Department offers £140,000 for new recruit to lead on data and insight...
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TechUK: City mayors should commit to making digital the ‘new norm’
Industry body calls on mayors to appoint a chief digital and innovation champion and use their influence to boost smart procurement, open data and digital skills...
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Don’t abuse stats during election campaign, UK Statistics Authority chair tells party leaders
David Norgrove writes to ask parties to make sure their campaign materials don’t mislead the public...
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Councillors aren’t ‘digital dinosaurs’ – but have yet to speak with one voice
Camden councillor Theo Blackwell’s research finds most councillors are positive about technology but warns that delivery will lag behind without a clear framework for transformation...
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Public safety ‘imperilled’ by lack of interoperable police ICT network
2016 State of Policing report calls for a single decision-making mechanism for ICT to bring forces into the technological age after years of isolationism and protectionism...
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Robotics and AI get £93m in Industrial Strategy Challenge Fund
Business secretary Greg Clark announces spending breakdown for first areas to receive investment through the fund...
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Data reveals FOI requests fell 4% 2016
DWP, MoD, MoJ and Home Office continue to get most Freedom of Information requests, figures show ...
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‘Tragedy in waiting’: Government slammed over potential six-month gap in emergency service communications
Plan to update emergency services communications network dealt another blow as scathing Public Accounts Committee report warns of “potentially catastrophic” impact on public safety...
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GDS to provide ‘greater clarity’ on Technology Code of Practice
Rules for digital projects to be iterated again in collaboration with spend controls team...
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Snap election could put major digital policies and legislation on ‘uncertain footing’
Westminster and Whitehall face scramble to pass legislation and policies before parliament dissolves in two weeks, says Institute for Government...
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