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Understanding the Gender Pay Gap in the UK Public Sector
Oct 10, 2019
The UK Government has released a report looking into the gender pay gap in the public sector. It analyses the size and possible causes of the pay gap and finds that the gap is larger in the public sector than in the private and that a much higher pay gap exists at the top end of the earnings...
Top Players in Cybersecurity and What’s Driving Market Trends
Oct 10, 2019
This report on cybersecurity was recently released and summarizes the factors and dynamics that shape the cybersecurity market. The global cybersecurity market is valued at $131.3 billion and is expected to increase to $289.8 billion by 2026.
This report shares the market drives, segmentation,...
Applications for AI in Military IoT – Invitation to a NATO/DefSec Workshop
Oct 2, 2019
We are delighted to inform our readers of a new series of workshops aimed at influencing and hopefully solving some of the hottest issues facing NATO right now. This is a fascinating set of discussions because each topic will tackle a concrete challenge that NATO needs to solve through...
Governments Buying AI Intelligently – New Guidelines
Oct 2, 2019
The World Economic Forum has issued guidelines to help governments procure artificial intelligence. They have been co-designed by WEF’s artificial intelligence and machine learning team and the UK government’s Office of AI along with Deloitte, Salesforce and Splunk. Government and private...
Cybersecurity In Europe – State of the Market and Lack of Expert Skills
Sep 5, 2019
In the Juniper 2017 report, The Future of Cybercrime & Security: Enterprise Threats & Mitigation 2017-2022, it forecasts that the number of personal data records stolen by cybercriminals will reach 5 billion in 2020. Criminal data breaches are expected to cost businesses about $8 trillion over the...
The UK Dept for Education Is Looking for Partner to Create Digital Procurement Tool
Aug 8, 2019
In a bid to help schools save money, the Department for Education is spending £400,000 on sourcing a digital tool to help streamline procurement. The long-term saving is for £1bn of the current £10bn spend on non-staff costs by 2020. The department is looking for a partner to help it develop and...
Growing Toolkit of AI Has Potential to Enhance Government
Jul 8, 2019
Artificial intelligence (AI) technology is growing increasingly diverse in its slew potential uses to improve government operations. For optimized use, AI necessitates as large volume of data––something the U.S. government possesses. Deloitte confirms the federal government plans to reach 500...
Global Virtual Reality Market to Surpass $26B by 2022
Jul 8, 2019
Zion Market Research released a virtual reality (VR) industry research report. The report goes into statistical and overall analysis to provide a holistic projection of the VR hardware and software industry through 2022. Market Research News reports on Zion’s findings, including a list of key...
AR in Military: How This Emerging Tech Can Enhance Warfare and Training
Jul 3, 2019
The challenges the U.S. military faces become increasingly complex as technology advances. The prevalence of augmented reality (AR) in the consumer market comes on the tail-end of one of its first implementations in a heads up display for fighter jets. The bleeding-edge depictions of far more...
Top Publicly Traded Companies at the Forefront of AI Innovation
Jul 3, 2019
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is a broad umbrella catchall for a slew of technological advances, including but not limited to machine learning and automation. Builtin estimates that AI could add as much as $15.7 trillion to the global GDP by the year 2030. Several publicly traded companies...
Public Spend Forum’s Public Procurement Weekly Roundup
Jun 21, 2019
ECS lands a $276 million cyber award from DHS to deliver an advanced CDM Dashboard, Philadelphia plans to revise its procurement policies to support minority-owned businesses, and AR/VR tech continues to transform how governments use data and more efficiently offer improved services. All this and...
Evolving Procurement Through Technology, Diversity, and Cooperative Purchasing
Jun 19, 2019
Episode 16 of the Public Procurement Leaders Podcast featuring Tammy Rimes
As a career purchasing agent for the City of San Diego, Tammy Rimes has witnessed procurement evolution firsthand. “In the past, for something as simple as a streetlight, we’d look at the specs and buy the same light...
