In this piece for PublicTechnology, former cabinet minister and current CIPD president Chloe Smith explores how new tech can boost the economy and help thousands of people return to work […]...
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MoJ reveals plans for £250m printing and post deal
Department is planning to put in place two separate commercial engagements, collectively worth hundreds of millions and respectively covering office printing and services required in locations across the justice system […]...
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HMRC hits 80% digitisation and plans transition of customer comms to ‘digital-first approach’
The government tax department is about to embark on a transformation initiative intended to eliminate about 100 million letters currently sent each year, while also driving more overall interactions online […]...
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Digital Outcomes 6 given final three months to ‘facilitate a seamless crossover’ to new framework
As it prepares to introduce a new agreement that reunites the two halves of a deal that was split in half four years ago, CCS has lengthened the incumbent arrangement […]...
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Edinburgh councillors reject datacentre proposals
Elected members serving the city last week voted unanimously to deny an application for planning permission to be granted for a tech facility intended to support delivery of AI tools […]...
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Companies House: One in 16 appointments verified in first six weeks of year-long process
In November, the company registrar for the UK introduced new legal requirements for digital authentication, with 6% of appointments having complied with the incoming standards obligations by the New Year […]...
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Stockton signs up to ‘digital life-story’ platform for kids in care
Borough council in the north east has agreed a contract with startup Virtual Memory Box to help children keep track of their photos, videos, audio recordings and other important documents […]...
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DWP claims 20-minute daily staff gains from Copilot trials
Government’s benefits department has revealed the results of tests in which several thousand civil servants used Microsoft’s artificial intelligence technology, and found efficiency benefits as well as greater job fulfilment […]...
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One Login regains government trustmark as GDS deploys systems to prevent future lapses
The list of providers certified via DSIT’s statutory guidelines has been expanded recently and now, once again, features government’s own verification tool, as well as services from key supplier iProov […]...
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Professionalism must be the foundation for trust and adoption of new technology
With public services at the forefront of the deployment of AI, Dan Howl of BCS explains why ‘trust must not only be done, it must be seen to be done’ […]...
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