The new government is focused on Brexit, and Theresa May and Philip Hammond have not yet voiced their support for making government digital – but Daniel Thornton, co-author of the Institute for […]...
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Government at ‘tipping point’ over digital, says think tank
Institute for Government report identifies issues with leadership, legacy systems and retention of skilled staff, while warning of Brexit ‘distraction’....
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UK must not let progress on autonomous vehicles be derailed by lack of public support
As the UK moves closer to seeing autonomous vehicles on its roads, Antonios Tsourdos, an engineer at Cranfield University, says the government must not forget the importance of public acceptance […]...
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Public Accounts Committee to scrutinise government data protection
The Public Accounts Committee has launched an inquiry into the government protection of information off the back of a damning report from the National Audit Office....
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Home Office extends Fujistu contract to ‘smooth transition’ to new services
The Home Office has extended its multi-million pound IT contract with Fujitsu until April 2018....
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Andy Beale latest GDS senior leader to quit
In the latest high-profile departure from the Government Digital Service, Andy Beale will be stepping down as chief technology officer in December....
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Public sector IT workers failing to use G-Cloud, says survey
More than half of public sector IT workers have not used G-Cloud in the past year, while just a quarter say cloud adoption is an important challenge for the next […]...
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Spending watchdog reveals details of GDS probe
The National Audit Office has published the terms of its review of the Government Digital Service, which include asking if it is capable of supporting future government digital transformation programmes. ...
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GOV.UK crash ‘not malicious attack’ says Cabinet Office
The government’s GOV.UK website was unavailable to citizens on Wednesday afternoon due to a technical error, the Cabinet Office has said....
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If position in the civil service is everything, where does digital really sit?
As the UK’s first director general for digital heads for the Department of Culture, Media and Sport, and the Government Digital Service struggles to maintain its footing at the centre, […]...
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