SICCAR News & Opinion
Realising the value of volunteers
In March 2020 the health secretary, Matt Hancock, announced a scheme to recruit 250,000 volunteers to support people who were unable to leave their homes during the coronavirus pandemic. The intention was that these volunteers would help the NHS and local services by...
Event Summary – How do we implement Open Referrals to support the voluntary sector?
On the 5th May SICCAR hosted an online workshop to discuss Open Referrals for the voluntary sector. The SICCAR team have been working with CAST, to build a scalable and re-usable tech prototype to support referrals into and within the voluntary sector. Watch the...
Rooundtable: Data Sharing Challenges and Opportunities in Local and Regional Government, Wednesday 2nd June 2021, 13:00-13:45 BST
Wednesday 2nd June 2021, 13:00-13:45 BST Join our roundtable on Wednesday 2 June to engage with our four experts, each representing a unique viewpoint, on what can be done to improve the way data is shared at local and regional government organisations.Collaboration...
Top 3 opportunities for the Energy sector to get the maximum benefit from Distributed Ledger Technology
Learn the most important opportunities for the energy sector to get the maximum benefit from distributed ledger technology
Open Referral Project – Final Weeknotes
The SICCAR team are working with CAST as part of Catalyst, to build a scalable and re-usable tech prototype to support referrals into and within the voluntary sector. Now nearing the end of the 11-week project, this week we had the opportunity to show our platform to...
What is Privacy by Design?
Privacy by Design is a fundamental realignment of how we design and build digital services, with the crucial driving feature being the protection of user data. Over the past thirty years, organisations have been building systems without giving much thought to privacy....
How do we implement Open Referrals to support the UK voluntary sector? (Wednesday 5th May at 13:00 GMT)
Join us on Wednesday 5th May at 13:00 GMT for an engaging workshop focussed on referrals into and within the voluntary sector: “How do we implement Open Referrals to support the UK voluntary sector?”
Covid Vaccine Passports: catalyst for change or recipe for disaster?
It is up to Government and public health to grasp the opportunity to innovate with industry and set the standards for easy, secure citizen-led sharing and verification of health status, even beyond COVID.
Open Referrals for the voluntary sector – what are they?
The Open Referrals UK data standard provides a mechanism for describing voluntary sector organisations and the services that they provide. The SICCAR team is working with CAST to build a scalable and re-usable tech prototype to support referrals into and within the voluntary sector.
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