The Government Digital Service has saved Whitehall almost £4bn through improved digital services since March 2012, but new figures show a slowdown in year-on-year savings....
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GDS’s greatest hits: Skills, savings and survival
After years of planning, building, cajoling, tough love and bunting, the Government Digital Service is celebrating its fifth birthday. We asked critics and proponents what the service should feel most proud of […]...
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Cyber security centre to create ‘developer-friendly’ approaches
Developers are missing out discussions on cyber security risks because they are too hard, slow and expensive, according to the National Cyber Security Centre....
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Public sector finance officers say digital transformation is ‘top priority’
Digital transformation will be the biggest priority for public sector chief finance officers over the next five years, according to a survey by consultancy EY....
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GDS: Civil servants ‘wasting time’ producing content that users can’t find
Three-quarters of GOV.UK content is looked at by less than 10 people a month, according to figures from the Government Digital Service....
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Councils sought to trial data-consent auditing service ahead of GDPR
Local authorities are being asked to partner in the development of a service that will manage and monitor people’s consent to data-sharing, in a bid to ease compliance with new […]...
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Think tank urges government to clarify role of GDS in long-awaited digital strategy
The government’s digital transformation strategy must identify the trade-offs the Government Digital Service will be expected to make in implementing the work, the Institute for Government has said....
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Cyber security centre tells government domain owners to up email security settings
Fewer than 5% of public sector domains have adopted more secure standards for emails to reduce phishing, according to the National Cyber Security Centre....
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Information commissioner hires diplomat as deputy policy chief
The Information Commissioner’s Office has named former British High Commissioner to Malta Rob Luke as its new deputy commissioner for policy....
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Doteveryone calls for politicians to have technology mentors
Political leaders need to become more digitally savvy if they are to properly represent the electorate, digital inclusion charity Doteveryone has said. ...
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