Carol Williams, Socitm president sets out what a connected place is and how they are already in action.
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Chris Dimitriadis, chief global strategy officer at ISACA looks at how public sector organisations can protect themselves.
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Heather Cover-Kus, head of central Government at techUK, looks at how to win the public’s trust, with contributions from Tess Buckley, programme manager for digital ethics and AI safety at techUK.
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Kiki Rees-Stavros, project manager at Trefi Smart Towns Cymru, explores how the programme is helping to elevate the country’s high streets.
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Mark Lumley, director of ICT and digital at the London Borough of Hounslow and president of Socitm 2023-24 looks at what to expect going forward.
26/07/2024 - 09:53
Five new hubs to develop practical use of quantum technology in areas like medical scanners, secure communication networks, and next-generation positioning systems have received £100 million in government funding.
24/07/2024 - 10:52
252 new zero-emission buses and coaches will come to Scotland’s roads, backed by Scottish government investment, and delivered by a new bus i
19/07/2024 - 09:29
Nottinghamshire’s Awsworth Parish Council has partnered with charge point operator Believ to install fully funded electric vehicle (EV) charge points as part of its drive to provide rural communities with publicly accessible infrastructure.
16/07/2024 - 08:30
North Herts Council is seeking out local businesses to take part in a pilot solar panel project.
15/07/2024 - 11:12
The Local Government Association (LGA) has launched a new digitalisation framework.
11/07/2024 - 11:40
The Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has announced they will expand in both scope and size bringing in experts in data, digital and AI.
11/07/2024 - 09:31
The government's Actuary Department is using AI to help government departments process consultation responses.
10/07/2024 - 12:47
The Environment Agency has around 10,000 years' worth of hydrological data on river levels and flows. However, it is stored on materials that are fast degrading.
10/07/2024 - 11:13
Oxfordshire County Council has extended its commitment to improving air quality across the county’s school estate with the addition of six new air quality monitors.
27/06/2024 - 09:42
A think tank has emphasised the need for an incident reporting system to log artificial intelligence (AI) misuse or malfunctions.
26/06/2024 - 09:28
The Welsh government has announced a new data partnership with OpenAI to improve how artifical intelligence (AI) technologies work in Welsh.
25/06/2024 - 11:19
West Oxfordshire District Council said it will continue to operate telephone lines for reduced hours after a trial period that reinforced residents’ desire to switch to the use of online services.
30/05/2024 - 09:36
Camden London Borough Council has selected a charging solutions operator to assume responsibility for the ongoing operation and maintenance of 92 charge points across the borough, which were part of the Go Ultra Low City Scheme (GULCS) contract which is soon to expire.
29/05/2024 - 10:43
Brentwood Borough Council, in collaboration with Believ, has increased the number of electric vehicle (EV) charging points in the borough.
28/05/2024 - 11:18
Hull City Council’s Cabinet has approved plans to enable the purchase of 40 electric buses following a successful bid for the government's ZEBRA2 (zero emission bus regional areas) scheme.
