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Health technology in the UK is largely outdated and struggles with interoperability, the study by the BMA discovered (Photo: Tero Vesalainen/Shutterstock)

Millions of NHS clinical working hours are lost each year due to bad IT

Substandard IT systems and equipment cost the UK healthcare sector up to 13.5 million working hours a year and damage its ability to care for patients, new research from the British Medical Association has found. (BMA). It recommends a major upgrade and replacement program to fix the problem or risk the problem getting worse. UK …

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Analysis: Will Pantone's Color of the Year Affect Broadcast Design?

Analysis: Will Pantone’s Color of the Year Affect Broadcast Design?

Pantone’s choice for color of the year 2023 has ties to colors often used in television news graphics, though it may ultimately be better suited to lifestyle and entertainment looks. Viva Magenta (PMS 18-1750) is part of the red family – although it leans a bit more towards, depending on who you talk to, the …

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What is Viva Magenta, Pantone’s “Brave” and “Fearless” Color of the Year?

Viva Magenta is the Pantone color of the year 2023. Courtesy of Pantone The video announcing Panatone’s 2023 Color of the Year, which was revealed on Thursday, begins with black-and-white vignettes beneath a dramatic drumbeat: empty streets, a road sign telling the public to “stay home”, a man in an N-95 mask staring longingly out …

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Pantone's Color of the Year Was Made for the Metaverse

Pantone’s Color of the Year Was Made for the Metaverse

On Thursday, Pantone unveiled its color of the year 2023: Viva Magenta. A tint with a joie de vivre. Not Barbie’s aggressive synthetic, not Valentino’s intense couture luxury, not tired millennial salmon, but as New York Times General Critic Jason Farago put it, “a saturated hue that honks on the threshold of fuchsia, certainly not …

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Year in Review 2022: GovTech's Words of the Year

Year in Review 2022: GovTech’s Words of the Year

In crafting our annual review of the year, a handful of phrases stood out that were new or gaining momentum in 2022. From “borderless hiring” to “zero trust,” these are some key terms from the last 12 months. Hiring without borders: Hire staff outside the geographic boundaries of a jurisdiction. As governments increasingly embrace hybrid …

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Review of the year 2022: broadband, securing the infrastructure

Review of the year 2022: broadband, securing the infrastructure

MARCH Two years into the COVID-19 pandemic, virus cases were largely down, but a host of unforeseen challenges remained in its wake. The Justice Department said it found $8 billion in fraud in coronavirus relief programs, potentially a very low estimate of the true number. And places like San Diego County, Calif., have declared misinformation …

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From stay-at-home buddies and existential foodies to silent videos and corn CEO, being online this year meant equal parts immersion and respite from existential fear.

From stay-at-home buddies and existential foodies to silent videos and corn CEO, being online this year meant equal parts immersion and respite from existential fear.

This year, it looks like the revolving door of internet trends is coming and going faster than Julia Fox could say “Uncuht Jamz” – each with a shorter lifespan than the Miu Miu mini skirt that took over our streams and us convinced everyone that this low-rise piece of khaki was enough to disguise the …

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