The UK should double its aid spending on research and development to ensure post-Brexit Britain becomes a world technology leader, a think-tank has said.
The majority of councillors are not “digital dinosaurs” but more needs to be done to improve the way digital technology can benefit public services, says the LGiU.
A survey of public sector finance chiefs has found that harnessing the potential of technology to improve performance will be a top strategic priority over the next five years.
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The safety/privacy balance is a hard one to strike – allowing governments to access encrypted data risks leaving security systems with as many holes as a Swiss cheese
Technology and big data offer the seductive promise of better solutions to social problems. But such tools should be devolved to citizens and communities, not kept in the hands of bureaucrats.
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has set a target for all patients to able to access their GP records online within a year as part of a further expansion of the use of technology in the NHS.
Technology is removing the barriers of location, expense and speed to collaboration. Imaginative ideas – think Airbnb and taxi apps – don’t have to be confined to the private sector
Smart technologies can make our cities work better. But to face the challenges ahead, including population growth and transport, we also need our towns and villages to become ‘smart communities’
