The UK’s model of governance seems impervious to radical technological change, but elsewhere in the world, countries are getting digital democracy right, says Theo Bass, a researcher at innovation foundation […]...
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Peers grill HMRC’s Making Tax Digital team over software development plans
Civil servants running HMRC’s digital tax reforms have defended the timeline of the plan, but admitted that some software suppliers will not have products ready until October – six months […]...
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Government told to shout about big-data success stories
The government could change the public’s perception of big data projects by focusing on improving its marketing as well as increasing transparency, a conference has been told....
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Coding in the open attracts digital talent, says MoJ
The Ministry of Justice’s commitment to code in the open by default has helped the department “hire great people”, the department’s head of technology has said....
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Councils win £4m from DfT for travel and traffic tech projects
The Department for Transport has announced the 19 councils that will share £4m in funding for innovative digital projects that aim to cut congestion, pollution and journey times....
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John Manzoni: Care.data was a ‘misstep’ that ‘put us back a long way’
The chief executive of the civil service has said that the now scrapped NHS patient data-sharing programme Care.data was a “misstep” that put efforts to increase government data sharing back....
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TechUK calls for G20 focus on digital
Global leaders have been urged to ensure that data protection and cyber security measures still encourage innovation in the tech sector, ahead of this year’s G20 summit....
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Vodafone’s GSi Convergence Framework core services ‘too interdependent’ to unbundle
The Crown Commercial Service has said that it does not make financial sense for Vodafone or the government to unbundle core services provided by the company through the Government Secure […]...
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HMRC claims digital tax success as personal registration exceeds 7m target
There were 7.4 million people using a digital personal tax account by the end of 2016 – 400,000 more than its initial target – according to HMRC’s quarterly performance figures....
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NHS England to scrutinise suppliers of personalised healthcare IT systems
Suppliers offering IT systems for personalised healthcare need to gain approval from NHS England, as the body aims to ensure healthcare providers are using high quality solutions that offer good […]...
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