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European IT security talents preparing for contest
Teams of budding IT security specialist have begun preparing for the European Cyber Security Challenge (ECSC). The 150 winners from national competitions will gather for the final tournament, to be…
NEWSCreated: 31/05/2017Updated Date: 31/05/2017
Scotland emphasises sharing and reuse of ICT
Scotland’s public administrations should focus on common, shared technology platforms, according to the new digital strategy, published on 22 March. The government says it wants to develop “shared…
NEWSCreated: 27/03/2017Updated Date: 27/03/2017
UK GDS to host first Govt. Data Science conference
The United Kingdom’s Government Digital Service (GDS) will host the first Government Data Science Conference, in London, on 24 April. “The conference is an opportunity to connect communities…
NEWSCreated: 01/03/2017Updated Date: 01/03/2017
UK and Finland Europe’s eGovernment leaders - UNPAN
The United Kingdom and Finland are Europe’s eGovernment leaders, according to the United Nations Public Administration Network (UNPAN) 2016 UN eGovernment Survey. The list of top 10 eGovernment…
NEWSCreated: 01/08/2016Updated Date: 01/08/2016
Open standard for UK emergency services
The United Kingdom is introducing an open standard for IT systems used by emergency services, the country’s Digital Service announced on 23 May. The ‘Multi-Agency Incident Transfer’ (MAIT) standard is…
NEWSCreated: 16/06/2016Updated Date: 16/06/2016
UK continues to refine central govt. platform
The United Kingdom is continuing to improve its central eGovernment service platform, GOV.UK. “The major focus of our improvement effort this year is to make it possible for organisations across…
NEWSCreated: 06/06/2016Updated Date: 06/06/2016
Norway studies UK eGovernment service design
Citizens to be involved in planning of new eGovernment services Norway’s Agency for Public Management and eGovernment, DIFI, is considering mimicking the United Kingdom’s approach to creating…
NEWSCreated: 21/04/2016Updated Date: 21/04/2016
UK updates lists of G-Cloud suppliers
The UK government has updated its list of G-Cloud suppliers - ICT companies that can provide cloud-based services to government organisations. “The number of suppliers is up 11.2% on the 1,453…
NEWSCreated: 30/11/2015Updated Date: 30/11/2015
Northern EU leaders to discuss government modernisation
Iceland’s Prime Minister Sigmundur Davið Gunnlaugsson has invited his colleagues from the Nordic countries, the Baltic states and the United Kingdom to discuss government modernisation. The Northern…
NEWSCreated: 20/10/2015Updated Date: 20/10/2015
Antwerp and Birmingham aim to innovate transport
A consortium including the cities of Antwerp and Birmingham wants to innovate transport, by making available geo data, to allow the creation of new services and transport software applications. The…
NEWSCreated: 21/09/2015Updated Date: 21/09/2015
UK overhauls its Digital Service Standard
The United Kingdom has revised its Digital Service Standard, which describes the components for building eGovernment services. The update came into effect on 1 June, and is to be used for new and…
NEWSCreated: 01/06/2015Updated Date: 01/06/2015
UK 2nd EU member to appoint Chief Data Officer
On 24 March, the United Kingdom appointed Mike Bracken as its first Government Chief Data Officer. Bracken “will be responsible for developing a new Government Data Standard, championing open data…
NEWSCreated: 27/03/2015Updated Date: 27/03/2015