Pat McFadden – who served as Post Office minister under Gordon Brown and now heads up the Cabinet Office – has told the ongoing public inquiry government should have a […]...
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Tony Blair: ‘AI could automate 40% of DWP tasks’
Former prime minister’s think tank publishes a report claiming that technology could take over a significant portion departments’ workloads and deliver annual savings of £10bn within the next five years […]...
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Think tank cites need for capital investment in public sector’s ageing IT
A new report from the Institute for Government and auditor Grant Thornton has called for the next chancellor to rev up capital investments – with a particular focus on outdated […]...
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Centre for Police Productivity seeks leader to drive forces’ use of tech and data
Due to be established this autumn following a review commissioned by government, the College of Policing’s new facility is offering an annual salary of £120k for its first ever leader […]...
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MPs lament ‘insufficient’ work on government data sharing
The Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee has identified ‘significant data gaps’ in various policy areas, and called on the Cabinet Office and ONS to develop a comprehensive new programme […]...
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ONS workers set to begin programme of industrial action in light of in-office demand
Following a ballot in which members supported protest against new rules demanding office attendance, the PCS union is due to lead a wave of non-strike action from 8 May onwards […]...
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Government comms unit looks to tech and innovation
The Government Communication Service has published a new strategy to help 7,000 staff across the civil service embrace new ideas and take a ‘systemic approach’ to innovation in their work […]...
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Ex-spy chief cleared for roles at trio of tech firms
Former head of GCHQ Sir Jeremy Fleming has been given a green light by government’s corruption watchdog Acoba to work for companies specialising in big data, cryptography, and satellite imagery […]...
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Ex-Whitehall top dog cites limitations of online-only training
More than 10 years after the closure of government’s erstwhile hub for civil service training offerings, former cabinet secretary Mark Sedwill has called for the reintroduction of a physical base […]...
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Growth in ‘deep skills in digital and data’ has enabled £400m reduction in consultancy spend, government ops chief claims
Cabinet Office head and civil service COO Alex Chisholm reveals that government found it ‘too difficult’ to create a centralised hub for consultancy, but praises the increase in tech expertise […]...
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