June 2025

2 Minutes

Communities, housing and planning News

Sheffield seeks leader to ‘deliver one of the boldest and most forward-thinking digital transformations in local government’

Sam Trendall June 13, 2025

Local authority in South Yorkshire invites applications for top tech managerial post to lead rollout of digital strategy, as well as advertising two other senior roles focused on customer experiences […]...

2 Minutes

News Transport

Minister claims ScotRail is ‘fixing’ alleged unpermitted voice use in AI announcer

Sofia Villegas June 13, 2025

Scotland’s public train operator has rolled out Iona, a new AI-based announcement software, but the voice behind the tool claims she was not asked for her consent before its launch […]...

2 Minutes

Environment News

Spending Review: Defra given £300m fund to tackle legacy and boost digital services

Sam Trendall June 12, 2025

Whitehall’s environment department will minimise use of contractors and pursue tech reform in the coming years, with its broad stable of agencies and public bodies a particular area of focus […]...

2 Minutes

Business and industry News

Insolvency Service appoints crack crypto case-breaker

Sam Trendall June 12, 2025

Former police investigator Andrew Small has been recruited to help the DBT agency pursue and recover cryptoassets, the presence of which in bankruptcy cases has increased massively in recent years […]...

3 Minutes

Business and industry News

Government to create app store-style buying platform for public sector tech

Tevye Markson June 12, 2025

The new National Digital Exchange from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology is intended to save huge amounts of time and enable cumulative annual savings in excess of £1bn […]...

3 Minutes

Economics and finance News

Spending Review: HMRC given £500m to ensure ‘90% of customer interactions are digital’

Sam Trendall June 11, 2025

As well as half a billion pounds to improve citizen services and reduce analogue provision, spending review gives tax department an additional £1.6bn to upgrade core computing and data infrastructure […]...

3 Minutes

Government and politics Highlights News

Spending Review: Digital government plans backed with £1.9bn

Sam Trendall June 11, 2025

One pound in ten of the £3.25bn transformation fund will support the work of GDS in the next two years, while its parent department will invest in new AI units […]...

4 Minutes

Business and industry Highlights News

DWP signs £265m contact centre deal with UK SME

Sam Trendall June 11, 2025

Departmental deal could nearly triple Bristolian outfit’s annual revenue, as CEO says growth is built on solid foundations and DWP claims such engagements with smaller local players promote ‘marketplace diversity’ […]...

3 Minutes

News Society and welfare

Home Office hopes automatic data-sharing will ‘reduce need to evidence immigration status’

Sam Trendall June 11, 2025

Minister indicates that, by allowing systems across the health service and Whitehall agencies to better integrate and swap information, the home affairs department would be able to automatically confirm status […]...

PublicTechnology

June 2025

Sheffield seeks leader to ‘deliver one of the boldest and most forward-thinking digital transformations in local government’

Minister claims ScotRail is ‘fixing’ alleged unpermitted voice use in AI announcer

Spending Review: Defra given £300m fund to tackle legacy and boost digital services

Insolvency Service appoints crack crypto case-breaker

Government to create app store-style buying platform for public sector tech

Spending Review: HMRC given £500m to ensure ‘90% of customer interactions are digital’

Spending Review: Digital government plans backed with £1.9bn

DWP signs £265m contact centre deal with UK SME

Home Office hopes automatic data-sharing will ‘reduce need to evidence immigration status’

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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