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DWP launches search for £140k CTO
The Department for Work and Pensions is looking for a candidate with experience of managing budgets over £500m
Fewer than three in 10 UK digital jobs filled by women - DCMS report
Sector now provides almost 5% of all jobs in the country, as well as 13.4% of exports
Government needs tech industry skills to deliver on transformation plan, says GDS boss Cunnington
UK IT sector and Government Digital Service must work together, according to director general...
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Ordnance Survey data chief: ‘I don’t want Google to run the country – but that doesn’t mean I don’t want their innovation’
Caroline Bellamy reveals why collaboration – with both public and private institutions – is the watchword
Government to invest £14.5m in new London cybersecurity hub
‘Innovation centre’ will confirm capital’s status as a world leader in the field, according to digital minister Matt Hancock
NHS Digital seeks market input for new Security Operations Centre
Health service body issues RFI looking for supplier advice
Don’t lose sight of ‘cloud first’ commitment, Cabinet Office warned
Cloud Industry Forum warns that 'momentum and progress on the Government Transformation Strategy could stall' as it flags lack of G-Cloud sales updates and 'poorly articulated needs'
Planning Inspectorate offering £70k for ‘dynamic’ new head of digital
Cuts-hit planning agency seeks ‘dynamic and inspirational individual’ to guide it through a ‘period of significant change’
University turns to analytics to track student attendance and engagement
Bristolian university UWE plans two-lot tender for suppliers of algorithm-based platforms
GDS sharpens focus on data science
New hubs and second conference planned for next year
‘We can’t be a Blockbuster government serving Netflix citizens’ - Canada launches GDS equivalent
‘We aren’t the first government digital service, but I believe we can be the best’, says country’s Treasury Board chief
Number of civil servants in digital, data, and tech roles continues to rise
While the civil service has shrunk dramatically, its volume and proportion of IT and digital professionals have gone up and up, ONS data reveals
'Our systems are at capacity; we cannot build our way out - we must innovate' - Digital Railway chief
David Waboso claims he has the highest levels of government support for vision to improve rail infrastructure via better use of digital
NHS Digital's progress hamstrung by ageing tech and culture clashes - report
Body publishes study encouraging better data services, increased commercial nous, and clearer articulation of role
BBC asks IT suppliers to help shape procurement strategy
Broadcaster interested in implementing digital platforms for sourcing and contract management
GDS tells public sector to 'be bold and unpublish' unnecessary web pages
Government Digital Service lifts lid on success of project to simplify process of starting a business online
One in four government major IT projects on course for success, report reveals
No projects in the red zone, meaning IT compares favourably with other sectors, according to IPA report
Data, demonyms, and 'focus colours' - the GDS blueprint for building a successful digital service
Digital engagement lead explains how the department's Service Toolkit can help public bodies create new online services for citizens from scratch
Science Museum Group seeks partner for data-discovery quest
Museum group seeks software application to help it map and analyse data
Digital Economy Act will 'underpin radical transformation of government services'
Digital minister Matt Hancock signs into law act intended to promote connectivity across the country and make the online world safe for children
Police ICT Company offers up to £180k for new CEO
Company hunts for leader that can cultivate a shared sense of purpose among both law enforcement and the IT-supplier community
Failures of IT and BPO firm Concentrix blamed as HMRC misses fraud-reduction targets
Department did not breach 5% target in 2015-16 or 2016-17, report reveals
NHS digital standard bearer Birmingham mental health trust seeks partners for paperless vision
Trust issues contract notice for electronic health record project
NAO urges government not to leave HMRC high and dry on customs platform time bomb
Brexit has massively increased the scale and complexity of ongoing £157m plan to replace ‘ageing technology’