The local authority pilot of the government’s identity assurance programme has moved from discovery to alpha....
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Cloud hosting ‘critical’ to sustainability, says Defra CTO
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has opened a procurement drive for its hosting and application support services as part of the exit from its IBM and […]...
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Keeping tabs on transformation: Why tracking progress will be crucial for success
A lack of benchmarking data on digital transformation programmes in government makes it hard to evaluate success at a time when it has ever been more important, says Jane Roberts, […]...
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Socitm: Collaboration and leadership needed for ‘SuperCloud’ initiatives to take off
Public sector organisations need to proactively work with existing large-scale public sector cloud-based networks to deliver more savings, a report from the association of IT professionals, Socitm, has said....
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GOV.UK Notify goes live for central government, with local government to launch this year
The Government Digital Service’s notification service has gone live across all central government departments, with local government – and letters – next on the team’s list....
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Digital Strategy looks to industry for increased skills, government innovation and productivity
The government has published its long-awaited Digital Strategy, which sets out plans to increase digital inclusion, data skills and industry links....
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GDS publishes new user research guides in Service Manual
The Government Digital Service has published six new user research methods guides in its Service Manual....
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MPs to investigate the use of algorithms in decision-making
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee has announced it will investigate the use of algorithms in decision-making after holding a Dragons’ Den-style pitching process for inquiry topics....
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Algorithms in decision-making inquiry: Stephanie Mathisen on challenging MPs to investigate accountability
The House of Commons Science and Technology Committee is to investigate the use of algorithms in decision-making, an inquiry chosen as part of the committee’s crowd-sourcing project. Stephanie Mathisen, campaigns […]...
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MPs and experts call for more digital health records as NHS mail goes undelivered
The government has been urged to focus on speeding up move to digital healthcare records amid accusations that the NHS covered up the loss of more than half a million […]...
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