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The digital tools helping to tackle local government deficits
As the true extent of local government deficits comes to light, unlocking digital’s full potential will be the key to delivering council services in the future, says David McKinney, Local Government Managing Director at Servelec.
Threats to government procurement integrity
Laurent Colombant, Continuous Monitoring & Fraud Solution Lead at SAS, looks at the key threats that the government faces in ensuring procurement integrity and preventing losses.
UK Government releases full Net Zero Strategy for 2050
The Net Zero Strategy for 2050, published today (19 October), contains newly fleshed-out climate policies from the UK Government.
Government reform needed after latest ‘Pandora’s box’ opening
Dan Secretan, co-founder of Xapien, discusses the need for UK Government reform in light of the recent Pandora Papers data leak.
Corporate sponsors say COP26 is “very last minute”
Speaking to The Guardian, a group of corporate sponsors for COP26 have concerns about the "very last minute" organisation of the event.
How government IT organisations can stop acting like a cost centre
Many government IT organisations are still perceived purely as cost centres. Here, Cathleen Blanton, Gartner Research VP, argues that government CIOs must go on the offensive to lead digital transformation by focusing on the value IT delivers.
EU push new engagement strategy with Arctic region
The European Commission has revealed a new strategy for relations with the Arctic region, to secure access to rare earth minerals.
“Influence government” – targeted ads and the risk to the public
Andy Woods, Design Director, Rouge Media, explores what “influence government” really means, how technology is changing and whether its rising use is a risk to the public.
How state laws drive the future of national privacy legislation
Rob Shavell, Co-Founder and CEO of Abine/DeleteMe, discusses how “local & limited” privacy laws will shape the future of national privacy legislation.
MPs say UK Test and Trace system “ultimately failed” to stop deaths
The 150-page Health and Social Committee report says the UK Government "ultimately failed" to establish a working Test and Trace system - which led to thousands of COVID deaths.
Public sector procurement requires a new lens on value
Simon Payne, Client Director at Proxima, discusses the challenges that public sector procurement teams are facing and how they can deliver social value.
Climate leadership and a normative framework for political action
Here, Richard Beardsworth, Professor of International Relations at the University of Leeds, continues his series on the nature of progressive state leadership, pondering a new normative framework for political action and climate leadership.
Report finds “illegal pushback” of asylum seekers by EU border force
Frontex, the European Union's coastal and border guard, has been pushing asylum seekers back to sea via Greece - violating international law.
55% of deaths from police violence erased from official statistics
The Lancet found that over 55% of deaths via police violence were either misclassified or unreported in official statistics reports - a critical erasure of information between 1980 to 2018.
UK creates new green rules for government contracts
According to the changes, beginning 30 September, companies bidding for government contracts worth over £5 million must commit to Net Zero emissions by 2050.
Research reveals one woman killed every three days in UK
A report by Femicide Census, an organisation that documents women killed by men, found that one woman is killed every three days in the UK - now, the rate of murder shows "no signs of reducing".
Updating the GDS roadmap for 2021-2022
Digital Editor at Open Access Government updates us on the Government Digital Service roadmap for 2021-2022 to ensure GOV.UK is accessible and personalised.
Research finds ethnic minority MPs receive 165% more online hate
In an analysis of 2.5 million tweets, researchers found that ethnic minority MPs received 165% more online hate than white MPs.
UK GDPR Reform – buccaneering Britain goads the data protection bear
Julian Hayes, Partner, and Umar Azmeh, Associate, of BCL Solicitors LLP, examine the proposals for GDPR reform outlined in the government consultation on changes to the UK’s data protection regime.
Japan’s 6th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan
UEYAMA Takahiro PhD, details Japan’s 6th Science, Technology and Innovation Basic Plan: Society 5.0 in Pursuit of Peoples’ Well-being Based on Trust and Sharing.
