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New laws to reduce use of short prison sentences expected within weeks

New laws to restrict the use of short sentences and strengthen community punishments will be introduced within weeks. The measures, aimed at easing the crisis in prison places, will include a ...
The Hechinger Report

OPINION: Let’s use the pandemic as a dress-rehearsal for much-needed digital transformation

A digital transformation of education will enable more dynamic ways of monitoring and supporting student progress. Credit: Yunuen Bonaparte for The Hechinger Report The Hechinger Report covers one ...
Sky

Laws to largely abolish use of short prison sentences to be introduced within weeks

New laws to reduce the use of short prison sentences and toughen up community punishments are expected to be introduced within weeks. Ministers are expected to introduce the new legislation to the ...
webtv.un.org

Digital transformation accelerates, but gaps underscore need for new framework to advance use of technologies in governments, new UN survey shows

17 September 2024 - Despite intersecting and compounding global crises in recent years, nations and regions worldwide have accelerated their commitment to digital government strategies, according to ...
ZDNet

Effects of the Digital Transformation on Businesses - Helpful Use Cases in the Consumer Products industry - Service Enhanced Products

Today digital transformation is a well-known concept. The growing connectivity of people, machines and even businesses has changed the demands of the markets. In order to keep up and stay competitive, ...
The Economist

Why Britain must end its use of short prison sentences

ENGLAND AND Wales lock up a lot of people—more than any European Union country. Because imprisonment keeps those who pose a danger to the public off the streets, it is popular. But an increasingly ...