Department announces biometric cards due to expire at the end of 2024 will be accepted until March, but declines to say how many still need to apply for digital alternative […]...
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EXCL: DWP and £11m supplier prep five gen AI projects ‘with director general sponsorship’
PublicTechnology understands that the department’s directors general are working on the rollout of tech programmes that senior leaders believe have ‘a high likelihood of being scalable into the overall business’ […]...
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NCSC head warns of fundamental ‘contest for cyberspace’ as annual report shows 44% hike in most serious incidents
The cyber intelligence agency’s new boss Richard Horne has urged public bodies and organisations in all sectors to not just listen to security advice, but take steps to implement it […]...
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New Whitehall head Wormald to ‘break silos to harness tech and innovation’
Health department boss named Simon Case’s successor as cabinet secretary, a post where he will be expected to help deliver ‘nothing less than the complete rewiring of the British state’ […]...
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Home Office adds £43m costs to project intended to close ‘critical gap’ in border data
The Cerberus programme is intended to provide Border Force with a new and unified data analytics system and, in doing so, avoid failures of intelligence and help tackle organised crime […]...
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DBS staff to strike over contact-centre dispute
The PCS union has organised a strike of workers at the Disclosure and Barring Service, over concerns about the impact of a new telephony platform and model of ‘customer contact’ […]...
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Scottish local government body sets up digital skills advisory unit
A pair of bodies established by the Scottish Government have unveiled a new group intended to help set the strategy to build digital skills across the public and third sectors […]...
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A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground | Webinar on-demand
The transformative power of artificial intelligence is capturing attention across government. While its potential is widely recognised, civil servants and data and technology professionals often struggle to move beyond pilots into […]...
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HMRC ‘assessing impact’ on £100m contract after pausing Single Trade Window project
After work on the UK’s post-Brexit digital trade system is suspended for 16 months, attention turns to the implications for the commercial agreement that represents half the project’s delivery cost […]...
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National Highways signs £40m Oracle deals
The roads agency, which operates as a company owned by the Department for Transport, has awarded two contracts of up to eight years in length for ERP and asset-management tools […]...
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