The public sector might know what core digital skills it is short of, but its across-the-board capacity to embrace change is the key problem, according to Mel Ross of transformation consultancy Adapt2Digital....
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Empowering women: How Socitm wants to boost IT professionals’ confidence
This autumn, the next cohort of women will start Socitm’s empowering women in IT programme. Rebecca Hill finds out how the society wants to promote female tech role models as […]...
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GDS finalises new rules for government digital projects
The Government Digital Service has published a revised version of the Technology Code of Practice that departments must use when designing, building or buying digital services....
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New GOV.UK Verify leader plans to focus on improving service for users and moots NHS use
In her first statement as director of the government’s flagship identity-assurance programme, Jess McEvoy has said the Verify team will prioritise systems to tell users when something goes wrong....
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TfL releases night tube data for app developers
Transport for London has added data from the night tube – which ran for the first time on Friday – to its Application Program Interface to allow travel apps to […]...
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Online visitor visa service goes global
The Home Office has completed the roll out of its online visitor’s visa service....
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GOV.UK Verify coverage up but younger adults still hard to reach
A survey has shown that the identities of 79% of people aged over 16 can be verified through the government’s flagship identity-assurance scheme, with coverage worst for those aged 16-24....
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Experts brand talk of GDS’s demise ‘premature’
Commentators have said that the tech community should expect to see a refocusing of the Government Digital Service under its new chief Kevin Cunnington and a recasting of its relationship […]...
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GDS sets out plans to tackle online petition fraud
The Government Digital Service is working to improve its approach to fraud in online petitions following concerns over the validity of almost 80,000 signatures on the petition calling for a […]...
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Review backs bulk data-interception but proposes new ‘tech expert’ panel
A government-ordered review of the Investigatory Powers Bill has supported the security services’ need to harvest data to fight terrorism, but called for the creation of a new expert advisory […]...
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