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22 May 2018
ICO lands University of Greenwich with £120K fine for “serious data breach”
Fine followed what the ICO described as a “serious” security breach involving the personal data of nearly 20,000 people, among them students and staff.
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22 May 2018
Government sets plans to use AI to prevent cancer deaths
In a speech in Macclesfield setting out how science can transform health, Theresa May unveiled plans to use artificial intelligence (AI) to help prevent 22,000 cancer deaths a year by...
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21 May 2018
Councils outstrip NHS in website visitor journey management adoption, survey claims
A Freedom of Information (FOI) survey from website visitor journey expert Qmatic has claimed that NHS trusts are falling behind their public sector counterparts in the local government sector in...
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21 May 2018
Councils urged to apply for £13K EU grant to help fund wireless connectivity
Councils can apply for a £13k (€15k) EU grant to help implement Wi-Fi before Brexit is finalised. Local authorities have the opportunity to benefit from the European Commission-sponsored WiFi4EU funding...
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21 May 2018
Harrison calls for more patience over Verify take-up
Identity assurance scheme lead admits take up hasn’t matched government’s hopes or plans but says similar schemes in countries such as Denmark, Sweden and New Zealand have taken up to...
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17 May 2018
Home Office picks Sopra Steria to deliver digital visa service
Immigration minister Caroline Nokes has announced a contract award to Sopra Steria to deliver a new service for people applying for a work or study visa, settlement or citizenship from...
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17 May 2018
Royal Brompton and Harefield trust hunts new CIO after Joanna Smith lands Qatar role
The Royal Brompton & Harefield NHS Foundation Trust is looking for a new chief information officer (CIO) after its highly regarded former CIO Joanna Smith recently took up a new...
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17 May 2018
NAO report reveals flaws in primary care support contract with Capita
The National Audit Office (NAO) has severely criticised NHS England’s management of the Primary Care Support England (PCSE) services contract, arguing that a failure to deliver key aspects of the...
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16 May 2018
US Department of Homeland Security reveals new cybersecurity strategy
The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) has rethought its strategy on identifying and managing the national cybersecurity risk. It argues that the current cyber threat landscape requires it to...
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16 May 2018
GDS steps up its thinking on how public sector should move away from PSN
The Government Digital Service (GDS) has launched a Discovery/Alpha exercise to understand how the public sector should move away from the Public Services Network (PSN) to use networks in the...