UK outlines proposed changes to GDPR - what businesses can expect
The UK has launched a consultation on its proposed changes to GDPR. However, the EU will be watching closely as it keeps its adequacy decision with the UK under review.
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Marc's on mute, but Salesforce's first $6 billion quarter tells its own tale
Salesforce CEO Benioff was temporarily silenced, but his management team was ready to expand on a strong second quarter for the firm as the Slack-First era emerges.
The British Government’s approach to the economy’s productivity problem needs a rethink
The British Government has a tendency to focus on sector specific issues, whilst failing to recognize that productivity is an economy-wide problem that is highly interconnected.
The UK A-Level ‘COVID-19 algorithm fiasco’ and lessons for the enterprise
Influential think tank Institute for Government has broken down exactly what went wrong with the A-Level algorithm during the COVID-19 pandemic - and there are lessons for business.
Public sector transformation – how customers get from manual processes to low-code results
Modernizing processes doesn't have to cost years or excessive amounts of money. Christoph Garms shares three examples of lessons learned from digital transformation in the public sector from Neptune Software.
Monday Morning Moan - lessons to be learned for government digital services delivery again (and again and again and again and again and...)
Government IT debacle shocker! Sadly, not really, but have we become brutalized into accepting failure as a key component of digital service delivery in government?
Inequity in the UK STEM workforce is being made worse by COVID-19
A lack of representation in the STEM sector of minoritized groups is intersectional, systemic and is leading to a lack of skills, experiences and perspectives in the workforce.
Tech giants to be given ‘Strategic Market Status’ in UK and forced to follow code of conduct
The UK’s newly created Digital Markets Unit has been given powers to tackle the market dominance of big tech firms - but will it work without global consensus?
British Government lays out plans to invest in green and digital skills
Prime Minister Boris Johnson gave a speech this week aimed at ‘levelling up’ the country - where skills and education form a key focus.
Coming soon! UK AI strategy - the same, only more so
This week’s eForum on AI policy tries to locate the signal amidst the noise regarding the UK’s strategy, with help from Professor Dame Wendy Hall.
The UK (once again) says digital is important and (once again) has a plan to be world leader
The British Government is this week telling the world that it’s going to be a really good place for digital to thrive. And it has some principles (?) to make that happen.
British Government must act now on future of work or risk groups being excluded
MPs on the Work and Pensions Committee have raised concerns about the government’s lack of ambition when it comes to planning for the future of work.
UK’s new Infrastructure Bank opens its doors to support post-pandemic growth
The Infrastructure Bank was announced in the Autumn last year and aims to help support Britain’s recovery in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic.
