Government IT spending set to soar in post-pandemic world
As they look to modernize their infrastructure in the post-pandemic world, governments around the globe are expected to increase their spending on IT tech, according to a new Gartner report that forecasts IT spending will hit $557.3 billion in 2022 – up 6.5 percent compared to this year. “Governments will continue to accelerate investments in digital technologies to respond and …
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UK government departments spent £4.4bn on technology in 2020
Last year, the UK government spent a total of $6.23 billion on IT, up from $5.95 billion the year before, a new report from market insight company Tussell suggests. Her Majesty’s Revenue and Customs (HMRC) which, according to Computer Weekly, has several large ongoing technology programs, spent $4.96bn on IT between 2016 and 2020. The Tussel report states that more …
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Belgian government network taken offline following DDoS attack
The IT network operated by the Belgian government suffered a large-scale Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack earlier this week, knocking most of its websites and back-end offline. Described by The Record as “massive”, the attack targeted Belnet, an ISP that gets its funding through the Belgian budget. It provides internet access for the Belgian government, educational institutions, ministries and …
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UK government turns to Microsoft for digital transformation assistance
The UK government has agreed a new deal with Microsoft, giving public sector organizations discounted access to its cloud productivity tools and services. In a blog post, Microsoft explained the Crown Commercial Service, the UK’s largest public procurement body, has signed a three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MoU), running from May 1 until April 2024. Signing the MoU, called the Digital …
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Vaccine programs driving increase in government IT spending
As vaccine rollouts gather pace, laying the foundation for economic recovery, governments around the world will look to speed up their digital transformation initiatives and prepare for an increasingly software-oriented future. This is according to a new report from analyst firm Gartner, which claims governments worldwide will spend more on software and remote working solutions, such as collaboration tools. Gartner …
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A quarter of government agencies suffered cloud leaks in 2020
Government agencies experienced all sorts of cloud-related cybersecurity incidents in 2020, but the most dangerous was data leakage, due to the time it takes to identify and remedy issues of this kind. This is according to a new report from cybersecurity firm Netwrix, which states that phishing and targeted attacks on infrastructure round out the three biggest threats to government …
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UK government urged to undertake digital overhaul
If the UK is to become a world leader in digital technologies, while at the same time becoming more sustainable, it’s in need of a significant digital overhaul. This is the conclusion of a new report recently released by Public Policy Projects (PPP), Anderson Strategy and Huawei. The “Connected Citizen” report argues, first and foremost, that it’s essential that education …
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UK government urged to go all-in on cloud
If the UK government wants to close the gap on digital transformation leaders China and Russia, it needs to go all-in on cloud technologies. This is the conclusion of a new report delivered to the Cabinet Office last week. Behind the proposal sits the Commission on Smart Government (CSG), a project of GovernUp, an independent group of business leaders and …
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US government blames Russia for SolarWinds hack
The US government has accused Russia of being behind the recent SolarWinds attack, which is considered to be among the most significant of 2020. On Tuesday, four US security agencies, all members of a task force set up specifically to investigate the SolarWinds attack, issued a joint statement claiming the attack was “likely Russian in origin”. The agencies in question …
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UK government delays publishing digital strategy for 2021
The UK’s digital strategy, a document designed to serve as a guideline to help the country recover from the Covid-19 pandemic, has been postponed – without a new concrete deadline. In a written statement, Department for Digital, Culture Media and Sport (DCMS) digital and culture minister Caroline Dinenage said that the document can be expected some time later this year. …
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