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Public Sector Roundup: Spine a success?
The NHS electronic database Spine has solid takeup, Dorset's high-tech crime unit gets secure, and a Welsh hospital gets an IT makeover.
Government launches £9m internet safety ad campaign
The plan, meant to raise awareness of the dangers of the internet, will launch this summer.
Public Sector Roundup: e-crime business threat
Wales aims to combat e-crime, Hull University gets help with data archiving, Dyfed Powys Police seek to improve helpdesk services and...
Public Sector Roundup: Policing tech
New content management systems for Yorkshire police, while Cable & Wireless pen deal to equip police on patrol.
Police awarded £50m for PDA scheme
Up to 27 police forces in the UK will receive mobile devices in a bid to save officers time while on the beat.
Public Sector Roundup: BlackBerrys for Thames police
More mobile working for UK police, Lancashire upgrades networks with Thus, while the NHS has been told to go with IT to cut carbon.
Robocops a reality by 2084?
A researcher has said robotic policemen will hit the streets within the next 75 years.
Home Office announces interactive crime maps for every neighbourhood
New online maps will let people check and compare crime month-by-month in their area.
Public Sector Roundup: Technology tackles truancy
This week, Stafford Sports College automates truancy notification, the MoD launches an online travel service, Manchester Police go mobile and...
Sussex Police automates buying
New e-procurement software is planned to automate and streamline the force’s purchasing and integrate with existing SAP systems.
Police get mobile fingerprint scanners
Agency says scheme to check identities while mobile will save police time, but civil rights groups have called for a stop to plans until legal...
London crime map goes live
The beta of the Met Police crime map mashup has gone live, and Southwark doesn’t look good.
Emergency text service for deaf expands
The 80999 service is being expanded to cover more people in the South West of England.
IT proves its point as killer brought to justice
How an overnight upgrade to the HOLMES computing system helped Suffolk police manage the data necessary to catch Steve Wright after he murdered...
Police laptop stolen from car
But Avon and Somerset say the data on their deputy chief constable’s machine is secure.
London Underground police radio system goes live
Digital radio system for the tube network is now fully operational, enabling police above and below ground to communicate, improving responsiveness.
Report calls for handhelds for all police officers
A report has suggested all police officers should have mobile computers on the beat, and said the government should pay for it.
Mobile fingerprinting to rollout by next year?
And the National Policing Improvement Agency would like to add as many databases to the system as possible.
Police must delete old data
The ICO’s ruling that there is no justification for holding old criminal record data has been upheld by the Information Tribunal.
Norfolk police inks data warehouse deal with Fujitsu Services
Fujitsu Services to deploy operational data warehouse for Norfolk constabulary.