Ahead of the Spring Forecast, open source intelligence tools are being used by investigators to analyse publicly available data and identify tax and benefit fraud at scale.
As regulations evolve, sustainability pressures increase and budgets remain under pressure, government IT leaders are being forced to rethink how end user devices are procured, managed and refreshed. Tariq Hussain, Senior Director, Head of UK Public Sales at Dell Technologies UK, explains why lifecycle thinking, smarter logistics and closer public-private collaboration are becoming critical to reducing both cost and carbon across the public sector.
Most government departments do not yet have decision-grade sustainability data, and even where insight exists it rarely changes outcomes. GreenOps only delivers impact when senior leaders own it, set clear efficiency-based KPIs, and are prepared to make decisions based on what the data is telling them. Mark Butcher, Director at Posetiv, and co-chair of the Government Digital Sustainability Alliance Scope 3 working group and Erica Jeffers, Central Government Client Partner, DXC Technology, argue that embedding sustainability earlier in budgeting, approvals, and change control enables avoidance, improves operational efficiency, and reduces cost by cutting waste, over-consumption, and unnecessary demand.
The MOD has signed a new enterprise agreement with Red Hat as it looks to rein in a fragmented IT estate, speed up digital delivery and prepare its systems for the AI era.
Ministers are being urged to develop an AI-specific crisis response strategy after a new report warned that AI is increasingly being weaponised following major incidents to spread disinformation, incite violence and undermine democratic stability.
As geopolitical pressure, resource scarcity and digital demand collide, circularity is moving from sustainability aspiration to strategic necessity. Steve Haskew of Circular Computing explains why designing for circular IT is critical now – and how small procurement shifts can unlock big economic, environmental and social gains.
Plans to launch the GOV.UK Wallet and introduce mobile driving licences have sparked controversy, after a digital identity expert warned the government’s approach could breach competition rules and trigger regulatory action.
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From safari driver to fintech founder, Cindy van Niekerk’s career has been anything but conventional. Here, the Umazi CEO shares how curiosity, adaptability and a willingness to pivot shaped her journey into blockchain, compliance and digital identity.
As digital identity increasingly becomes a necessity for participation in modern life, gaps in access, privacy and trust risk excluding billions. Digital identity firm Prove says new approaches to continuous, mobile-first identity aim to close that divide.
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