Q&A: National Crime Agency CIO on progress of tech transformation
Following the recent annual update from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, the law-enforcement organisation’s IT leader provides on update on the rollout of cloud and other technologies
Airwave to get three-year extension as government resets Emergency Services Network project
New services to be rolled out incrementally as Motorola Solutions agrees to continue support outgoing platform
Police prepare contingency plans for post-Brexit loss of European data-sharing systems
New national unit established to help forces mitigate impact of EU exit
Hackney to build digital transfer of care tool
London borough to work with NHS and other public agencies on development of platform
HMRC seeks squad of IT managers
Department reveals it is currently recruiting for 23 separate positions
Councils urged to create ‘digital boards’ of public and private sector experts
Report from techUK advises that, to make good on digital transformation plans, local authorities should assemble a leadership collective
Brent Council offers ‘drone pilot apprenticeship’
Chosen candidate will ultimately ‘promote the use of drone services within the council’
MPs call for regulation of ‘Wild West’ world of cryptocurrency
Government must protect consumers by regulating Bitcoin and others, the Treasury Select Committee has urged
GDS seeks engagement lead to make government ‘destination of choice for digital professionals’
Post as marketing chief for DDaT profession comes with salary of up to £65,000
Leeds NHS trust vows to ‘axe the fax’ by New Year
Campaign launched to get rid of more than 300 machines still in service by the close of 2018
One Team Gov goes global
The government reform movement has snowballed to include both counterparts in other countries and the wider public sector. PublicTechnology went along to its first global event to find out more
Chatbots, free WiFi, and paperless councillors – Waltham Forest’s digital transformation
Executive and political leadership at the east London council talk to PublicTechnology about their work to lead transformation in a way that benefits the entire borough
The innovation strategy should not be a minister saying ‘that one looks shiny’ – Dowden’s pragmatic plan
Minister for implementation pledges that the upcoming government innovation strategy will be a practical strategy to address problems
Enfield sees the benefits of cloud and insourcing
Borough council’s head of ICT Nadira Hussain talks about getting the best out of existing digital systems, upskilling staff and recruiting to new roles with insourced services. Gill Hitchcock reports
A month from the e-Referrals deadline, is the NHS ready for paper switch-off?
October 1 marks the ‘paper switch-off’ deadline. PublicTechnology looks at the stats to assess whether one of the health service’s flagship digitisation schemes is on track.
Crawley’s digital chief on why personalisation matters
The council’s new head of digital and transformation talks to Gill Hitchcock about expanding online self-service and the potential of AI
A vision for a Digital Scotland
Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland explains how the country could learn from the low-cost and replicable systems implemented by Estonia, and why GovTech is huge opportunity for the Scottish Government
Why 2018’s school leavers will keep learning, unlearning and relearning for years to come
As techUK launches research to assess the readiness of students for the future working world, the industry body’s policy manager India Lucas looks at what lies in store for this year’s A-level students
Next steps for UK cybersecurity: legislation; skills; and security by design
Talal Rajab of techUK looks at the key elements that are contributing to a hugely important year for cybersecurity in the UK
Finance leaders must help manage the digital hype
Effective digital transformation requires finance professionals, technologists, and senior management to work together, believes Don Peebles of CIPFA
An open government will not always succeed – but a closed government is doomed to fail
Secrecy creates a pressure that can lead to explosive consequences for both politicians and civil servants, according to Andrew Greenway
Scotland must learn lessons from the emperor’s new clothes of Whitehall transformation
The digital scene in Westminster can be a self-congratulatory echo chamber, and the Scottish Government must block out the noise, believes Digital Scotland founder Neil McEvoy