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Mayor launches London Privacy Register for smart city information

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The Mayor of London has launched a Beta of the London Privacy Register, which aims provide greater openness around the use of smart city technologies throughout the capital’s public spaces. According to the Mayor’s Office, the adoption smart city technologies in public spaces – including networks of sensors, cameras, drones, robotics, mobility services, augmented reality,…

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UK government invests £106m in five quantum tech hubs

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The government is ploughing millions of pounds into five new quantum hubs in Glasgow, Edinburgh, Birmingham, Oxford and London to bring together researchers and businesses. Areas of focus for the hubs include quantum sensing, networking and positioning.  The hubs will be delivered by the UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council…

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How Co-op is preparing for the move off SAP ECC

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Retailer Co-op has been running a retail business transformation programme powered by SAP’s Retail ECC (enterprise core components) suite on Hana software to improve stock visibility and forecasting across its stores. It has now migrated all its SAP systems onto the SAP Rise cloud as a stepping stone to migrating off ECC and onto S/4Hana…

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How the Mercedes F1 IT team helped Lewis Hamilton win the British Grand Prix

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When Lewis Hamilton crossed the finish line for his emotional win in the 2024 British Grand Prix at Silverstone, there would have been a good few fist pumps from the IT team at his Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One team. While fans focus on the race engineers that helped get the Mercedes car back to the…

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Labour government plans new laws around cyber security, data sharing and skills

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The Labour government has announced its legislative agenda for the new Parliament, with the King’s Speech outlining bills covering cyber security, data sharing and skills among proposals likely to impact IT professionals – but there are no plans for artificial intelligence (AI) regulation at this stage. The King highlighted his government’s intention to “pursue sustainable…

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Police Digital Service CEO Ian Bell resigns as company director following news of staff arrests

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Police Digital Service (PDS) CEO Ian Bell is no longer a director of the company, two weeks after it emerged two of its employees had been arrested on suspicion of fraud, bribery and misconduct in public office. A Companies House filing, dated 16 July 2024, confirms Bell’s position as company director was terminated on 11…

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Week one of a new government and it’s time to talk tech

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It is often said that politicians campaign in poetry and govern in prose, but as we contemplate the new government, trying to predict regulatory intentions in every policy announcement and ministerial appointment, what tech prose can the tech bros expect? In his speech on the steps of Number 10, our new Prime Minister highlighted his…

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Challenges of deploying AI to run public services more efficiently

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In its 2024 general election manifesto, Labour promised to support the tech and digital sectors through a new industrial strategy and set about planning rules to boost digital infrastructure.The Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has now issued a report, Governing in the age of AI: Reimagining the UK Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), detailing how…

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Revamped DSIT to transform digital public services, says government

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A revamped Department for Science, Innovation and Technology (DSIT) will transform public services and supercharge economic growth through science and technology, the new government has claimed. The plans will see DSIT’s scope and size greatly expanded with a brief to unite digital transformation efforts – as they pertain to public services – under one command,…

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