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NEWS
59 per cent of population experience issues with broadband, survey finds
A new Which? survey has found that 59 per cent of households (16 million people) across England experienced some kind of problem with their home internet connection in the last year.....read more
IPSA mistakenly publishes MPs’ confidential data
The Independent Parliamentary Standards Authority (IPSA) has confirmed confidential personal information about 3,000 MPs' staff and their salaries has been mistakenly published online.....read more
CCGs launch online services for elderly patients
Stoke-on-Trent and North Staffordshire CCGs have been awarded £272,000 to set up an online video technology service linking GPs with their elderly patients, in a bid to save £1 million.....read more
Weston General Hospital launches app for ‘paperless’ communication
Nursing staff at Weston General Hospital are switching to smartphone-based technology to replace the current paper-based systems.....read more
CMA highlights benefits of digital comparison tools
The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has published a paper on its market study into digital comparison tools (DCTs), exploring the tools’ increasing use in helping people decide what to buy.....read more
Encrypted messaging services should not allow terrorists to hide, Rudd says
Home Secretary Amber Rudd has said that encrypted messaging services such as WhatsApp should not offer terrorists a place to hide.....read more
Proposals to make council webcasting compulsory
The Welsh government has announced new proposals to make council webcasting of meetings compulsory.....read more
PAC calls for more action on improving CCS
The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) has advised that the government can make substantial savings from buying common goods and services centrally, but that the results of the its latest attempt to do so have been ‘disappointing’.....read more
DfT announces laptop ban for certain flights
The UK and US have announced new carry-on restrictions banning large electronic devices on certain passenger flight, with US media reporting that so-called Islamic State group (IS) has been working on ways to smuggle explosives on to planes by hiding them in electronics.....read more
Councils must embrace smart technology
A new report has argued that councils must become more creative and collaborative in their use of technology in order to plan for future problems.....read more
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