October 2024

2 Minutes

Education and skills News

Home Office signs £12m deal to ‘scale user-centred design capabilities to meet demand’

Sam Trendall October 28, 2024

Department picks Capgemini for contract lasting up to three years, in which the supplier will be tasked with supporting ‘improvements in our resourcing approach and better alignment to the profession’ […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills News

Government set to keep 40% cap on officials’ homeworking

Sam Trendall October 28, 2024

Introduced by the previous government, the requirement for civil servants to spend at least three days a week in the office is to be retained, the Cabinet Office has announced […]...

7 Minutes

Features Public order, justice and rights

More standards for NHS and fewer requirements for police officers – what new data laws mean for the public sector

Sam Trendall October 25, 2024

Government has pledged that its data bill will give the UK economy a £10bn boost but, as PublicTechnology discovers, the legislation could also have a big impact on public services […]...

3 Minutes

Defence and Security Highlights News

Government seeks to replicate attacks designed to use AI in ‘developing chemical weapons or election interference’

Sam Trendall October 25, 2024

The AI Safety Institute created last year has signed a £500k deal with a tech supplier to help model ‘new attacks against frontier AI systems and mitigations that defang them’ […]...

3 Minutes

Communities, housing and planning News

Edinburgh council sets out smart-city strategy

Sam Trendall October 25, 2024

The local authority has published a new plan for the next three years to help the Scottish capital’s citizens, public service staff, and businesses get the most out of tech […]...

4 Minutes

News Society and welfare

Government ‘committed’ to £300m DWP Pensions Dashboards but delivery plan revised after project reset

Sam Trendall October 24, 2024

The new government will proceed with the project to provide an online hub for citizens to access pension info, although the programme will narrow its focus in the short term […]...

2 Minutes

Defence and Security News

MoD seeks head for in-house cyber consultancy to advise on ‘high-risk programmes’

Sam Trendall October 24, 2024

The role as leader of the ministry’s team of 50 cyber advisory and assurance professionals comes with remit to provide expert advice to major projects and support security best practice […]...

4 Minutes

News Public order, justice and rights

Committee warns government over EU data-adequacy ‘cliff edge’

Sofia Villegas October 24, 2024

The House of Lords European Affairs Committee has revealed the findings of a lengthy investigation which, according to peers, uncovered the major financial and other risks of losing validated status […]...

3 Minutes

Environment News

Defra seeks trio of suppliers for £5m deal to test cyber defences

Sam Trendall October 23, 2024

With an array of agencies and a technology estate containing hundreds of legacy apps, the environment department requires a group of cyber suppliers to run the rule over its systems […]...

3 Minutes

Government and politics News

Parliament explores how generative AI could support MPs and peers

Sam Trendall October 23, 2024

The Parliamentary Digital Service is analysing the possibility of deploying Microsoft Copilot, while a new working group of Commons and Lords representatives has been convened to coordinate potential use cases […]...

PublicTechnology

October 2024

Home Office signs £12m deal to ‘scale user-centred design capabilities to meet demand’

Government set to keep 40% cap on officials’ homeworking

More standards for NHS and fewer requirements for police officers – what new data laws mean for the public sector

Government seeks to replicate attacks designed to use AI in ‘developing chemical weapons or election interference’

Edinburgh council sets out smart-city strategy

Government ‘committed’ to £300m DWP Pensions Dashboards but delivery plan revised after project reset

MoD seeks head for in-house cyber consultancy to advise on ‘high-risk programmes’

Committee warns government over EU data-adequacy ‘cliff edge’

Defra seeks trio of suppliers for £5m deal to test cyber defences

Parliament explores how generative AI could support MPs and peers

Waste not: How civil servants are rethinking productivity

Lessons from the frontline: What NHS cancer pilots reveal about the future of care

Interoperability in NHS cancer care: Fixing the digital disconnect

The school meal debate: A digital opportunity hiding in plain sight

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