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UKCloud s State of Digital and Data survey reveals challenges public sector organisations are facing in adopting technologies to harness data value
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UKCloud survey shows overwhelming desire to harness innovative technology that is hampered by lack of certainty over data residency.
London – 29th April 2021 – UKCloud, the multi-cloud experts dedicated to making transformation happen across UK public sector, has today announced the results of a survey of more than 300 senior IT professionals and business leaders that reveals the key challenges and issues that the UK Public Sector is facing in harnessing value from its data.
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The Bright Initiative is built on three key pillars: promoting web transparency, fighting social injustice, and encouraging data-driven expertise through education and research. With these pillars in mind, the Bright Initiative partners with like-minded organisations and institutions to tackle critica
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A high-level Westminster debate about competition policy looks at whether the UK is really going to rein in the US giants?
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If you re a large digital platform company, the storm clouds have been gathering lately in the US, Europe, and the UK in terms of regulation and competition rules. Or perhaps there have merely been a few balls of vapour around an otherwise glorious sun, depending on how you believe the weather is looking in the digital realm.
Take the FAMGA group. Regulators worldwide - including in the US - may tut at their growing might, but Facebook s Q4 2020 revenues were up by one-third year on year, Amazon s by 44%, Microsoft s by nearly 17 percent, Google s by 24% and Apple s Q1 was up by 21% - topping $100 billion for the first time.
Huge economic shock combined with unprecedented fiscal interventions results in a provisional fiscal deficit of £303bn or 14.5% of GDP for the year ended 31 March 2021.
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