Liam Maxwell: ‘Transformation is nothing to do with tech – it is about a change of business model’
Government's national technology adviser discusses why getting digital reforms through the machinery of government may require some help from Jason Bourne
Transport for London BYOD scheme accredits more than 3,500 staff devices
Report from Parliament Street think tank shows explosion in number of smartphones and tablets registered as part of programme
Government to implement £70m satellite tracking system for immigration offenders
Home Office seeks software and hardware platform for monitoring those being prosecuted for immigration offences
Ordnance Survey opens up MasterMap data to boost UK tech sector
More data likely to be made available under government licence in due course
Digital-identity policy function shifted from GDS to DCMS
Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers
NHS Digital commits £1.5m to help data sharing between health and social care
Funding to be made available in three streams, addressing current and potential uses of digital technology
Cambridge NHS trust signs £100m IT deal
Belfast-based IT company Novosco picked for seven-year engagement
User-designed services and city-wide WiFi – London mayor’s plan to create the world’s smartest city
Sadiq Khan publishes smart-city strategy for the capital
MEPs call for suspension of Privacy Shield unless US complies with data-protection agreement
Cambridge Analytica revelations show need for ‘better monitoring’ of data-protection measures
National Crime Agency offers £90,000 in search for cybercrime commander
Deputy director role comes with a remit to lead law-enforcement’s response to cybercrime
Interview: government DDaT skills chief on her work to recruit and develop digital leaders
PublicTechnology talks to the head of capability for the civil service’s DDaT profession, Holly Ellis, about how the mantra of ‘do things once’ is being applied to help departments hire and train digital talent
By students, for students – digital life at the University of Lincoln
Director of digital student life Tom Wright tells PublicTechnology about how the university’s approach to social media is led by students
How Skype is ending isolation for NHS staff in Wales
After piloting the technology for non-clinical use, Gill Hitchcock reports on how primary care managers in south Wales are looking to overcome confidentiality issues to explore its potential for GP consultations
A Closer Look – assessing a mixed first year for the Government Transformation Strategy
Rob Driver of techUK looks at the big questions facing the government as it approaches the halfway point of its big-ticket digital and data plan
DVSA drives digital transformation to keep citizens and staff on the road
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s digital chief James Munson tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s investments in people, technology, and a wide range of new services – and why that will not include an online theory test
GDPR: how did we get here, and what on earth happens next?
We are now, at last, all living in a GDPR world. PublicTechnology asks what – if anything – that means, and looks back on the journey we took to get here
Why peer support, not a grand vision, is the key to shared services
Richard Blanford of Fordway believes there is scope for much more growth in shared services if local authorities focus on working with each other
The public sector must be transparent on data use to gain citizens’ trust
While GDPR is right to provide individuals with greater control over how their information is used, the benefits of sharing data should not be overlooked, believes Rose Lasko-Skinner of Reform
We all have something to hide – and the government must let us
The public sector needs to be careful it does not fall foul of citizens’ growing disquiet about how their data is used and by whom, according to PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
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