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.
07/05/2021 - 09:20
The NCSC is offering local and national authorities expert guidance to protect their citizens by making their smart cities resilient to cyber attacks.
29/04/2021 - 11:22
A survey finds an overwhelming desire within the public sector to harness innovative technology that is hampered by lack of certainty over data residency.
28/04/2021 - 09:57
The Department for Transport has announced that motorists could see self-driving vehicles on British roads for the first time later this year.
22/03/2021 - 16:48
Investment in the Connecting Scotland programme has now been increased to more than £48 million.
19/03/2021 - 08:46
More than one million hard to reach homes and businesses will have next generation gigabit broadband built to them.
12/03/2021 - 10:49
An ambition to achieve ‘world leading’ levels of digital inclusion is at the heart of plans to equip Scotland for further technological transformation.
12/03/2021 - 09:20
The government can proceed with a £500 million investment to provide all corners of the UK with better mobile connectivity.
25/02/2021 - 13:31
A new £30 million partnership is set to help make the Liverpool City Region the most digitally connected area in the UK.
10/02/2021 - 06:42
Socitm has reported that the public sector successfully embraced the development of digital practices in the face of the coronavirus pandemic last year.
05/02/2021 - 12:42
The Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation has published new analysis on the use of data in local government during the coronavirus pandemic.
02/02/2021 - 14:25
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, and London Councils have launched a new taskforce to tackle digital exclusion in the city and source new and upcycled electronic devices for children learning remotely, as well as adults working from home.
01/02/2021 - 09:00
New research from Citizens Advice has found that more than one in six people are struggling to afford their broadband during the third lockdown.
26/01/2021 - 11:17
As many as 60 per cent of UK local authorities have difficulty accessing the data they need to make effective decisions that will support local energy projects.
13/01/2021 - 12:10
The Welsh Government is investing £4.9 million to improve digital public services so that they are easier and slicker for people to use.
13/01/2021 - 09:23
The Permanent Secretary for the Cabinet Office has announced the appointment of three senior Digital, Data and Technology leaders by the government.
