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How can councils cope with new complexities in cyber security?
WEBThe demands of cyber security are becoming even more complex for local authorities. They have to deal with multiple legacy systems, the gradual move to cloud, a rising number of cyber threats – intensified by the increasing use of AI – and the continual squeeze on their budgets. In addition, the Cyber Security and Resilience Bill ...
Government outlines plan for Cyber Security and Resilience Bill
WEBThe Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has highlighted plans for three key updates to the regulatory framework for cyber security in the UK. It has published a statement on its plans for a new Cyber Security and Resilience Bill, to be introduced to Parliament next year, to strengthen the defences of digital services.
DSIT names expert group for digital government | UKAuthority
WEB1 day ago · The Department of Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) has set up a panel of digital experts to develop a vision for the use of technology in the public sector. The move follows the post-election transfer of central government’s main digital bodies to the department and is intended to strengthen plans for a new ‘digital centre’ of ...
Local authorities ‘need better guidance in procuring AI’
WEB2 days ago · 01/10/24. Local authorities are being left without adequate support to procure AI in the public interest, according to newly published research from the Ada Lovelace Institute. It says that, despite a proliferation of guidance documents from government, councils do not have access to a clear, comprehensive or consistent account of how to ...
Open standards: the key to efficient fault reporting
WEB2 days ago · The government’s 2018 Open Standards principles policy paper highlights their many benefits, from avoiding vendor lock-in, to being able to reuse components of software built by others and reducing the overall cost of a service or programme. An open standard is a way of communicating, that anyone can implement, without paying any money for ...
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Data to lead the fight against violent crime against women and girls
WEBSep 26, 2024 · A new national policing strategy to reduce violence against women and girls will be data-led, aiming to slash violent crime against them by 50%. The Home Secretary is to oversee the development of a new standardised approach to the use of data-driven policing against those involved in domestic abuse, sexual assault, harassment and stalking.
DWP explores real time sharing of universal credit data
WEBDWP explores real time sharing of universal credit data. The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has taken a step towards making universal credit data available in real time to local authorities and other organisations to support groups of vulnerable people. It has agreed on a two-year, £2 million contract with Capgemini, which came into ...
Data, IG and supporting the vulnerable - UKAuthority
WEBData sharing across the public sector: the Digital Economy Act codes (ICO) Guide to Data Protection (ICO) Right to be informed (ICO) This was one of two UKA Lives on how data can support vulnerable people. Catch up here with the discussion on the data sharing experience gained during Covid to meet the current challenges facing our communities.