August 13, 2025

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Education and skills Highlights News

DSIT names top leaders for AI and digital infrastructure

Sam Trendall August 13, 2025

Government science and tech department, which now operates as the ‘digital centre’ for the civil service, has created two new senior roles at director general level, with interim appointments made […]...

Home Office explores biometric enrolment via smartphone

Sam Trendall August 13, 2025

Having previously tested automated kiosks capable of capturing and processing fingerprints and facial scans, the department now intends to trial fully remote options for providing data to the immigration system […]...

ONS officials ramp up industrial action with no-office-attendance measure

Sam Trendall August 13, 2025

About 1,200 members of union PCS are reportedly undertaking action, with the national statistics body indicating that ending the long-standing dispute will be a ‘priority’ for the organisation’s new head […]...

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August 13, 2025

DSIT names top leaders for AI and digital infrastructure

Home Office explores biometric enrolment via smartphone

ONS officials ramp up industrial action with no-office-attendance measure

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

Curious minds wanted: Why AI skills in the public sector start with attitude, not code

Waste not: How civil servants are rethinking productivity

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

Watch: Does the civil service have the skills to get the most out of AI?