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Lucy Hocking of RAND Europe looks at the three main barriers preventing women from thriving in the STEM sector – and how they can be overcome

After 12 months in the job, the digital performance of the heads of the six city regions is assessed by Georgina Maratheftis of techUK

Ahead of next week’s Sprint 18 event, GDS director general Kevin Cunnington outlines the organisation’s focus areas for the coming months, and its achievements of the past two years

Paul Heath of McAfee believes Scottish NHS bodies could show lead the way in adopting a new form of purchasing

Alice Lawson from South Australia Housing Trust discusses how housing providers can better target their resources and design citizen-centric services

Peter Ford of Pegasytems believes Whitehall has both the necessary will and technology to achieve its ambitions of operating as a single entity

Just as with outsourcing before it, cloud will not fix underlying operational complexity, according to Richard Blanford of Fordway

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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