The library where councils can borrow the building blocks of a ‘Lego’ government
A number of large local authorities have already signed up to a new library for sharing service-design templates. PublicTechnology finds out more
Crown Prosecution Service hit with £325k fine for losing DVDs with ‘most intimate details’ of abuse victims
After ICO punishment, CPS claims new digital evidence-transfer system will mean such a breach can never happen again
DCMS picks online hate speech, sexting, and social media in politics among key policy-research areas
Department picks out a range of issues as ‘areas of research interest’ for the coming years
Salary of £150k offered in search for government chief security officer
Cabinet Office advertises for replacement for Campbell McCafferty, who has held the role since it was created in 2016
‘The government was correct not to bail out Carillion’, MPs conclude
Parliamentary select committees publish report revealing that fallen outsourcer sent a £160m ‘ransom note’ to the government days before its collapse
Zuckerberg snubs MPs again
DCMS committee continues to pursue Facebook CEO as chair says ‘we expected detail – we got excuses’
GDS seeks supplier to map PSN-migration best practice
Research programme to explore how moves to the internet can be made to best effect
Report claims facial recognition is 95% inaccurate
Police defends technology’s deployment as ICO increases scrutiny and campaign group calls for immediate cessation of use
Adzuna’s contract for government jobs service valued at £5.8m
Outsourced deal to replace Universal Jobmatch worth almost £3m a year, award notice reveals
Home Office to revamp communications infrastructure
Department issues contract notice seeking external supplier for two-year contract to install unified communications environment
Interview: Police ICT CEO on his drive for savings and standards
Recently appointed boss Ian Bell discusses his mission to ‘repair trust’ in the company while helping forces get the most out of technology
Voice activation, service transformation, and deliberately delayed mortgages – six things we learned at Sprint 18
The relaunched annual GDS event shone a light on the government’s key digital-transformation strategies and initiatives for the coming months and years. PublicTechnology went along to find out more
Using IT to unblock beds in Kent
Kent County Council’s care leaders tell Gill Hitchcock about the IT system which flags pressures on services, identifies spare capacity, and helps avoid a crisis
'Now, 65p of every pound we spend is invested back into Manchester'
Manchester City Council's CIO Bob Brown talks to PublicTechnology about the authority's transformation agenda and how it is ensuring the money it spends on IT goes back into the city
Why cloud is no longer ‘a dirty word in policing’
Senior officers discuss how cloud and digital technologies are helping law enforcement do their job
How the Parliamentary Digital Service is working to keep the Commons secure
Following a major cyberattack and revelations of shared passwords, the team charged with protecting Parliament has been on a drive to help MPs stay safe
Ending the ‘brogrammer’ culture – how to close the gender gap
Lucy Hocking of RAND Europe looks at the three main barriers preventing women from thriving in the STEM sector – and how they can be overcome
One year on, have the metro mayors delivered digital devolution?
After 12 months in the job, the digital performance of the heads of the six city regions is assessed by Georgina Maratheftis of techUK
The core mission of GDS is to help government work better for everyone
Ahead of next week’s Sprint 18 event, GDS director general Kevin Cunnington outlines the organisation’s focus areas for the coming months, and its achievements of the past two years
Why Scotland can become a beacon for shared services
Paul Heath of McAfee believes Scottish NHS bodies could show lead the way in adopting a new form of purchasing
Transforming housing services for tenants in South Australia
Alice Lawson from South Australia Housing Trust discusses how housing providers can better target their resources and design citizen-centric services
Focusing on ‘digital civic moments’ could create a truly joined-up government
Peter Ford of Pegasytems believes Whitehall has both the necessary will and technology to achieve its ambitions of operating as a single entity