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Spotlight: Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy
Open Access Government places Canada’s Women Entrepreneurship Strategy under the spotlight.
Supporting vulnerable people with easier public sector payments systems
Andrea Dunlop, Managing Director at Access PaySuite, offers her advice on how the government can improve public sector payments systems.
Justice in the United States: Prison system focus
Some of the U.S. Department of Justice’s work, including a look at the federal prison system, is assessed here by Open Access Government.
Helping first-time buyers navigate the UK Spring Budget announcement
Nick Lewis-Smith, Director at Michael Anthony Estate Agents, discusses how the UK Spring Budget announcement will affect first-time buyers.
Finland joins NATO despite Kremlin’s warnings of “countermeasures”
Finland joins NATO, doubling the size of NATO's border with Russia and provoking threats of "countermeasures" from the Kremlin.
One year on since the UK Government’s ‘Transforming for a digital future’ policy paper
As we approach the one-year anniversary of the UK Government's 'Transforming for a digital future' policy paper, David Palmer discusses what we have learnt.
Missing in action: Why do government bodies lose so many devices?
Government bodies are targetted by cyber criminals intending to steal sensitive data or launch a disruptive ransomware attack, says Jon Fielding.
Tackling the digital dropout crisis
Recent research shows a high rate of digital dropouts for government services, but what does this actually mean?
Improving council website reliability in three simple steps
With key services such as health and social care, education and transport, council websites cannot afford to let their users down and must be improved.
Effective risk communication saves lives and builds disaster resilience
Effective risk communication should consider the psychological, social, cultural and political forces influencing how people comprehend, perceive, and react to risk.
Home secretary argues the Rwanda deal is “founded on compassion”
Home secretary Suella Braverman continues to push for the Rwanda deal, where all illegal migrants will either be located back to their home countries – or to the central African country.
The importance of address validation for government agencies
Address validation plays a crucial role in data quality for many functions in municipal, state, and federal agencies.
The Baroness Casey Review: Racism, misogyny and homophobia in policing
The Baroness Casey Review demonstrates a rigorous scratch of the surface exposing institutional racism, misogyny and homophobia within policing.
Met Police misconduct: 1000 sexual allegations to be investigated against officers
800 Met Police officers are being investigated, facing sexual and domestic abuse claims and other accusations of potential Met Police misconduct.
A national planning framework can’t forget local authorities
The national planning framework is the bible guiding all land-use, house-building, and energy-planning decisions in the UK.
‘An affront to democracy’: Pro-hunting backbenchers could kill Trophy Hunting Bill
A pair of backbench MPs could derail the Trophy Hunting Bill coming to the Commons this Friday despite being backed by 9 out of 10 voters.
Violation of rights: Cuba’s political prisoners total 1,066
Cuba's political prisoners total 1,066, with 11 new cases in February, highlighting the systematic violation of rights in all cases of political imprisonment in Cuba.
Government’s roadmap to achieving trusted data
Marc Hoogstad, Head of Product Management at Finworks discusses removing data silos, implementing automation and gaining access to real-time data to encourage trusted data in government.
Who is responsible for the Nord Stream pipeline attack?
The Kremlin blames the West for the Nord Stream pipeline attack, and Ukraine denies involvement - so who was responsible?
Public and private sector collaboration can deliver the UK innovation agenda
Cyber attacks and system security breaches in big corporations are increasingly common in the UK – and this is why a UK innovation agenda overhaul has never been more needed.
