The jury is “still out” on the government’s attempts to get citizens using digital public services by default, Mike Bracken has acknowledged....
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Government to simplify Digital Services framework contracts
Digital officials are working to slash the length of contracts under the Digital Services framework after estimating current versions take at least six hours to read....
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Reaping the fruits of an agile approach
Agile is not a panacea for all ills, but can help government deliver digital services more efficiently, says Daniel Thornton....
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EU data protection talks resume
After a year’s impasse, the European Council, Parliament and Commission have resumed trilogue discussions on EU data protection reform....
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Clarity needed over Scottish digital plans
The Scottish Government is still failing to get basic digital contract management right, according to a new report. Gemma Diamond looks at the findings....
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Erratic 2015 continues for council G-Cloud sales
Local government sales through G-Cloud nose-dived in May, down almost a third on the April total, according to new figures....
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UK public sector leads Europe on mobile
The UK public sector is the only one in Europe to provide mobile-friendly websites across domains, according to research released by the European Commission....
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Mobile device explosion hides functionality limitations
UK local authorities last year issued almost four times the number of mobile devices than in 2010, according to research....
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Bug hits council call centre
ICT problems left thousands of citizens unable to reach a council by phone during the first three months of the year....
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In depth: National Cyber Security Programme
Tim Gibson assesses government efforts to protect public and private sectors alike from the threat posed by hackers....
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