New strategy points to public sector role in boosting AI in UK
Sep 24, 2021
The public sector will have key roles to play as a buyer and exemplar in developing the UK’s capacity in artificial intelligence, according to the new National AI Strategy, writes UKAuthority.
A new strategy has been submitted to Parliament by the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media...
Smart building tech for energy management, forensic data collection, IT infrastructure management at the Tech Showcase!
Aug 20, 2021
On August 19, 2021, Public Spend Forum and GovShop, our AI-enabled Market Intelligence platform, hosted 4 innovative tech companies as part of our regular Emerging Tech and Innovation Showcase (apply or join by clicking on the link). We had four amazing emerging tech companies present including...
Periscope bought by mdf commerce — A look at the public-sector procurement market and prospects for this deal
Aug 13, 2021
Periscope Holdings, a provider of procure-to-pay and supplier management solutions to the public sector, has been acquired by mdf commerce, a provider of SaaS commerce solutions, for about $207.3 million (USD), according to a press release.
The Canadian B2B and business-to-government firm mdf...
Hear From The Company Equipping You With The Tools To Control The Chaos Of Security Threats + MORE!
Jul 30, 2021
On July 29, we invited 4 groundbreaking companies to pitch their innovative solutions to an extensive panel of government buyers from the local, state, and federal agencies. Here’s what each company had to offer:
World Housing Solution: Energy-efficient, deployable, and reusable shelters...
Learn how this company is using innovative technology to protect vulnerable populations and your loved ones in the moments when minutes matter + MORE!
Jul 23, 2021
On July 22, 2021, GovShop hosted 4 innovative tech companies to pitch their solutions to a diverse audience of government buyers from the local, state, and federal agencies. Here’s what each company had to offer:
Vitals Aware Services: Building technology for social good
WNDYR: Enabling the...
Governments invest in new digital procurement tech
Jul 22, 2021
Tech providers are reporting recent growth for digital procurement services at state and local levels. e-bidding procurement platform for state and local governments DemandStar, for example, recently said it had gained 200 new clients in the first half of this year, which already equals the number...
Cybersecurity Experts Discuss ‘Smart City’ Tech
Apr 8, 2021
As ‘smart city’ technologies like street video surveillance, emergency alert systems, automatic tolling, and gunshot detection systems continue to expand through state and local government, so does the threat of damaging consequences due to the hacking of these systems.
When state and local...
What You Need to Know About StateRAMP
Apr 1, 2021
With the threat of cyber crime increasing in recent decades, government agencies have become one of the most common targets for malware attacks. Even outside of state and local government, cyber criminals often exploit the unprotected third party solutions provided by vendors who sell to the...
Public Schools Saw a ‘Record-Breaking’ Increase in Cyber Threats in 2020
Mar 29, 2021
As remote learning and remote working have become the norm during the coronavirus pandemic, new security challenges have been presented in businesses and school districts alike in the form of cyber threats. School districts have been particularly targeted in the past year, seeing increases in data...
A.I. Detects Market Manipulation: “Gamestonk”
Feb 2, 2021
Wall Street has entered the meme wars and it’s bringing A.I. to the party! In what is now being called the “Gamestonk” event, a group of Redditors decided to buy substantial amounts of stock in GameStop and other “meme” companies as a protest against hedge funds who were shorting the...
EIF attracts €300m to support the innovation and growth of European SME space technology companies
Jan 29, 2021
The European Investment Fund (EIF) is partnering with the European Commission to announce €300 million of investments into the EU space sector, supporting ground-breaking innovation in the industry. The innovation and growth of European smaller and medium-sized space technology companies is on...
COVID-X Open Call for Startups and SMEs with Data-driven solutions to defeat COVID-19
Jan 29, 2021
The new Horizon 2020 project COVID-X will fund EU Companies and Healthcare Providers to boost data-driven solutions with the power to overcome challenges in Diagnosis, Prognosis, and Follow-up to fight COVID-19. The €4 million EU-funded project COVID-X launches a new acceleration programme – a...
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The public sector is undergoing massive changes with greater fiscal spending, tax changes, constrained budgets and much more scrutiny and regulation. Public procurement and finance …
On Wednesday, June 6, Public Spend Forum convened a Technology Procurement Symposium to identify barriers to government’s adoption of emerging technology and to …
Public Spend Forum runs a series of best practice public procurement webinars which explore how procurement professionals can and are using technology, leaner processes and …