Scottish Borders Council has agreed a £92m digital-services deal with IT and outsourcing giant CGI off the back of a contract with neighbouring City of Edinburgh Council....
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Land Registry goes live with real-time update service
A new service that gives property professionals real-time online data on the progress of applications to change land-ownership records has launched....
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Police chief signs data-protection undertaking after ICO exposes failings
The chief constable of Wiltshire has agreed to implement a series of data-protection improvements after a probe by the Information Commissioner’s Office....
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Gareth Rhys Williams appointed government chief commercial officer
The government has appointed the former boss of washroom equipment supplier PHS as its new chief commercial officer (CCO)....
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Rural Payments Agency chief executive Mark Grimshaw responds to digital criticism
The chief executive of the Rural Payments Agency (RPA), Mark Grimshaw, has defended his organisation after MPs said a “childish turf war” between the RPA and the Government Digital Service had delayed crucial payments to […]...
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Tinder CEO Helen Milner on digital inclusion
The Tinder Foundation chief executive and self-proclaimed “digital evangelist” Helen Milner tells on how digital inclusion efforts can help people access public services online....
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Gloucestershire seeks website and hosting overhaul
Gloucestershire County Council is seeking to establish a half million pound single operator framework to overhaul its website and intranet....
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How mobile technology can help join up health and social care systems
The National Clinical Strategy for Scotland is the latest strategy to outline a key role for digital technology in delivering health care....
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Northern Ireland Executive sets out strategy for integrated health and social care information systems
The Northern Ireland Executive’s Department of Health, Social Services and Public Safety has set out plans for the development of electronic records that combines data from health and social care....
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Government Digital Service outlines next phase of GOV.UK development
The Government Digital Service has set out plans to “reboot” its flagship GOV.UK programme, which has seen the majority of government websites brought under a single domain....
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