European Commission’s Digital Services Act a ‘watershed moment’ for internet regulation
The European Commission has agreed to a new Digital Services Act with the European Parliament and EU Member States. The Digital Services Act (DSA) was proposed by the Commission in December...
UK local authorities experiencing surge in demand for digital services
According to research undertaken by Acquia, the Coronavirus pandemic has fuelled uptake of local councils' digital services. Local council usage increased by 27% on average in the 12 months from summer...
NCSC wants tech innovators to join ransomware fight
The NCSC wants cybersecurity startups to work with it to fight ransomware. It has invited startups to join the NCSC for Startups programme, run jointly by itself and Plexal. The timing...
Precisely signs agreement to acquire PlaceIQ
Precisely has signed a definitive agreement to acquire location intelligence vendor PlaceIQ. The move will enable Precisely to improve its offering around location data further. Neither party has announced the financial...
The NCSC announces an Early Warning service
The NCSC has announced its Early Warning service. The free service will warn companies of any potential cyberattack on their networks. The NCSC will use its tools and technologies to gather...
City of Olathe selects Avaap to deploy new Workday solutions
The City of Olathe, Kansas, is to deploy Workday solutions with the assistance of Avaap. The project is part of the ambitious Olathe 2040 strategic plan that aims to make the...
Cerner agrees to Oracle bid of US$28.3B
Cerner Corporation has agreed to a bid from Oracle that values the company at US$28.3B. The deal gives Oracle a significant foothold in the digital information systems for healthcare. It makes...
Research from week beginning 6th December
Vendors rushed to publish research in the week beginning 6th December including some interest pieces from @GlobalNTT on #5g , @Unit4 on #publicsector transformation and @Achievers on #talent
Unit4 investigates Public Sector Digital Transformation
The State of the Digital Nation: Public Sector is the latest piece of research published by Unit4, and conducted by Vanson Bourne. The report is based on a survey of 600...
US Government contractor trends in 2022
Deltek has published four business development trends its GOVWIN IQ Research has identified that will have an impact on US government contracting marketing in 2022.
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