All posts by Sarah Wray

About Sarah Wray

Sarah has over 15 years’ experience as a journalist with a specialism in the public sector and topics such as digitalisation and climate action. Sarah was formerly the editor of Cities Today and Smart Cities World, as well as a specialist video-based publication in the aerospace sector. She has also written for publications including Smart Cities Dive, Mobile Europe, Mobile World Live and Computer Weekly.

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  Trump administration launches health data-sharing initiative

  The Trump administration has announced a new digital health initiative focused on making health information interoperable and enabling patients to access their own health records more easily. This includes promoting

  • Posted August 7, 2025
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  UK plans to ban public sector bodies from making ransomware payments

  The UK government is planning to ban public sector bodies and operators of national critical infrastructure from paying ransom demands to cyber attackers. This would include hospitals, local councils and

  • Posted July 31, 2025
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  Investment in modern tools key enabler of digital innovation in government

  Investment in modern tools and platforms and associated training are considered critical to enabling governments to capitalise on digital and data for innovation, according to civil servants surveyed by Global

  • Posted July 24, 2025
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  UK government’s ‘once only’ rule to remove need for citizens to repeat information

  The UK government will implement a rule meaning that citizens don’t need to repeat information across multiple services and departments, a minister has confirmed. Responding to a parliamentary question earlier

  • Posted July 23, 2025
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  Research identifies top skills that support innovation in government

  When asked about the top skills for civil servants to develop so they can better drive innovation, adaptability to change is viewed as the most essential, with nearly 60% of

  • Posted July 17, 2025
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  Leadership ranked as the most critical factor for government innovation

  Leadership support stands out as the most critical factor for fostering innovation in government, with 75% of civil servants surveyed by Global Government Forum (GGF) rating it as essential. The

  • Posted July 10, 2025
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  10-year health plan for England bets big on digital

  The long-awaited 10-Year Health Plan has been published, setting out an ambition for the National Health Service (NHS) in England to become “digital by default”. “Modern technology has given us

  • Posted July 7, 2025
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  Report identifies top emerging technologies for government

  A recent report from analyst firm Forrester has identified 11 technologies “that will shape the next decade of government transformation”. Forrester highlighted the key technologies that will offer benefits over

  • Posted July 3, 2025
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  UK developing data tool to track cloud spend across government

  The UK’s Government Digital Service (GDS) is developing a ‘cloud cost data solution’ to give a central picture of the total usage and spend on cloud services across the public

  • Posted June 26, 2025
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  Data analytics could prevent billions in fraud, says US oversight committee

  The US Pandemic Response Accountability Committee (PRAC) is calling for the government to learn lessons from COVID-19 and use data analytics to prevent fraud. New PRAC analysis estimates that the

  • Posted June 24, 2025
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