Author Archives for Christine Horton

UK voters’ data exposed in cyberattack

August 9, 2023 7:04 am Published by Comments Off on UK voters’ data exposed in cyberattack

The Electoral Commission has revealed it discovered it was the victim of a cyberattack that breached the personal data of voters in October 2022 – but is only notifying the public now.


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University of Essex: Supporting student engagement through data

August 7, 2023 7:39 am Published by Comments Off on University of Essex: Supporting student engagement through data

Through data-informed interventions, the University of Essex has seen a 60 percent drop in students withdrawing from their studies. Here, the University’s academic registrar, Richard Stock, argues that measuring student engagement means institutions can provide the best support when they look beyond attendance.


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The public sector skills shortage: is enough being done to bridge the gap?

July 31, 2023 7:15 am Published by Comments Off on The public sector skills shortage: is enough being done to bridge the gap?

While the digital skills gap spans every industry, the public sector faces its own unique challenges when it comes to hiring and retaining talent. We speak with Ash Gawthorp, chief academy officer at consultancy Ten10 Group about those hurdles, whether the UK Government is doing enough to bridge the gap and how its own Academy is looking to equip people to enter the public sector.