Guest Post: Public Sector must use data to affect broader business strategy
In this guest post Tim Flagg, founding director at the ADBL, explores the potentially untapped opportunities awaiting the public sector in the age of analytics.
In this guest post Tim Flagg, founding director at the ADBL, explores the potentially untapped opportunities awaiting the public sector in the age of analytics.
The results of a survey into IT security levels within the NHS reveal a gap between the perceived strength of IT security measures in the NHS and the actual level of IT security built into NHS networks.
This infographic from BBVA Innovation Center shows that a typical family of four in a developed country had 10 devices connected in 2012, is likely to have 25 in 2017, and up to 50 in 2022.
The governments digital by default ambitions are developing well with innovation hubs around the country and the recent announcement of heavy investment in new services.
Feedback from small businesses who are successfully delivering government projects is helping to make public sector buying more open to SMEs, according to Minister for the Cabinet Office Matt Hancock MP.
With widespread predictions of increased cyber attacks in the coming year, it’s time for public sector bodies and citizens alike to ensure they’re protected from online threats.
NHS organisations should reconsider their financial processes, including the benefits of eInvoicing, following the Government’s recent comprehensive spending review, according to business applications and services provider, Advanced Business Solutions.
In this guest post, John Thornton of the Digital Government Security Forum explains why now is the time to consider how information security could — and should — develop in the future.
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This year has been one filled with headlines about hacking scandals and data breaches and there’s no reason to assume this will slow down in the new year. Indeed, it would seem that next year may even be more dangerous.