Government dedicates £1.3bn to attracting top science and tech talent
Measures unveiled in bumper research funding package include 100 additional AI PhDs
Jersey kicks off major restructure to create ‘modern, agile, and digital public service’
Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan
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ICO to make ‘clear policy recommendations’ in light of Facebook data probe
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham issues update acknowledging changes made by social network but stressing ‘it is too early to say whether they are sufficient under the law’
Rural broadband often three times slower than neighbouring towns, study reveals
Research from County Councils Network show west country and northern England lagging behind
Government's top science and tech advisor starts work
New government chief scientific adviser Dr Patrick Vallance takes up post
West Yorkshire looks to build new online home
Combined authority seeks to unite all its disparate websites into newly designed site
DHSC takes to Twitter to canvas public opinion on organ donation
Department uses social-media conversation as part of consultation on potential move to opt-out model
London Grid for Learning looks to work with 1,000 new schools in UK expansion
CEO of capital-based not-for-profit trust that helps schools to get the most out of technology discusses plans to expand into the education space outside London and the wider public sector
Hackney to build prototype tool for ‘contextual’ approach to child safeguarding
London borough looks for supplier to help create platform for logging and analysing data on school, peer group, and neighbourhood
HMRC offers £96k for contract-management guru to oversee post-Aspire IT engagements
As mega-deal with Capgemini and Fujitsu nears conclusion, department advertises for professional to lead management of contracts with up to 200 technology suppliers
One in four people now use online GP services
The number of patients using an online account has grown 42% in the last year
Homes England agrees partnership in bid to ‘become digital pioneer’
Housing agency to work with Accenture and FutureGov
Government seeks major city to lead large-scale urban 5G test project
Conurbation of about 500,000 inhabitants sought to examine use of 5G-enabled tech in business and public services
PM moves government data function from GDS to DCMS
Department also takes over BEIS remit for digital signatures in policy shake-up
Parliament's digital team just revealed its gender pay gap - and the results may surprise you
Parliamentary Digital Service chief Tracey Jessup says she is "delighted" with new figures on pay by gender
UK-wide right to fast broadband moves ahead - but councils warn 60,000 could miss out
LGA tells digital department that cost threshold plan means rural premises could undermine legal guarantee
Department of Health seeks leader for £200m post-WannaCry cyber security push
Next WannaCry a case of ‘when’, not ‘if’, says DHSC’s Katie Farrington, as she starts quest for deputy
Department for Work and Pensions eyes next steps for IT helpdesk
DWP asks suppliers to get involved as it scopes out the market for service desk
‘There is incredible demand out there to do this’ – HMRC to roll on with Making Tax Digital
Department’s permanent secretary Jon Thompson discusses the challenges and achievements of the department's reform programme
Councils reaching for the cloud, new study shows - but legacy IT keeping them grounded
Socitm/Eduserv research finds that councils are increasingly shifting to a hybrid of cloud and in-house capacity - but warns that existing deals are limiting progress
Transport for London explores algorithm-powered buses
Capital’s public transport agency seeks market feedback ahead of planned trial
£75k up for grabs as civil service HR chiefs hunt digital big-hitter
Civil Service HR seeks new head of strategy and architecture to set the digital and transformation strategy for key cross-government team
Long-awaited G-Cloud 10 gears up for July launch
Provisional timetable represents slip of one month on plans outlined at the start of March