The Department for Work and Pensions has brought together various deals under the umbrella of its biggest incumbent support contract for Oracle software – at no additional expense to the […]...
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Scottish Government sets up Silicon Valley start-up hub
Devolved administration’s incubator programme for burgeoning digital firms has established its first base in the US tech hotspot, where 12 companies will now have the chance to access growth support […]...
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Auditors urge government to take long-term view on success of major projects
The National Audit Office has published a report calling on government to take a more holistic approach to evaluating success of large programmes, including better ongoing evaluation and stakeholder engagement […]...
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HMCTS aims to digitise ‘large percentage of adoption application’ despite suspending reform project
The courts service last year decided to pause work on adoption transformation to focus on other priority areas for reform, including video hearings and immigration, employment, and social security tribunals […]...
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Public bodies take six months or more to recover from cyberattacks, research finds
Study from PublicTechnology sister publication Holyrood finds that about half of Scottish public bodies have suffered a successful attack, with about four in ten concerned about a lack of funding […]...
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Ministers engage with big tech to tackle threat to democracy
The home secretary is currently visiting Silicon Valley to talk to Apple, Google and Meta, while the tech minister has stressed the importance of government regularly convening social media firms […]...
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Government to announce plan for mandatory transparency for departments’ algorithms
Minister reveals that plans are scheduled to be finalised and released publicly in the next few weeks – with some agencies or uses of technology likely to be given ‘necessary […]...
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Tech policymakers to work with academia in new scheme
Manchester University has announced the first five fellows selected for a programme to enable policy professionals to better tap into academic expertise – while providing a boost for the north […]...
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NHS Scotland upgrades data analytics
As part of a wider data strategy, the health service north of the border is to expand its use of technology currently deployed to support cancer care and flu vaccinations […]...
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New tech spend guidelines demand ‘no automatic contract extensions’ but offer ‘earned autonomy’
New version of approval process will be a tied to a wide range of additional technical and commercial guidance aligned to government’s digital roadmap, while also offering potential greater independence […]...
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