As the current government progresses digital identity, Darren Jones has said the plans should be seen in the same vein as the NHS and Sure Start initiatives of its predecessors […]...
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CCS adds three more months to £7.7bn Technology Services 3
A major tech agreement is given a final extension to wrap up a small number of ongoing buying processes, while the estimated value is also increased by a significant amount […]...
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Student Loans Company names experienced finance sector exec Kath Moore as new digital chief
The public body has hired an experienced leader from the banking and insurance world, who joins with a remit to ‘use insights, automation, and emerging technologies to deliver better outcomes’ […]...
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PAC digs into government’s ‘curiously specific’ claims of AI benefits
In a distinctly sceptical missive, the head of the parliamentary committee has warned top officials that recent research raises ‘bigger questions’, not least given government’s ‘poor track record’ on digital […]...
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Scottish policing: Amnesty International says facial recognition ‘should have no place’
The global human rights charity has taken part in a recent feedback exercise to air its opposition to expanded use of a technology that Westminster has promised to ‘ramp up’ […]...
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Digital ID cited as cornerstone of ‘government-by-app’ as public consultation launches
Alongside gathering feedback online, up to 120 members of the public selected by a ‘civic lottery’ will be convened to provide insight on public service use cases and operational specifications […]...
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Sellafield Ltd floats streamlined £90m IT and hosting plan
Organisation owned by government and overseen by DESNZ has updated its commercial intentions, and now expects to award a deal of seven years to a single provider of tech services […]...
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Does transformation need a transformation?
It is the well-worn watchword that has come to define this sector. But PublicTechnology’s editor wonders whether it has lost its impact and its import, and how it did so? […]...
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Government to review guidance on WhatsApp usage
Having been updated in 2023 for the first time in a decade, advice on private messaging tools was due to have been reviewed again by the end of last year […]...
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Exec changes for Cabinet Office as reform DG leaves and COO joins
The central department is to lose one senior manager and gain another, in two roles focused on transformation and operations, with a remit to help deliver on government’s top priorities […]...
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