Councils Should Raise their Resilience Against Cyber Threats

Tom Bell
Tom Bell
Nov 4 · 5 min read

Across the full spectrum of government activity, technology is absorbing the processes and infrastructure which keeps the country moving.

Since 2011, the Government Digital Service (GDS) has sought to promote ‘Government as a Platform’ — a concept whereby the government shares a common set of digital systems, technology, and processes which enable it to develop services fit for the digital age.

Tom Bell

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Tom Bell

Software Engineer @Roke, Cyber Researcher @UniofSouthampton. Local Councillor in #Southampton, UK. Author of ‘Programming: A Primer’. https://www.tomjbell.co.uk

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