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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Kent County Council procurement arm opens bids for £900m print deal
A trading arm of the authority, which serves more people than any other local council in the UK, has fired the starting gun on a major new tech commercial agreement […]...
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DSIT to unleash Legacy IT Action Plan backed by data collection on ‘thousands’ of ageing systems
Senior officials acknowledge that existing info on outdated platforms is ‘incomplete’ and does not reflect the true scale of the issue outside of systems that underpin the most critical services […]...
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One in four officials saving at least an hour a week by using AI
The annual Civil Service People survey has revealed that a significant proportion of government employees are realising noticeable benefits from the use of generative or automated technology in their job […]...
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Government multibillion-pound shared services drive hampered by ‘governance shortcomings, funding uncertainty and delays’
A report from the National Audit Office warns of a lack of clarity on programme oversight, as well as ‘funding gaps that might need to be covered from departmental budgets’ […]...
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Government acknowledges ‘a small number of eVisa users have experienced data accuracy issues’
Responding to a recent report that identified what critics claim represents ‘a systemic failure’ of the immigration regime, ministers have again downplayed the extent of data issues with digital records […]...
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HMRC agrees £200k extension for desk-monitoring tool as it works on long-term ‘strategic solution’
Tax agency is one of various departments to have used heat and motion sensors via a £4m commercial arrangement put in place by the Ministry of Justice three years ago […]...
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