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Once a world leader, the UK government is now a digital laggard, report finds

Former chancellor George Osborne says the UK government has “fallen behind” in technology... Read more

International campaign celebrates critical control room stars across the globe

Thousands of emergency and critical control room employees across the world have been celebrated... Read more

Explosives and Weapons Detection

DASA has launched a £2.8 million competition to find state of the art and technological solutions... Read more

Coronavirus: Scotland's Covid-19 contact tracing app goes live
Coronavirus: Scotland's Covid-19 contact tracing app goes live

Scotland's new contact tracing app to help combat the spread of coronavirus has gone live. The... Read more

App tells if office workers are not socially distanced

A social-distancing app which alerts someone when a colleague is too close is being used by Network... Read more

International Control Room Week returns to celebrate unsung heroes during Covid crisis

An international campaign to celebrate the life-saving and life-changing work of control room... Read more

A BT private equity buy-out would sound the death knell for full fibre broadband

A perfect storm of factors has pushed BT into a vulnerable position – and the vultures of private... Read more

New report on Fire and Rescue Services approach to critical broadband migration highlights key issues

Presentation of UK-based research relevant to a global audience of first responders and critical... Read more

APD sets the pace with ESN feature testing success
APD sets the pace with ESN feature testing success

Control room technology market leader APD Communications has again become the first supplier to... Read more

HM Coastguard to replace emergency radio network infrastructure

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is investing over £170 million in a new radio network that will... Read more

Call for technical expertise to prepare and conduct the NG eCall 2020 PlugtestsTM Event

Call for technical expertise to prepare and conduct the NG eCall 2020 PlugtestsTM Event - 26... Read more

Survey reveals 86% of UK businesses expect cyber attacks to increase in next 12 months

In a survey of UK cyber security, IT and business professionals, 86% of businesses expect cyber... Read more