensure the UK implements a system of digital identities

Five ways councils can use data to improve services

19 February 2019

Local authorities could benefit from the use of analytics and AI, according to Andy Barrow of ANS Group

Digital cannot deliver transformation if it is just a platform for bad policy

11 February 2019

Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland explains why country’s new social security programme is a change for technology and policy to unite to make a difference

The NHS Long Term Plan – five implications for health tech

1 February 2019

Behind the headline focus on digital GP consultations, there were lots of other significant implications for health technology firms in government's recent plan for the future of the health service. Ben Moody of techUK digs into the detail.

How to deliver transformative NHS improvements at speed

17 January 2019

Jonathan Lofthouse of Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gives his eight-point action plan for implementing technology – and reaping its benefits – as quickly as possible

The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019

27 December 2018

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass

How Bolton and Wigan teamed up to tackle their cybersecurity challenges

18 December 2018

Technology chief Dave Pearce explains how the two local authorities are working together to share data, technology, and services

Is G-Cloud broken?

6 December 2018

For all its good intentions, the government's flagship digital services framework remains hamstrung by the wrong strategy and technical challenges, believes Romy Hughes of Brightman

The time is now to bridge the digital divide

28 November 2018

Eliminating digital exclusion would reduce inequality and give the economy a multibillion-pound boost, according to Helen Milner of Good Things Foundation

How to create a blockchain-powered digital nation

23 November 2018

Adopting the blockchain will help Scotland achieve its vision of becoming a fully digital nation and usher in an unprecedented era of economic growth, believes Neil McEvoy of DigitalScot.net

Current police ICT systems are in desperate need of change

15 November 2018

John Kellet of public sector digital specialist Eduserv looks at what at the results of the annual Police ICT Survey tell us about the force’s tech set-up

 

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