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14 August 2018
Met develops its own mobile fingerprint device
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) has become the first British police force to develop its own mobile fingerprint scanner that can identify suspects and offenders on the streets in 60...
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13 August 2018
ICO appoints new executive director for Technology Policy and Innovation
The Information Commissioner's Office has appointed Simon McDougall as executive director for Technology Policy and Innovation to lead new approaches to information rights practice and promoting the legally compliant processing...
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13 August 2018
North Ayrshire makes wider Pure Storage move to aid digital transformation
North Ayrshire Council (NAC) has upgraded its storage options with a move to Pure Storage as part of a digital push to improve services across the authority. The council had...
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10 August 2018
West Yorkshire Police to reset £50m-100m tender for ERP solutions
The Police & Crime Commissioner for West Yorkshire has decided to discontinue its procurement procedure for establishing a collaborative framework agreement for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) and Duties Management Solutions....
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10 August 2018
Digital Catapult launches AI Ethics Committee
Digital Catapult has announced the appointment of the UK’s first applied artificial intelligence (AI) ethics committee to help guide the responsible development of AI applications in the UK. The Machine...
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9 August 2018
Surrey Police confirms 12-month extension of £120m contract with KPMG for ERP services
Surrey Police has confirmed that it has extended a £120m framework contract with KPMG for Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) services by 12 months. The extension is the first of two...
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9 August 2018
DCMS and AWS confirm Liam Maxwell departure to take up international ‘developing countries’ role at cloud services vendor
The government and Amazon Web Services (AWS) have confirmed that National Technology Advisor Liam Maxwell is leaving his post to join the cloud services company in the capacity of director...
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8 August 2018
UK gets strong representation in first world Top 100 digital influencers list
A ranking by global policy platform Apolitical of the world’s 100 most influential people in digital government for 2018 has included a number of UK digital influencers including Mike Bracken,...
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8 August 2018
Atos sets out its digital vision for Scotland
Atos has unveiled its new ‘Digital Vision for Scotland’ in an opinion paper which highlights the dramatic effect of digital technologies in Scotland, and the potential for the country to...
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8 August 2018
Home Office makes progress towards new ESN product and service timeline
The Home Office, which has seen its ambitious Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme (ESMCP) struggle to meet deadlines, has taken a major step forwards with the creation of a new...