A TechUK survey has revealed that 94% of smaller companies don’t think civil servants understand how their services can help meet government needs....
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‘No evidence’ of user need for external link icon on GOV.UK
The Government Digital Service has removed the icon that indicates a link will take you to an external page – a box and an arrow – from its flagship site […]...
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Treasury offers £90,000 for CIO with commerical nous
The Treasury is recruiting for a chief information officer to manage a multi-million budget and oversee IT service delivery to more than 2,000 staff....
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Privacy campaigners call for rethink on government data-sharing proposals
Twenty-six IT experts and privacy advocates have urged the government to improve protections around the personal data sharing proposals in the Digital Economy Bill – or remove them entirely....
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Former NHS IT director admits to fraud that cost hospital £81,000
A former director of ICT at a Surrey NHS trust has pleaded guilty to corruption after receiving payments to award a contract worth £950,000 to a supplier....
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Government’s deputy CTO resigns saying GDS ‘is entering a new phase’
James Stewart, the director of technical architecture at the Government Digital Service, has said that he will step down in January, after six years at the service....
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Land Registry privatisation plan scrapped
The government has abandoned its plans to privatise the Land Registry, as the Open Data Institute pushes for more measures to ease the use of its data. ...
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Autumn Statement commits millions to full-fibre, 5G and digital railway signalling
The Treasury has offered more details of its £1bn investment in digital communications announced as part of the chancellor’s 2016 Autumn Statement....
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‘We focus on our strategy to deliver’: DWP digital boss hits back at rumours of overspend
The director general of digital technology at the Department for Work and Pensions Mayank Prakash has written an article praising his team’s work after media reports that it has overspent […]...
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Information commissioner says first GDPR guidance due this year
The first guidance on the implementation of the General Data Protection Regulation will be published by the end of 2016, the UK’s data watchdog has said....
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