Skip to main content

PublicTechnology.netHome

  • Twitter
  • LinkedIn
  • RSS
Show menu
  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Private Sector Insight
  • Cyber Week
  • White Papers
  • Events
  • Partner Directory
  • About
  • Contact
  • Leadership
  • Cloud
  • Contracts
  • Data
  • Mobile
  • Policy
  • Transformation

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....

More Content

Public sector procurement needs a serious rethink

8 April 2018

Shaun Gomm of Sigma would like to see SMEs involved at every stage of the process

Will the government’s latest shared services strategy deliver delight or despair to Whitehall?

4 April 2018

Former senior civil servant Andrew Greenway looks at the reasons for both optimism and scepticism as the government embarks on another shared-services rollout

More than just mail – inside NHSmail’s O365 integration

1 April 2018

Neil Bennett of NHS Digital details the organisation’s improvements to its communications and productivity tools

Diversity must be the driving force behind our industry

29 March 2018

Sheila Flavell of FDM Group explains why diversity needs to be much more than just a tick-box exercise

Protecting data is key to countering violent extremism online

18 March 2018

Businesses, the government, and citizens must work together to help combat the spread of online hate, according to Charles Kriel of Corsham Institute

Technology must be embedded into frontline policing

13 March 2018

Sarah Timmis of think tank Reform discusses how digital can have a transformational impact for the emergency services

Is the public sector ready for the Web Accessibility Directive?

9 March 2018

Bryn Anderson of Siteimprove introduces the incoming EU legislation that will require all government entities to make their online homes more accessible

 

Diversifying the tech workforce might not be a sprint, but needn’t be a marathon

3 March 2018

Johan Hogsander of Transform examines what the technology industry can learn from the world of sport

Public sector executive pay should be linked to cybersecurity

27 February 2018

James Wickes of Cloudview believes regulators need to take steps to sharpen senior managers’ focus on cybersecurity

Can digital ever replace a handshake?

21 February 2018

A recent remote meeting has left Arden University’s Dr Ben Silverstone asking if videoconferencing is an example of technology progressing more quickly than our ability to adapt to it

Does the UK need an IoT regulator?

15 February 2018

Marco Hogewoning of RIPE NCC examines what the government can do to ensure the internet of things sector has the right regulations and standards

Ensuring cybersecurity is vital for a driverless future

9 February 2018

Erik Silfversten and Nathan Ryan of RAND Europe discuss why built-in cybersecurity is as important a safety concern as any for manufacturers and legislators involved in the autonomous-vehicle space

The government’s Institute of Coding could help create a truly digital workforce

6 February 2018

James Milligan of Hays Digital Technology welcomes PM Theresa May’s investments in closing the technology skills gap

Government, the public, and tech firms must work together to beat the real problem of fake news

31 January 2018

Rachel Neaman of Corsham Institute believes that facing down the challenge of online misinformation needs a long-term and wide-ranging strategy 

The government needs a department for data

3 January 2018

Whitehall siloes should be broken by creating a centralised body to collate and oversee the use of data, believes Johan Hogsander of Transform

 

The key public-sector technology trends to look out for in 2018

23 December 2017

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out three topics that may define the year ahead

The government should be a role model on IT reuse

18 December 2017

Remanufactured computers could provide 95% of the performance of a new PC at a fraction of the cost to the environment; it is time for the civil service to set an examples, argues professor Mark Jolly of Cranfield University

How to disaggregate in 18 months

14 December 2017

Mark Hastings of Rainmaker Solutions applauds the Government’s guidance on Whitehall IT disaggregation, but argues that it need not take anywhere near as long as the four years suggested

Why the public sector should work more closely with charities

6 December 2017

Vodafone's Mick Wayman opines that better co-operation with the non-profit sector could help save money and improve service levels

Why some UK local authorities are stuck in in a digital Stone Age

30 November 2017

Ross Harling of Netitude lifts the lid on the findings of a study which shows UK councils are failing to recognise some major opportunities of digitisation

Data can, and should, inform better policy

21 November 2017

David Downing of SAS outlines why the government needs to make better use of its reservoirs of data

  • ‹ previous
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • 6
  • 7
  • 8
  • 9
  • …
  • next ›

Search form

User login

  • Create new account
  • Request new password

Daily news bulletins

Sign up for our free daily news bulletin, and get the all biggest news stories – as well as features, analysis, and in-depth interviews – sent direct to your inbox every lunchtime:    Sign up now

White Papers

Will local government transformation be set back by coronavirus?

28 January 2021

Having long suffered from a scarcity of funding, councils could be forgiven for deprioritising investments in new tech. But public and private and sector leaders tell PublicTechnology...

Follow Us On Twitter

 

Tweets by @PublicTech

 

Dods PublicTechnology.net is a Dods Group plc title

Site Sections

  • Home
  • News
  • Opinion
  • Features
  • Private Sector Insight
  • Cyber Week
  • White Papers
  • Events
  • Partner Directory
  • About
  • Contact

Services

Dods PeopleDods MonitoringDods ResearchDods EventsDods Training

Media & publishing titles

Politics HomeThe HouseThe Parliament MagazineHolyroodTotal PoliticsPublic Affairs NewsCivil Service WorldPublicTechnologyTraining JournalDods Parliamentary CompanionVacher's Quarterly The European Union and Public Affairs Directory

Dods events

Westminster BriefingDigital Health & Care ScotlandMEP AwardsThe Skills SummitScottish Public Service AwardsPublic Sector Procurement SummitPublic Sector ICT SummitCyber Security SummitCyber Security 2017Training Journal Awards

Partnership events

The Health and Care Innovation ExpoCivil Service LiveCivil Service AwardsChief Nursing Officer for England's SummitWomen into LeadershipThe Youth Justice ConventionSocitm Spring ConferenceNHSCC Annual Members' EventDods at Party Conference
Privacy PolicyTerms & ConditionsAdvertisingSponsorship Subscriptions
  • Registered office: 11th Floor
  • The Shard
  • 32 London Bridge Street
  • London SE1 9SG
  • Company number: 04267888
  • © Dods Group plc 2017