Members of the public in London Borough of Greenwich are being asked to sign up to help test driverless cars....
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Better understanding of risk is critical to cloud deployment
There is a still a gap between cloud awareness and cloud-readiness of organisations considering implementing cloud solutions, says Jos Creese....
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Dell appointed to decommission Government Gateway
Dell Corporation will be paid £820,000 to wind down the Government Gateway citizen identification system, as it is replaced by GOV.UK Verify....
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Foreshew-Cain says GDS cannot do everything for local government
Stephen Foreshew-Cain, executive director at the Government Digital Service, says local government could do more to collaborate on digital transformation, but stopped short of backing a local version of his body....
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Hackney awards £600,000 mobile working contract
London Borough of Hackney has awarded a £600,000 contract to provide it with a mobile working solution....
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GDS boss: Digital requires shake-up of civil service grade structure
The head of the Government Digital Service is drawing up plans for a rethink of the civil service’s grade structure, in a bid to help Whitehall better retain staff with […]...
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Government tech chief rejects mandated approach to size of ICT contracts
Departments must avoid alienating staff by bringing in “shiny new” technology as some of the government’s long-running IT outsourcing deals come to an end, according to the man leading efforts […]...
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Socitm calls for government-as-a-platform clarity
Central government needs to make it clear whether local government would be charged to use government-as-a-platform services that are under development, according to Socitm....
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Councils call for changes to broadband minimum standard
Some rural areas are in danger of falling into a digital “twilight zone” according to the Local Government Association....
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Collaboration: an opportunity for councils to cut the waste
Rotherham’s ICT manager Richard Copley wants a local-style GDS, but does he think the new Local Digital Coalition is the answer? Gill Hitchcock reports....
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