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Cyber security

Defending against cyber war, and cloud adoption in the public sector

A Panel of experts paint a positive picture for public sector cloud adoption, confident that it is growing and will continue to do so.

Police Helmets

National register will guard against 'maverick' police commissioners

A national register recording the interests of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should be created, as apportioning so much power to individual commissioners…

HS2

Birmingham businesses undecided over HS2

The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group (BCG) believe that the high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will provide a stimulus for economic recovery,…

Swimming

Schools failing to teach swimming due to budget restraints, warns ASA

More than 1.1 million primary school children will break up this half term unable to be safe in and around water, a survey has found.

Communication System

How will Government keep pace with the digital universe?

Government IT still has a long way to go to match best practice, says Bill McCluggage, chief technologist, public sector UK and Ireland at EMC.

British Pounds

UK energy efficiency could deliver £2.3billion in savings

Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released its response to the consultation on options to permanently reduce electricity demand.

Women in business

UK cannot afford to cut support for Adult Education says NIACE

Figures show that investing in Adult Education (AE) benefits the economy and reduces the costs of social care, health, and benefits- yet UK AE is losing ground…

Disabled Parking

TUC: government is destroying disabled people's living standards

The move towards Universal Credit, cuts to the NHS, and the new Personal Independence Payments (PIP)will take millions from disabled people's pockets, say the Trades…

Exam Room

Tough approach needed to improve FE colleges, says Labour

All new Further Education teachers should have at least 2 good GCSE grades in English and Maths, an advisory group for Labour has said.

Military

Afghan interpreters given right to live in UK

Six hundred Afghan interpreters who worked with British troops are to be given the right to live in the UK following a government climbdown.

National register will guard against 'maverick' police commissioners

A national register recording the interests of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should be created, as apportioning so much power to individual commissioners brings “risks of maverick behaviour”, a parliamentary report has said.

Birmingham businesses undecided over HS2

The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group (BCG) believe that the high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will provide a stimulus for economic recovery, but many more think otherwise.

Schools failing to teach swimming due to budget restraints, warns ASA

More than 1.1 million primary school children will break up this half term unable to be safe in and around water, a survey…

How will Government keep pace with the digital universe?

Government IT still has a long way to go to match best practice, says Bill McCluggage, chief technologist, public sector…

UK energy efficiency could deliver £2.3billion in savings

Department for Energy and Climate Change (DECC) has released its response to the consultation on options to permanently…

UK cannot afford to cut support for Adult Education says NIACE

Figures show that investing in Adult Education (AE) benefits the economy and reduces the costs of social care, health, and…

TUC: government is destroying disabled people's living standards

The move towards Universal Credit, cuts to the NHS, and the new Personal Independence Payments (PIP)will take millions from…

Tough approach needed to improve FE colleges, says Labour

All new Further Education teachers should have at least 2 good GCSE grades in English and Maths, an advisory group for Labour…

Afghan interpreters given right to live in UK

Six hundred Afghan interpreters who worked with British troops are to be given the right to live in the UK following a government climbdown.

Cyber security
A Panel of experts paint a positive picture for public sector cloud adoption, confident that it is growing and will continue to do so.
Classrooms of the future will support the use of multiple devices as they are developed and enhanced, believes Robert Donelan, the Head of Learning Services at AAT.
Government IT still has a long way to go to match best practice, says Bill McCluggage, chief technologist, public sector UK and Ireland at EMC.
Embrace the growth of eLearning across the corporate landscape to set yourself at a competitive advantage, says Kevin Young, GM EMEA at SkillSoft.
Can the concept of gamification provide an effective solution to aid learning and development in business, asks Peter Phillips, Chief Executive of Unicorn Training.
Distance learning is not a new phenomenon... but technology is giving us many new possibilities, says David Williams, CEO and Founder of Impact International.
Chris Wade, CEO of Action for Market Towns, sets out the strategic steps that councils, community groups and businesses need to take together to deliver the long-term revitalisation of their town centres.
Knowledge experts should stop focussing on how technical they are and instead focus on what they can do and do it well, says Ian Ross, Learning Technologies Manager for the Charity Learning Consortium.

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A chain of state funded free schools run by former armed forces personnel are to be launched, following ministerial approval of the opening of Britain’s first military style academy.
A national register recording the interests of police and crime commissioners (PCCs) should be created, as apportioning so much power to individual commissioners brings “risks of maverick behaviour”, a parliamentary report has said.
The Birmingham Chamber of Commerce Group (BCG) believe that the high-speed rail link between London and the Midlands will provide a stimulus for economic recovery, but many more think otherwise.

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The prize, announced by the Department of Health, will recognise innovative ways of integrating care for people with dementia.
The Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) has announced an additional £3.1 million programme to encourage more people to study languages at university.
Max3000 to provide the public sector with monitoring & management of cloud services via Giii G-Cloud Framework

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