July 28, 2025

3 Minutes

Education and skills News

Innovation requires ‘forgiving us when we do the wrong thing when trying something new’ – DWP boss

Sam Trendall July 28, 2025

Department’s permanent secretary Sir Peter Schofield tells committee of MPs that the pandemic cultivated bold new ideas for several reasons, including the diminished prospect of carrying the can for failure […]...

CCS to develop ‘new digital operating model’

Sam Trendall July 28, 2025

Whitehall procurement agency’s annual accounts reveal that business case for tech transformation initiative was signed off nine months ago, with work on initial assessments and recruitment of staff now begun […]...

Government commits £168m to data-linking work

Jim Dunton July 28, 2025

Non-departmental body is to extend a major project which has supported the use of data to better understand issues including reoffending, education outcomes, and the impact of alcohol pricing measures […]...

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July 28, 2025

Innovation requires ‘forgiving us when we do the wrong thing when trying something new’ – DWP boss

CCS to develop ‘new digital operating model’

Government commits £168m to data-linking work

Government risks ‘doing the wrong thing efficiently’, civil servants warn in new research

Hitachi Solutions demonstrates secure use of Microsoft tools with AWS data in major win for government cloud interoperability

Only 1% of managers call their hiring ‘very effective’ – Civica research shows why

Beyond the iron fist: What civil servants say will really cut Whitehall waste

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