Public Sector stories

Is the public sector keeping up with digitisation?
Thu, 30th Mar 2023
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innovation
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digitisation
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public sector
The public sector’s current reliance on legacy systems inhibits simple creative ideas and website changes on the fly.

Hundreds of devices declared missing by government departments
Mon, 20th Mar 2023
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public sector
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theft
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uk government
The findings of 14 Freedom of Information (FOI) requests to the UK's government departments has been released.

Illumio joins the AWS public sector partner program
Thu, 9th Mar 2023
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ransomware
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cloud security
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aws
The move builds upon Illumio’s existing engagement with AWS and will reduce risk, build resilience, and stop the spread of ransomware and other breaches.

Public sector IT teams must adopt a new approach to app security
Tue, 7th Mar 2023
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application security
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devsecops
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it industry
Technologists are struggling to manage soaring volumes of emerging cyber threats across an increasingly dynamic and fragmented IT environment.

Gamma awarded place on CCS, brings power of 5G to public sector
Thu, 19th Jan 2023
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uc
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mobility
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5g
Gamma has officially been awarded a place on Crown Commercial Service’s (CCS) new Mobile voice and data services framework (RM6261).

Government needs content services aligned for better customer experience
Fri, 29th Jul 2022
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cx
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digital transformation
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martech
Organisations across all industries in the private sector have made significant progress in digital transformation. The public sector, however, has not always kept up with the pace.

Who is on Fortinet’s new Public Sector Advisory Council?
Wed, 8th Jun 2022
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firewall
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network management
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ai
Fortinet says its new Public Sector Advisory Council will expand its commitment to secure public sector organisations worldwide.

Vulnerabilities on the rise - public sector at risk
Fri, 8th Apr 2022
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digital transformation
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cybersecurity
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public sector
New Invicti Research has found that vulnerabilities are rising, and that government and education sectors are particularly at risk.

Somar Digital’s AWS partner status marks major achievement
Thu, 31st Mar 2022
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cloud services
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digital transformation
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hyperscale
Somar Digital has announced it has become an Amazon Web Services (AWS) Select Consulting Partner and AWS Public Sector Partner.

MTX Group expands presence and tech skills training in ANZ
Wed, 30th Mar 2022
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it training
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public sector
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consulting
Global technology consulting firm MTX Group has announced its expansion across Australia and into New Zealand as it invests in the Asia Pacific region.

NCS acquires Australia's The Dialog Group for $325M
Thu, 10th Mar 2022
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it services
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australian
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public sector
"This acquisition is a significant step in the regionalisation of NCS and leverages the combined strengths of NCS and Dialog."

Gartner's top 10 government technology trends for 2022
Tue, 22nd Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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gartner
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government
Gartner releases its top 10 government tech trends for 2022, to guide public-sector leaders in accelerating digital transformation and mitigating disruption risks.

Alcatel-Lucent teams up with Uplinx for new opportunities in public sector
Fri, 11th Feb 2022
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contact centre
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converged infrastructure
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public sector
"This is only the beginning of our journey, and I am confident that together we can change how people live, work and learn."

Digital (in)accessibility down under: Why Australia lags behind New Zealand
Tue, 8th Feb 2022
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public sector
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digital inclusion
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accessibility
Infosys reveals that Australia is behind New Zealand when it comes to ensuring all digital properties are accessible.

Atturra partners with Infor to deliver digital transformation initiatives for the ANZ public sector
Thu, 3rd Feb 2022
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digital transformation
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partner programmes
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erp
Atturra has partnered with Infor to deliver digital transformation initiatives for public sector organisations across Australia and New Zealand.

The British Council falls victim to two successful ransomware attacks
Mon, 27th Dec 2021
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ransomware
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malware
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cybersecurity
New cyber fears as The British Council falls victim to two successful ransomware attacks.

Gartner reveals Govt uncertainty around artificial intelligence
Thu, 7th Oct 2021
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ai
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martech
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chatbots
“Senior executives in the public sector must address the early apprehension among the government workforce by showing how the technology helps them to getting their work done."

A case for public-private partnerships in technology infrastructure for government
Fri, 24th Sep 2021
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it infrastructure
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aruba networks
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public sector
With more governments setting technology-enabled goals, the timing seems to be right to apply the principles of PPP for network infrastructure.

New strategic alliance brings intelligent automation to Canberra's public sector
Thu, 10th Jun 2021
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it automation
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australian
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public sector
Australia’s Synergy Group and Reveal Group are joining forces to offer intelligent automation services to Canberra.

COVID-19 spurs on public sector IT modernisation
Wed, 3rd Mar 2021
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cloud services
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converged infrastructure
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nutanix
The findings point to a concentrated modernisation effort throughout the sector over the past few months, with 70% of respondents saying COVID-19 has caused IT to be viewed more strategically in their organisations.

Six steps for effective public-sector cloud adoption in a post-COVID-19 world
Thu, 1st Oct 2020
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malware
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public cloud
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public sector
Governments and agencies need to continue to assess the way they operate so they can be best positioned to deliver services in the new world in which they now have to operate.

Unisys clinches multiple government contracts from across the world
Thu, 27th Feb 2020
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government
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unisys
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public sector
Unisys also released a report indicating a 7% growth in the company's revenue in the public sector.

Six Degrees accepted on YPO’s Data Centres, Maintenance, Cloud Hosting, and Security framework
Tue, 22nd Oct 2019
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colocation
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managed services
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public sector
This will allow Six Degrees to offer more connectivity services such as cloud, colocation, data security and networks to UK public sector organisations.

Five ways robotic process automation is improving the public sector – FTS Data & AI
Tue, 17th Sep 2019
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contact centre
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crm
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cx
The robots are coming, but they should be welcomed with open arms, rather than fear and trepidation.