Feature: On track for digital – building the railway of the future
With the UK's rail infrastructure running at more or less full capacity, industry leaders tell Sam Trendall why data, automation, and new payment models are needed to keep the trains running on time
‘We can’t be a Blockbuster government serving Netflix citizens’ - Canada launches GDS equivalent
‘We aren’t the first government digital service, but I believe we can be the best’, says country’s Treasury Board chief
Number of civil servants in digital, data, and tech roles continues to rise
While the civil service has shrunk dramatically, its volume and proportion of IT and digital professionals have gone up and up, ONS data reveals
'Our systems are at capacity; we cannot build our way out - we must innovate' - Digital Railway chief
David Waboso claims he has the highest levels of government support for vision to improve rail infrastructure via better use of digital
NHS Digital's progress hamstrung by ageing tech and culture clashes - report
Body publishes study encouraging better data services, increased commercial nous, and clearer articulation of role
BBC asks IT suppliers to help shape procurement strategy
Broadcaster interested in implementing digital platforms for sourcing and contract management
GDS tells public sector to 'be bold and unpublish' unnecessary web pages
Government Digital Service lifts lid on success of project to simplify process of starting a business online
One in four government major IT projects on course for success, report reveals
No projects in the red zone, meaning IT compares favourably with other sectors, according to IPA report
Data, demonyms, and 'focus colours' - the GDS blueprint for building a successful digital service
Digital engagement lead explains how the department's Service Toolkit can help public bodies create new online services for citizens from scratch
Science Museum Group seeks partner for data-discovery quest
Museum group seeks software application to help it map and analyse data
Interview: ‘We create a surplus that goes back into frontline services’ – ESPO lifts the lid on winning IT-procurement formula
The procurement leader of one the UK’s largest public buying organisations tells Sam Trendall about the important role organisations like his play in the government IT landscape
‘We proved ourselves to the Treasury’ – one-on-one with former GDS big gun Poss Apostolou
Three months after moving into the private sector, one of GDS’s most dedicated servants tells Sam Trendall about his proudest achievements, and how he will continue to help the government with its digital revolution
Interview: The Crown Prosecution Service's digital transformation chief on his 'user-centric' mission
A year into his role, Mark Gray tells Sam Trendall how digitisation has already got rid of millions of pages of paper per year, and what more can be done
Robotics revolution: why chatbots and AI could shake up local government
Enfield Council’s lead technology adviser Rocco Labellarte says the authority’s chatbot is attracting international attention and is about to transform services and release resources. Gill Hitchcock reports
Social media, BYOD, and 'clicking the link' - public sector IT chiefs name their biggest security headaches
Government IT professionals discuss how to ensure they remain protected
Could the UK become the Silicon Valley of government technology?
Former No. 10 policy adviser Daniel Korski tells Sam Trendall about his plans to create an armada of UK tech players to compete with the best California has to offer – and why he needed to leave Whitehall to do so
Government is merely flirting with digital – it’s time to commit
Nat Gross of industry body BIMA believes that all political parties must do more to ensure the UK remains at the digital vanguard
Introducing the digital offset effect
John McMahon from IEG4 takes Isaac Newton as his inspiration for new method of measuring the success of public sector digital transformation projects
Why the government should protect IT spending
IT reseller Insight's public sector chief argues that failing to invest in digital could hurt the government's ability to deliver services
A five-point checklist to make digital transformation a success
Jon Lucas from Hyve Managed Hosting discusses the key considerations for public sector bodies looking to embrace cloud and digitalisation
How the public sector can remove barriers to cloud
James Butler of software and IT services firm Trustmarque examines how to ‘bridge the gap’ between private and public sector adoption
Public facilities should do away with downtime
Ensuring spaces can be booked by the public and other bodies can bring in revenue and create efficiencies, argues Chris Smith of Kajima