DfT IT systems ‘all on track’ for Brexit
Top department officials tell select committee that preparations for EU departure are going well
Hancock aims to replace letters with emails across NHS
Health secretary reveals email will be opened up to allow use of ‘any secure email provider’
Capita CEO flags tech improvements to boost troubled Army recruitment project
Boss writes to select committee to outline measures taken to improve performance
Which public sector organisations are leading the way on smart working?
Government Property Agency shines a light on innovative practices and uses of technology
BEIS pushes on with digitisation of statue book
Department wishes to make its legislation easier for employees to search
Consumer group calls for regulator to address ‘serious concerns’ on impact of digital payments
MP lends support for Which? Campaign to protect access to cash and highlight the dangers of the move towards a cashless society
Highways England invites ideas for £20m digital roads project
Government-owned company invites entries to funding contest
Five south west police forces to team up for £50m records platform
Bids open for single-supplier framework
NHS patient verification tool opened up to external partners
Pilot scheme invites five private and public sector organisations to take part
HMRC pauses blockchain border work until after Brexit
Minister reveals that work is ‘deferred’ until after the UK leaves the EU
Why cybersecurity would lead a Labour government’s digital transformation agenda
As the Government Transformation Strategy enters its final year, PublicTechnology asked shadow cabinet office minister Jo Platt for her views on its rollout so far, and how Labour would deliver reform
‘Transformation is not something that can just be driven from the centre’ – Q&A with GDS chief Cunnington
As the three-year vision of the Government Transformation Strategy moves into its final 12 months, PublicTechnology asked the GDS leader about ministerial changes, departmental siloes, and what happens after 2020
Is government ready to abandon GSi?
As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off
Could Norfolk be the next Netflix?
Hackathons are a way for Norfolk to drive digital innovation in adult social care. Gill Hitchcock reports on the council’s achievements and aspirations.
How the police wants to use AI and analytics to ‘adopt a public-health approach to crime’
Critics have claimed that an analytics project being led by West Midlands Police is bringing the dystopia of Minority Report to life. But superintendent Iain Donnelly tells PublicTechnology that he is determined to use tech and data ‘as a force for good’
Companies House aims for 100% digital
The agency's director of digital tells PublicTechnology how the UK company register is using data science, agile methods – and eyeball tracking – in its transformation journey
Digital cannot deliver transformation if it is just a platform for bad policy
Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland explains why country’s new social security programme is a change for technology and policy to unite to make a difference
The NHS Long Term Plan – five implications for health tech
Behind the headline focus on digital GP consultations, there were lots of other significant implications for health technology firms in government's recent plan for the future of the health service. Ben Moody of techUK digs into the detail.
How to deliver transformative NHS improvements at speed
Jonathan Lofthouse of Aintree University Hospital NHS Foundation Trust gives his eight-point action plan for implementing technology – and reaping its benefits – as quickly as possible
The three public sector technology trends that will define 2019
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall picks out the topics and trends that will dominate the year ahead, and revisits the predictions of a year ago to see any of them came to pass
How Bolton and Wigan teamed up to tackle their cybersecurity challenges
Technology chief Dave Pearce explains how the two local authorities are working together to share data, technology, and services
Is G-Cloud broken?
For all its good intentions, the government's flagship digital services framework remains hamstrung by the wrong strategy and technical challenges, believes Romy Hughes of Brightman