PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of the year
A reminder of the shocks, scandals and success stories that shaped the world of government technology in 2022
Valuable advice – inside the Government Office for Technology Transfer
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Q&A: Charlie Anderson
We catch up with the head of ICT at Fife Council on the challenges he faces and his predictions for 2016.
Aspiring to change
Matt Foster explores how HMRC is looking to life after Aspire – the single biggest ICT deal in all of government.
Q&A: Simon Haston
Aberdeen City Council's head of ICT tells us what makes him tick and gives his digital predictions for 2016.
Taking it back in-house
What lessons does the insourcing of ICT by the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency provide for other public sector organisations?
Keep the network running
Joel Dolisy suggests four ways to ensure network continuity despite cuts in public sector spending.
SAP success
Tahiana Jefferis on how the implementation of a new SAP system has helped improve the productivity of her council's remote workers.
Data dangers
Can data be too open? Mark Rowe takes a look at the lessons for the public sector from Defra’s ambitious new initiative.
Overcoming barriers to joint working
What are benefits that joint working can bring to government – and where do the challenges lie? A recent round table found out.
Storing up issues
Farid Ouazzani on how the rise of the Cloud has affected the approach organisations are taking to backing up data.
Data breach lessons
Last week, hackers stole 13,134 email addresses from City of Edinburgh Council - professor Bill Buchanan of Edinburgh Napier University offers his verdict.
In depth: National Cyber Security Programme
Tim Gibson assesses government efforts to protect public and private sectors alike from the threat posed by hackers.
Profile: Matt Hancock, minister for the Cabinet Office
Who is the man taking over from Francis Maude in charge of government digital strategy and procurement?
Joining up the dots
Josh Chambers looks at global examples for a clue as to how Whitehall can work with local governments to produce true “government as a platform”.
Game on
Governments across the world are increasingly using online games to train staff and engage with the public.
Moving early help forward with technology
Phil Neal lists the ways technology can help improve early intervention decisions by local authorities.
The six types of security threat
A guide to help local authorities understand the threat from cyber attacks, produced by central government.
Social media - don’t be chicken
How strong support from the leaders of a public service body gave staff the courage to create a successful social media campaign.
Onshoring public sector data
A majority of UK parliamentarians believe that UK public sector data should be securely processed in this country - what do councils need to consider when procuring data storage services?
Top 10 tips for public sector digital development
Government deputy chief technology officer Magnus Falk outlines what government organisations should be doing to improve digital services.
Reach for the cloud
How will a new guide to procuring cloud services for government help the private sector? Ian Murphy takes a look.
Service transformation and customer experience
Channel shift also requires a step change in attitude towards customer service from the public sector, according to a recent webchat.