UK government spends another £1B on cloud migration and services
New framework set to help public sector orgs move on amid lock-in fears
PaaS + IaaS03 Dec 2024 | 24
Government of the United Kingdom
Mega defense corp Thales faces Anglo-French bribery and corruption probe
Authorities remain tight-lipped on specifics
Public Sector22 Nov 2024 | 14
UK tax collector inks £366M in ERP deals to get systems into cloud
SAP and Deloitte winners in transition from legacy software to SaaS, which includes housing and transport ministries
Databases18 Nov 2024 |
UK energy watchdog slaps down Capita's £130M smart meter splurge
Regulator finds poor planning and overuse of consultants added to costs in ailing rollout
Networks15 Nov 2024 | 174
Europe's largest local authority slammed for 'poorest' ERP rollout ever
Government-appointed commissioners say Birmingham severely lacked Oracle skills during disastrous implementation
Databases08 Nov 2024 | 73
UK orders Chinese biz to sell majority stake in Scottish chipmaker
Government invokes National Security and Investment Act
Systems06 Nov 2024 | 26
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NARROWER TOPICS
Post Office CTO had 'nagging doubts' about Horizon system despite reliability assurances
As 'heat' built from campaigners, tech boss kept telling MPs everything was fine
Public Sector17 Oct 2024 | 81
UK electronics firms want government to stop taxing trash and let them fix it instead
CLEAR group calls for VAT to be dropped on spare parts, repairs, labor
Personal Tech17 Oct 2024 | 62
Britain opens floodgates to US datacenter investment
Who needs climate goals and planning permission anyway?
Systems15 Oct 2024 | 20
Keir Starmer tells regulators to chill as Microsoft exec takes wheel of advisory council
What could possibly go wrong?
Public Sector15 Oct 2024 | 84
Keir Starmer hands ex-Darktrace boss investment minister gig
What's harder? Convincing people to invest in a beleaguered security business or a tiny island everybody hates?
Public Sector11 Oct 2024 | 53
Post Office CEO tells inquiry: Leadership was in 'dream world' over Horizon scandal
Hired in 2019, he claims the recruitment failed to mention ongoing litigation
Public Sector10 Oct 2024 | 49
UK Regulatory Innovation Office vows to slash red tape – but we've heard it all before
Comment The real issue is a reluctance to invest
Public Sector09 Oct 2024 | 38
UK government's bank data sharing plan slammed as 'financial snoopers' charter'
Access to account info needed to tackle benefit fraud, latest bill claims
Security26 Sep 2024 | 146
Fujitsu wins spot on £600M framework after vowing to sit out public sector
Post Office scandal? What scandal?
Public Sector25 Sep 2024 | 22
NHS drops another billion on tech in the hope of finally going digital
Framework promised last year set to reach value of up to £2.5B after chat with supply chain
Software23 Sep 2024 | 62
With billions in UK govt IT contracts about to expire, get the next vendors to act right
Poor performers get renewals, new small outfits discouraged from bidding, say researchers
Public Sector19 Sep 2024 | 23
UK pensions department's project to unite government ERP systems comes to £1.9B
Four branches attempt to streamline HR and business processes
Public Sector18 Sep 2024 | 12
UK elevates datacenters to critical national infrastructure status
Dedicated support to be assembled to prevent cyberattacks, IT outages, and bad weather from affecting availability
On-Prem12 Sep 2024 | 16
Key aspects of Palantir's Federated Data Platform lack legal basis, lawyers tell NHS England
Exclusive Unless solution found, patients must be allowed to opt out
Databases05 Sep 2024 | 60
Brit teachers are getting AI sidekicks to help with marking and lesson plans
Updated Isn't the education system in enough trouble already?
AI + ML29 Aug 2024 | 34
UK government can't kick consultancy habit despite promises
Spending returns to pandemic levels as tech deals make up bulk of framework agreements
Public Sector24 Aug 2024 | 46
Prior UK government planned £485M four-year budget for Palantir-based healthcare system
Exclusive Documents from NHS England meeting reveal scope of politicos spending intent
Databases21 Aug 2024 | 22
'Right to switch off' initiative aims to boost economy by beating burnout
Your country needs you… to quit it with all those sick days
Offbeat20 Aug 2024 | 129
Inquiry hears UK government misled MPs over Post Office IT scandal
Former business minister Vince Cable testifies, highlighting misinformation and oversight failures
Public Sector29 Jul 2024 | 50
UK.gov to chuck up to £5B to gang of back office software vendors
Framework deal set to run until 2029 as central govt transitions to new ERP SaaS model
Public Sector26 Jul 2024 | 14
Labour wins race to lead UK, but few would envy the load in its tech in-tray
Analysis Looming train wrecks face winning party after it promises investment and innovation
Public Sector05 Jul 2024 | 426
UK Labour Party promises end to datacenter planning 'barriers'
With a strong lead going into general election, opposition claims it will 'supercharge' tech sector
On-Prem13 Jun 2024 | 47
Forget feet and inches, latest UK units of measurement are thinking bigger
Reg Standards Bureau Testing wind turbine blades the size of three rusty angel wingspans
Bootnotes16 May 2024 | 90
Brit publishers beg Apple not to hurt online ad revenue
Breaking news, perhaps literally: AI content blocking tool in Safari for iOS
Personal Tech14 May 2024 | 38
UK inertia on LLMs and copyright is 'de facto endorsement'
Lords committee slams government response to complaints from creators
AI + ML03 May 2024 | 29
Bill advances to exonerate hundreds in Post Office Horizon scandal
'Their convictions wiped clean from the slate,' minister promises
Public Sector01 May 2024 | 63
UK government faces £17.5M shortfall from UKCloud liquidation
Cabinet Office letter also reveals department lost money on unfinished database project
Public Sector29 Apr 2024 | 20
UK agriculture department slammed for paper pushing despite tech splurges
Defra is counting contractors like sheep
Public Sector26 Apr 2024 | 14
Some smart meters won't be smart at all once 2/3G networks mothballed
UK reckoning with prospect of millions of homes with obsolete hardware
Networks19 Apr 2024 | 282
UK businesses shockingly unaware of how to handle security threats
Many decide to make no changes after detecting a breach
Cyber-crime09 Apr 2024 | 23
UK government sets sights on £8B tech procurement overhaul
Mega framework set to replace earlier deals coming to an end next year
Public Sector03 Apr 2024 | 16
Fujitsu set to be preferred bidder in UK digital ID scheme
Selection comes despite Japanese supplier's role in Post Office scandal
Software26 Mar 2024 | 107
Fujitsu's 30-year-old UK customs system just keeps hanging on
After declaring the end of CHIEF at least five times in as many years, HMRC hopes this June 2024 date will stick
Public Sector25 Mar 2024 | 12
UK health department republishes £330M Palantir contract with fewer ██████
As Good Law Project considers response, ICO slams failure to comply with FoI request
Databases25 Mar 2024 | 43
UK awards £1.73M to AI projects to advance net zero goals
Great! Just ignore the energy needed to train them, process queries, keep the lights on in datacenters ...
AI + ML20 Mar 2024 | 35
UK minister tells telcos to share telegraph poles if they can't lay cable underground
The NIMBYs are fed up, and it's an election year
Networks15 Mar 2024 | 61
Sunak's defunct SaaS scheme spent seven percent of budget designed to help 100,000 SMEs
Unicorn Kingdom prime minister fails to provide £300 million of magic software beans promised
SaaS13 Mar 2024 | 26
Bank's struggle to replace Atos threw system back to dark ages
Costly project to switch supplier likely to continue into 2025, says watchdog
Software07 Mar 2024 | 20
Brit chip industry wonders if UK budget will put its money where its silicon is
Don't hold your breath
Systems05 Mar 2024 | 31
UK tax agency's digital services not good enough to take strain off phone lines
Watchdog says taxpayer assistance is getting worse
Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 28
AI to fix UK Civil Service's bureaucratic bungling, deputy PM bets
'Computer-says-no' to be replaced by summaries written by LLMs trained on government data
Public Sector01 Mar 2024 | 55
Multiple billions up for grabs as UK government launches cloud services tenders
Two major procurement initiatives aim to beef up public sector tech
PaaS + IaaS26 Feb 2024 | 41
Crowning glory of GOV.UK websites updated, sparking frontend upgrades
Logowatch His Majesty’s Royal Cypher adopted the Tudor Crown, so a new icon was needed
Public Sector22 Feb 2024 | 64
UK Cabinet Office hits pause on £9M Microsoft deal
Google Workspace hangout extended indefinitely
SaaS15 Feb 2024 | 33
Infosys enjoyed a boom in UK government invoices in 2023
Linked to the prime minister's wife, the Indian firm achieves contract wins in open and fair process
On-Prem13 Feb 2024 | 33
Billions lost to fraud and error during UK's pandemic spending spree
Watchdog orders a rethink in time for the next emergency
Public Sector09 Feb 2024 | 152
AI-driven booze bouncers can ID you with face scan
Cheerio to cheeky Chardonnay chancers
Bootnotes25 Jan 2024 | 27
Motorola loses appeal to kill price cap on UK Airwave emergency services contract
Tribunal nixes appeal from provider of network that cops and firefighters can't seem to migrate from...
Personal Tech09 Jan 2024 | 16
UK PM promises faster justice for Post Office Horizon victims
Renewed focus follows TV drama
Software08 Jan 2024 | 181
New cars bought in the UK must be zero emission by 2035 – it's the law
Meanwhile, finding a public charge point that works and doesn't require a second mortgage remains a challenge
Offbeat04 Jan 2024 | 376
Fujitsu wins flood contract extension despite starring in TV drama about its failures
Deal expanded from £4.5M to £19.5M over 7 years as critics point to shortcomings
Software04 Jan 2024 | 41
UK government lays out plan to divert people's broken gizmos from landfill
Right to repair meets right to recycle
Public Sector02 Jan 2024 | 122
UK will be HQ for high-flying next-gen fighter jet treaty with Italy, Japan
Global Combat Air Program aims to replace Eurofighter Typhoon and Mitsubishi F-2
Public Sector18 Dec 2023 | 71
UK mulls next-gen satellite subsidies for Brit companies
Almost £100M in handouts available for LEO connectivity projects
Networks11 Dec 2023 | 16
Australia building 'top secret' cloud to catch up and link with US, UK intel orgs
Plans to share 'vast amounts of data' – very carefully
Security07 Dec 2023 | 21
UK government denies China/Russia nuke plant hack claim
Report suggests Sellafield compromised since 2015, response seems worryingly ignorant of Stuxnet
Security05 Dec 2023 | 26
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