Public sector
Will public sector bodies follow the DDaT Playbook?
The UK government has published a Playbook for digital projects and programmes, which includes guidance on managing legacy IT and…
Data sharing problems could hamper new UK public sector cybersecurity strategy
The UK government has released a new cybersecurity strategy for public sector bodies, focused on organisational cyber resilience and the…
Half of Public Sector Workers Have Never Heard of Ransomware
Security types love to get their geek on over malware strains -- reverse engineering the latest nasty bit of code…
Government Delays £125m IT Procurement, Blames Pandemic
The Crown Commercial Service this week said it would extend a major IT contract for 12 months without planned re-procurement,…
In the Post-“Cloud First” Era, Does the Public Sector Still Know How to Build Business Cases?
“Cloud First” has been the guiding philosophy for government IT projects since 2013. But despite its dominance, the policy is…
From Assessment to Transformation: Cloud Migration in the Public Sector
The demands of a growing population, living longer than ever, are putting increasing pressure on a range of public services…
AWS Mopping Up Vast Majority of UK Gov’t Cloud Contracts
A casual observer of the much-hyped "cloud wars" would assume the hyperscale cloud providers are neck-and-neck as they compete to…
Metropolitan Police Rethinks its IT Procurement, with Monster £600m “Two Towers” Contract
The Metropolitan Police Service (MPS) is fundamentally overhauling its IT procurement approach, this week announcing a huge £600 million IT…
Rivers of Data: Environment Agency in £6m Telemetry Tender
The Environment Agency has pulled the trigger on plans for a sweeping refresh of its central data processing infrastructure, today…
Gartner CIO Survey: Data Analytics Displaces Cloud as Favoured Tech Investment
Data analytics and cybersecurity pushed cloud off the top spot for technology investment plans by government CIOs in 2019, according…