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HMPPS begins £4m project to replace ‘outdated’ prisoner data system
Newly built bespoke platform will process information including daily unlocking lists and activities to reduce recidivism
Scottish data chief: ‘Collective intelligence fosters the wisdom of crowds – instead of the madness of mobs’
Newly appointed senior leader discusses the importance of information standards and governance, as well as ‘informed public discussion’
Worsening skills shortages threaten government digital transformation, NAO finds
Auditors praise the ‘fresh approach’ of CDDO but warn that unit’s work across government could be compromised by access to expertise
TfL collars fare-dodgers posting clips online
Transport authority reveals it has apprehended offenders after and uptick of evaders recording themselves
Government predicts £1.8bn savings over next 15 years from shared services drive
Cabinet Office issues projections of impact on implementing software ‘clusters’
Home Office paid Motorola £45m for early end to Emergency Services Network contract
NAO report finds that ultimate costs, delivery date and likelihood of success of £12bn-plus programme all remain uncertain
Cabinet Office invests in £300k software tool to get a handle on tech estate
Platform is intended to enable technologists and business leaders to better understand risks, gaps and tools that can be retired
New laws to protect smart doorbells and other gadgets are world-first, minister claims
Paul Scully pledges that provisions are being made for imminent implementation of act
Army seeks tech training proposals for recreating combat
Military research unit announces £2.8m competition for ‘disruptive ideas and concepts’
Phone-bots and social-media alerts – Cabinet Office unveils £1bn plan for tech-powered efficiency savings
Specialist unit for assessing spending decisions awards £500k to support central department in use of automation and digital
Defra expands AWS engagement with £20m-plus deal
Environment department replaces incumbent contract a year before expiry
‘This will define the future of warfare’ – parliamentary committee probes AI weapons
Peers to examine possible uses of autonomous weapons, as well as their legal and ethical ramifications
Pay not the biggest problem in recruiting digital staff, say experts
Senior managers in recruitment and digital profession point to other issues including job descriptions and speed of offers
Government aims to boost fraud skills of thousands of officials
New strategy puts forward plan to upskill experts across Whitehall
MPs renew calls for blanket ban of TikTok on government devices
Critics including former party leader and incumbent committee chair
AI, blockchain and quantum lead emerging-tech agenda as government aims to expand on ‘pockets of progress’
CDDO head of strategy points to challenges and opportunities created by next-generation technologies
Ex-Whitehall big hitters back commission aimed at reforming government’s centre
Former civil service chiefs and ministers are among those takin part in year-long think tank project which hopes to ‘radically improve’ central units
‘Intense scrutiny’ - Croydon’s tech chief on making the case for digital in tough times
Opama Khan tells delegates that focus must be on outcomes and benefits, rather than the technology itself
Home Office immigration investigation team seeks squad of digital forensics experts
Department says that ‘profile of criminality is changing rapidly’
We need to work on what’s under the lid, says CDDO boss
Departments need to look at technology underpinning front-end services, Megan Lee Devlin tells PublicTechnology Live
Government plans national platform for sharing of social-care data
DHSC shortly to begin work on system due to launch in 2024