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The four-day week sounds great – but we need the private sector on board for it to work
There’s something rather frustrating about hailing the success of four-day week trials knowing full well that you’ll probably never experience it. The reality is that flexible working practices such as these simply might not work in certain industries – and there’s nothing wrong with that. But for those who can secure better working arrangements, we should still be pushing our…
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Efficiency, productivity, and public sector technology
The UK has a productivity problem. In fact, labor productivity has been close to flat (0.4%) since the financial crisis of 2008. One of the first things the current government committed to, when it came into office, was to grow the UK’s economy, and that means tackling productivity. Ministers have also committed to addressing the productivity gap in the public…
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Tech sector left wanting after UK budget overlooks key industry concerns
The UK budget has been met with mixed reactions as Chancellor Rachel Reeves announced sweeping tax hikes for businesses, increased employment allowance, and heightened tech investment. While critics suggest some moves threaten to hurt growth, particularly for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), others promise more breathing room and greater access to resources. Delivering the first Labour budget in 14 years,…
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UK government says new data bill will free up millions of hours of public sector time
The UK government is proposing new data laws it says could free up millions of hours of police and NHS time every year and boost the UK economy by £10 billion. The Data Use and Access Bill is not dissimilar to its predecessor, the Data Protection and Digital Information Bill (DPDI), which failed to pass during the ‘wash-up’ process before…
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UK Public sector at risk from supply chain attacks, new report warns
Limited visibility of their software supply chains is leaving UK public sector organizations vulnerable, with more than half exposed to cyberattacks in the last twelve months, according to research from Blackberry. Half (51%) of UK IT decision-makers across healthcare, education, and government organizations received notification of an attack or vulnerability in their software supply chain in the last twelve months…
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The impact of the IT skills shortage on business – and what the sector is doing to stem the flow
Skills shortages have always been an issue in the IT sector, and the problem shows no sign of decreasing anytime soon. Analyst firm IDC predicts that by 2026, over 90% of organizations will feel the pain of the IT skills crisis. The growing demand for IT skills (according to analysts at Gartner, 79% of CIOs and senior IT leaders plan…
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Google Abusing Dominant Position in Ad Tech Sector, Says U.K. Government
The U.K.’s Competition and Markets Authority has provisionally ruled that Google’s dominance in the ad tech market is detrimental to competitors — and could fine the tech giant up to 10% of its global annual turnover as a result. Since at least 2015, the company has allegedly been operating its tools for ad space buyers and sellers, such as Google…
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Scottish data center provider teams up with HPE to unveil National Cloud – a UK sovereign cloud service for large enterprises, tech startups, and public sector organizations
Scottish data center and cloud services provider DataVita is now offering clients data residency within the UK with the launch of National Cloud. Aiming to position itself as an alternative to the big cloud providers, it’s offering the new platform through a strategic partnership with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE). “The National Cloud combines HPE GreenLake cloud’s leading capabilities to manage,…
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Diverse hiring in tech: How the sector can lead by example
In 2018, research from the Institution of Engineering and Technology indicated that nearly a third (30%) of workers under 23 who identified as lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, undefined, or asexual (LGBTUA+) avoided jobs in the tech sector for fear of discrimination. Fast forward to 2024, and diversity and inclusion have become critical components of all thriving businesses, not just those…
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