“Data is second most critical asset that policing holds outside of its people, which is of course its number one.” That is how Aimee Smith, Director of Data at the Metropolitan Police Service (MET) and current co-chair of the National Police Data and Analytics Board, describes the importance of data for policing. Data permeates and […]
I joined the Police Digital Service (PDS) in 2020 at the start of the first lockdown, having spent 20 years managing technical teams in finance. I was tasked with establishing an accessible standards service for both policing and the private sector. Introduction – what are the National Standards? We introduced the National Standards for digital, […]
The Police Digital Service co-hosted the event ‘Microsoft 365 in Policing’ together with the Greater Manchester Police and Microsoft on 20 October. Delegates representing more than 30 forces joined the event to learn and share best practices in app capabilities development. The theme for the day was ‘Collaboration and Innovation,’ with a special focus on […]
October has arrived, and with it Cyber Security Awareness Month. It was started in the United States as a joint initiative between the Department of Homeland Security and the National Cyber Security Alliance in 2004. Since then, it has become a global event with governments and cyber-focused organisations promoting cyber security awareness. This year’s campaign […]
A very exciting opportunity has arisen to become part of the team of highly motivated individuals who will be responsible for procuring and delivering the new system for Action Fraud (AF) and the National Fraud Intelligence Bureau (NFIB), in addition, two of the roles, contract manager and technical specialist will also be involved in the […]
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 […]