Jamie Pike

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24 August 2021

National Management Centre shortlisted for two National Technology Awards

The National Management Centre (NMC), the only national centre of expertise to protect police forces against cyber-attacks, has been shortlisted twice for the National Technology Awards. The NMC has been chosen as a finalist in the Best Tech Place to Work Award because of how it helps its staff thrive by creating an effective technology workforce supporting external activities and communities. The organisation believes it has created this […]

29 April 2021

PDS launches Social Media Management & Engagement Framework

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

The Police Digital Service has launched a Social Media Management & Engagement Framework for policing, blue light services and local authorities, paving the way for increased consistency in service delivery to the public, with potential for a central triage point for all public interaction. The new framework gives forces control over how they meet nationally […]

22 April 2021

Police Digital Service welcomes new MOU with Microsoft

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

The Police Digital Service (PDS) has welcomed the new three-year Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Microsoft and Crown Commercial Service (CCS), which will enable all UK law enforcement organisations and other public sector customers to benefit from the same levels of Microsoft service, pricing and discounts. The new Digital Transformation Arrangement 2021 (DTA21), replaces the […]

1 April 2021

From Police ICT Company to Police Digital Service

Jamie Pike Article

Today marks an exciting milestone in our organisation’s evolution as the Police ICT Company becomes the Police Digital Service (PDS). Evolution has always been at the heart of our organisation. It’s had to be. Crime evolves, so does technology and so does our workforce. But it is too easy for a word like ‘evolution’ to […]

1 April 2021

The Police Digital Service signs strategic partnership agreement with techUK

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

The Police Digital Service is delighted to announce a new, formal agreement with techUK. The agreement has been put in place to increase industry awareness of the remit and objectives of the Police Digital Service and techUK among the policing and supplier communities. It exists to support a more transparent and accessible market for technology […]

15 February 2021

New app rolled out to help frontline officers deal with foreign national cases

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

A new app that gives police officers “straightforward help and guidance” for dealing with a foreign national is being rolled out across UK police forces. Developed by the International Crime Coordination Centre (ICCC) and utilising the storage and security of the Police ICT Company’s Knowledge Hub, the app has been successfully trialled by officers in […]

29 July 2020

Joint Police ICT Company and National Enabling Programme Statement on European Court of Justice in the Schrems II case.

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

By The Police ICT Company and National Enabling Programmes Leadership Teams We have been following closely the developments arising from Court of Justice of the European Union’s judgement issued last week in the Schrems II case. The judgement declared that the EU-US Privacy Shield is invalid. It also emphasises the need for robust due diligence […]

3 June 2020

Necessity is the Mother of Transformation

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

Digital transformation, already a significant theme for organisations across the globe, has been turbocharged by recent events. As the business community adjusts to a changed emphasis on remote working, many are recognising now is the time to use technology and enable fast, flexible and, critically, safe practices throughout the corporate world. Key among these new […]

18 May 2020

Police procurement in a time of crisis: How a fresh approach can hold a fragile supply chain together

Jamie Pike Article, Press Release

The global pandemic has illustrated that policing does not operate in a vacuum when it comes to delivering public services. Policing Insight’s Publisher Bernard Rix looks at how one supplier worked with UK police forces, the Police ICT Company and the National Police Technology Council to ensure previously office-based work could be rapidly undertaken by […]

21 January 2020

Police ICT Company teams up with Adobe to help forces free officers’ time

Jamie Pike Press Release

The Police ICT Company teams up with Adobe to help police forces free officers’ time and resolve more crimes using Adobe Sign. The Police ICT Company and Adobe work together strategically on the discovery, planning, enablement and retrospectives of Policing Use Cases that can be achieved through Adobe solutions and services with the core goals […]

21 January 2020

Launching the National Digital Policing Strategy 2020-2030

Jamie Pike Press Release national digital strategy, policing, policing strategy

The National Digital Policing Strategy 2020-2030: Digital, Data and Technology Strategy (the Strategy) was today launched at the Police ICT Summit 2020. The Strategy sets out a new digital ambition for UK policing. It presents a set of tangible digital priorities and outlines the key data and technology building blocks required to deliver them. In doing so, the Strategy builds […]

14 December 2019

Police ICT Summit: Delivering Change at Pace in a Digitally Disrupted Age

Jamie Pike Press Release

With the annual Police ICT Summit approaching in the New Year, Ian Bell, CEO of the Police ICT Company reflects on the progress that has been made since last year’s conference and what delegates can look forward to at this year’s event. Coming up in January next year is our fifth annual Police ICT Summit, […]

4 November 2019

Police ICT Company welcomes new Chair

Jamie Pike Press Release

The Police ICT Company’s Board of Directors has appointed Northamptonshire Police, Fire and Crime Commissioner, Stephen Mold, as its new Chair with immediate effect. Stephen was elected Police and Crime Commissioner for Northamptonshire in May 2016 and, in January 2019, also took over the governance of Northamptonshire’s fire service to become Northamptonshire Police, Fire and […]