In his first press briefing since taking over at the Government Digital Service, Kevin Cunnington has indicated plans for lighter spend controls, a greater national presence – and perhaps a […]...
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Latest healthcare network could transform NHS services – but more communication is needed
Gareth Ricketts, the health sector lead for Updata, says the new health and social care network has the potential to transform NHS services for the future – but first there needs […]...
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MoD latest department to lose digital leader
Mike Stone, the chief information officer at the Ministry of Defence, is to leave the civil service at the end of the financial year. ...
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UK cyber security centre promises to boost local government focus
The National Cyber Security Centre has committed to improving collaboration with councils and producing better guidance for local government....
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Bromley extends Liberata deal to 2020
Bromley council has extended its contract with Liberata until March 2020, at a potential value of £22m....
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Former ambassador to Israel named UK’s first director general for digital and media
The government has created a new director general position for digital and media in a bid to boost the UK’s digital economy, appointing former British ambassador to Israel Matthew Gould […]...
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ONS appoints leader for data science campus
The Office for National Statistics has named Tom Smith, the co-founder of an Oxford data science spin-out company, the managing director of its new data science campus....
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GDS reveals draft legal documents for Digital Outcomes and Specialists 2
The second iteration of Digital Outcomes and Specialists will open for applications on 1 November, as the Government Digital Service publishes the draft legal documents for applications....
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Bulk data collection by intelligence agencies breached human rights law
Seventeen years of mass collection of citizens’ personal data by the UK’s security agencies has been ruled unlawful by the investigatory powers tribunal....
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Government claims open data successes
The government has hailed its work to create data registers as a major milestone in its move towards improving transparency, as set out in its action plan on open government. ...
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