The Whitehall digital unit has previously conducted a major trial in which civil servants achieved time savings of about an hour each day by using Google and Microsoft automation tech […]...
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Newham offers £136k for digital chief
East London borough is advertising a vacant post for a specialist to help improve infrastructure, as well as conceiving and delivering transformed digital services for hundreds of thousands of people […]...
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Government hub opens up free AI training for all UK adults
As part of a sweep of newly announced units focused on artificial intelligence, a specialist skills facility has been created with the aim of providing instruction to millions of citizens […]...
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MoD signs £240m Palantir deal as ministers insist UK defence data ‘remains sovereign’
Ongoing questions will only add to the longstanding controversy surrounding the data firm and, in particular, its work with the US Department of Homeland Security and Immigration and Customs Enforcement […]...
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All legal aid providers complete move to new ID system after LAA cyberattack as ministers ask officials to ‘accelerate transformation’
All legal support services firms can once again access government’s digital services following the agency’s completion of the implementation of new security platforms, as part of wider tech modernisation ambitions […]...
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Why the UK’s mental health system should learn from the Commonwealth
The NHS could not only make use of digital tools, but create a global alliance to maximise the benefits of technology, according to Haman Manak from construction services firm Stanmore […]...
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One Login now used by 122 government services
Incoming single government platform for enabling citizens to sign in to departmental services has seen its usage grow strongly in the past 24 months, with adoption continuing in recent weeks […]...
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Scottish Government facing legal proceedings from data watchdog
Scotland’s information commissioner is preparing to take the Holyrood administration to court over an ongoing freedom of information dispute, with ministers claiming work to comply is underway and being ‘accelerated’ […]...
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Government brings in Anthropic and Meta to support service transformation
In a busy month for news, DSIT’s latest announcement details agreements with two of the tech industry biggest names to support the development of specialist expertise and new government tools […]...
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NS&I £3bn transformation programme ‘will miss 2028 deadline’
State bank secures HM Treasury support for £109m in extra funding to cover the cost of its modernisation drive but is still looking at options for the programme’s next reset […]...
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