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Secure by Design: creating good guidance

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, March 7, 2018 — Digital

Chair of DCMS’s Secure by Default Expert Advisory Group

Today will see the publication of a report from DCMS. Part of the report details a Code of Practice – with clear guidance on what we should expect companies to be doing to secure products. It will be the ideal point for many more to join the discussion: whether, and if so when, to regulate,…
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Making or selling Internet of Things (IoT) devices?

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, — Digital

Senior Technology Officer, Information Commissioner’s Office

Six reasons you need to be thinking about data protection With the demand for connected toys, smartwatches and smart home accessories growing rapidly it’s safe to say the IoT market is booming. At the same time, barely a week goes by without hearing of a connected device that has serious yet basic security flaws, leaving…
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Realising the potential of 5G

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, February 16, 2018 — Digital

5G Testbeds & Trials Programme Director, DCMS

Man's hands with a smart phone with a location app. Roads with autonomous driverless cars and people walking on the street. In the background skyline skyscrapers.
The world is becoming increasingly dependent on reliable mobile connectivity, mobile data use has rocketed over the past five years – increasing 74% in 2015. The term “5G” is used to describe the fifth generation of mobile communications technologies and will have capabilities significantly beyond our current connectivity infrastructure. Improving the online experience Mobile networks…
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Points of Light: Celebrating outstanding volunteers across the Commonwealth

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, February 13, 2018 — Civil Society

https://www.pointsoflight.gov.uk/

HRH The Queen with Points Of Light volunteers
The daily Points of Light award recognises outstanding individual volunteers who are making a real change in their communities. In the run-up to April’s Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting taking place in London, volunteers from each of the 53 Commonwealth nations are being thanked and recognised by Her Majesty The Queen as Commonwealth Points of Light. From…
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The Terracotta Warriors have arrived

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, February 9, 2018 — China

Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism

The Terracotta Warriors are one of the world’s most iconic cultural treasures. The underground army of life-sized warriors secretly guarded the tomb of China’s First Emperor, Qin Shi Huang, for over 2,000 years. Now, for the first time in over a decade, they are being displayed in the UK at the World Museum, part of…
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Six works marking 6 February

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, February 6, 2018 — Culture

Government Art Collection Curator, Information & Research (Modern & Contemporary Art)

Charles Ginner (1878–1952) The Blouse Factory 1917, oil on canvas
Government Art Collection Curator Chantal Condron selects six works from the Collection to mark the passing of the Representation of the People Act 100 years ago, when women (over 30) won the right to vote in the UK. Pioneering activist and writer, Mary Wollstonecraft argued for the equality of women and men, and for women’s representation.…
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Celebrating equal rights

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, — Civil Society

Permanent Secretary, DCMS

Today marks a significant anniversary in the history of the campaign for equal rights. The UK Suffrage movement pioneered democratic dissent against inequality laws and attitudes, championing the rights of women to vote and stand as MPs. One hundred years ago today Parliament passed The Representation of the People Act, the first step to women…
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Why our theatres must be protected

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, January 31, 2018 — Culture

Minister for Arts, Heritage and Tourism

Theatre is the beating heart of our creative industries. It makes a significant contribution to the artistic and financial strength of the sector. In London alone, almost twice as many people visit the theatre every year as buy Premier League football tickets. But theatre’s impact is not only felt in the capital. Regional theatre and…
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Future Worlds unveil new tech at CES 2018

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, January 19, 2018 — Digital

Director of Future Worlds, University of Southampton

Last week I was at the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) in Las Vegas, which for four hectic days each year is the world’s mecca for tech innovation where over 200,000 delegates and the world’s tech media get to meet thousands of technology companies showcasing their latest products and ideas. For the third year running, Future Worlds at…
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A Happy Christmas in Cornwall

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, December 23, 2017 — Culture

Listing Adviser for Historic England

The name of Daphne Du Maurier may not conjure up Christmas in most people’s minds but it was her “high spot of the year” due, in part, to her bolt hole in Cornwall called ‘Ferryside’, which has just been listed at Grade II by the Heritage Minister John Glen on the advice of Historic England.…
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