The department has signed a duo of deals to support its Data Service Platform and deliver transformation for a system designed to save £500m a year in fraud and error […]...
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Defra develops tool to digitise hundreds of paper forms
The environment department creates the Digital Express Toolkit, which is designed to work in concert with the generic GOV.UK Forms tool in order to meet the organisation’s ‘quite specific requirements’ […]...
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ISP employee arrested after ‘cyber vandalism’ targeted at station WiFi
A man has been apprehended by British Transport Police after an incident in which passengers connecting to internet services at 19 major hubs last week were greeted with Islamophobic messages […]...
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CDDO to issue formal ‘service definition’ based on outcomes
Government’s core unit dedicated to digital strategy and implementation is to create and publish new guidance for departments including defining tenets reflecting ‘services that are not narrow, simple and transactional’ […]...
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‘Not functioning effectively’ – government to intervene in social care IT market
In a sector that is complex and expensive for both suppliers and buyers, the Department of Health and Social Care is to create tech specifications standards for case management platforms […]...
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DWP seeks duo of cyberthreat detectives to join 24/7 monitoring team
The Department for Work and Pensions opens recruitment for two positions based in a specialist team for monitoring and investigating cyberthreats, as well as improving defences and making ‘timely interventions’ […]...
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Oracle and IBM win £850m deal for DWP, Home Office, MoJ and Defra shared services
The Synergy cluster of four of government’s biggest departments, collectively employing almost half of all civil servants, have assessed four joint bids and chosen their preferred software and SI combo […]...
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Police Scotland to launch dedicated cybercrime unit
The Scottish policing service has unveiled a range of measures to help tackle online crime and enable officers to make better use of data, digital platforms, and artificial intelligence tools […]...
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Incubator for AI grows to 40-plus staff
Following its recent move to DSIT, government’s specialist unit for testing and analysing potential deployments of artificial intelligence tools has grown headcount to 60% of its target, according to ministers […]...
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Duo of departments deploy chatbot to support HR queries
The Integrated Corporate Services unit, which provides joint centralised support to DSIT and DESNZ, has invested in artificial intelligence to help triage and provide automated response to HR email queries […]...
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