Artificial intelligence to empower public services, says minister
Michelle Donelan highlights uses of AI in policing and healthcare along with potential to cut time spent on administration
Government seeks national technology adviser
Director general-level role requiring ‘fantastic network’ of contacts in science, technology and...
ICO to fast-track public interest Freedom of Information complaints
Regulator expects to give up to a fifth of complaints faster treatment
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Customer support contractors at DBS set to strike
Workers delivering webchat and telephone service via outsourced deal vote for six-day walkout
EXCL: Home Office buys thousands of ‘migrant tracker’ wristbands as it expands monitoring
Use of barcode-scanning system comes alongside GPS ankle tags and biometric tracking
Scottish Government expands cyber-resilience programme for businesses
Contract worth £500,000 will see an additional 250 firms offered training
Stats regulator censures DWP over employment claims
OSR chief says that department failed to uphold principles that public data should be ‘trustworthy, of high quality, and offer public value’
CDDO offers £160k for chief technology officer to set cross-government strategy for digital profession
Cabinet Office unit is seeking a technology leader whose remit will include spearheading DDaT professionals’ efforts to decommission legacy system
FOI: Scottish reform proposals would bring commercial suppliers in scope
Labour party to introduce bill intended to increase transparency and accountability
Companies House cites digital transformation in decision not to reopen London office and service counters
Public counters across the UK are also to remain closed but government body indicates no jobs will be lost
Home Office retains £1.5m contractors to manually fix data issues with immigration systems
Department brings in external support for missing or duplicate entries across Atlas and CID systems, both of which are in use
Trade department sees rise in fraud and data breaches in FY22
DIT claims the use of digital tools has helped with detecting fraudsters
Parliament shuts down TikTok account after MPs raise concerns app is ‘Chinese government spyware’
Campaign led by Wealden MP results in closure of account with video-sharing platform
Government progresses plan for ‘legal gateway’ to allow private firms to use public data in checks
DCMS seeks £100k partner to help with technical design
UK Space Agency launches probe into staff experiences of bullying and harassment
Government body hires specialist firm to undertake review after report shows one in five workers claim they were bullied or harassed last year
HMRC warns over import delays with thousands of firms yet to move to new customs system
Less than two months remain before outgoing CHIEF platform stops accepting import declarations
Government arrangement with Salesforce to offer public sector ‘significant savings’
Crown Commercial Service announces MoU with SaaS giant
Up to one in four passport applications still processed by legacy system, minister admits
The new digital application processing platform was originally due to be fully implemented by 2019
Number of civil servants in digital roles tops 20,000
Annual stats release shows that more than one in 25 officials is now employed in the DDaT profession, making it bigger than any profession other than policy
Ongoing homeworking will erode government skills, minister claims
Kit Malthouse tells podcast that he believes officials ought to spend three or four days a week in the office
Government appoints £2m firm to help build search tool for citizens’ internet records
Defence contractor BAE Systems wins Home Office contract
Scottish Government is second-biggest UK spender on Facebook adverts, study finds
Report from specialist Sortlist reveals rundown of organisations that are biggest advertising clients of Meta
Arch reformer Maude kicks off probe of government efficiency
Former Cabinet Office minister begins review of civil service effectiveness