Deputy chief executive Angela MacDonald discusses her pride in the achievements of 2023, and the tax agency’s big plans to be ‘bold and innovative’ in using digital technology this year […]...
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GDS head: ‘Our top priority for 2024 is working with HMRC to migrate millions of Government Gateway users to One Login’
Tom Read discusses the digital unit’s global cooperation, its plans to use tech to tackle misinformation, and the age at which it is appropriate to watch a Bruce Willis classic […]...
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How digital patient records will transform Northern Irish healthcare
This year has been one of ‘resilience, reflection and hope, and has been marked by major technological progress, according to the head of the Northern Ireland Civil Service Jayne Brady […]...
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PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of 2023 – part two
In the second part of our round-up of the most-read pieces published over this year, we revisit the stories that shaped the second half of 2023, from July to December […]...
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Government finance pros look to get the most of tech and data in long-term plan
HM Treasury will next year create a plan for the remainder of the decade which, according to second perm sec Cat Little, will focus on skills, technology and data use […]...
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PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of 2023 – part one
We revisit our ten most-read articles of 2023, beginning with scoops and other significant stories from the months of January to June, including big deals, major projects and controversial decisions […]...
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Cabinet Office head: ‘We have greatly enhanced our expertise in digital, data and delivery’
As part of an annual survey of Whitehall chiefs, civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on a busy 2023 and the challenges of the months ahead – his last in […]...
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DSIT boss wants tech department to allow ‘people to think big, take risk, and move fast’
Sarah Munby, the permanent secretary of the recently established Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, discusses the organisation’s early months in operation and its plans for a busy year ahead […]...
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Cabinet Office urged to create ‘framework playbook’ amid concerns over lack of guidance
Report from MPs on the Public Accounts Committee warns that a lack of data on public sector contracts is preventing government from getting best value for £259bn spent each year […]...
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‘Making tax difficult’ – MPs scold HMRC over £2bn digitisation costs for users
Scathing report from the Public Accounts Committee criticises ‘utterly extraordinary’ decision to exclude transitional costs for users, but department says that additional tax revenue will offset spending on tech programme […]...
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