So the government is to retain agile services on the Digital Marketplace after all. But, even with this last-minute reprieve granted, the whole episode begs numerous questions, says Harry Metcalfe....
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Framework U-turn after Singleton admits flaws
The government has reversed a decision to remove agile development services from the Digital Marketplace after criticisms of their new home on the Digital Services framework (DS)....
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Mind the GaaP
Government as a Platform can help SMEs compete with larger enterprises for public contracts, says Pedro Paulo....
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Artificial intelligence services
How government organisations across the world are using artificial intelligence in everything from law enforcement to medicine....
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We need an army of data analysts
Ensuring the data and analytics skills gap is addressed is the only way to ensure efficiencies will be achieved by the public sector, according to Simon Dennis....
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Labour policy chief calls for end to private outsourcing
Private sector companies driven by “corporate profit” should not be given government contracts, the Labour policy coordinator Jon Cruddas has said in a new book....
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Strong support for single council web platform
More than half of local government professionals still support the creation of a single technology platform for local council websites....
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Weekly tenders update
Nottinghamshire County Council is seeking a provider for a secondary data centre contract worth up to £5m....
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Virtual meeting scheme set to spread good practice
Public sector digital professionals are being encouraged to meet online with strangers through a new scheme to encourage the sharing of good practice....
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Flawed framework
Harry Metcalfe on what is driving the groundswell of opinion among SMEs that the Digital Services Framework is deeply flawed....
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