The government has urged organisations to offer their opinions on the wide-ranging digital tax reforms proposed last month, the financial secretary has said....
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Government picks EMC for 100,000 Genomes Project data storage
The government-funded project to sequence the genomes of 100,000 people has chosen cloud computing company EMC store the massive amounts of data it creates....
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Putting citizens at the heart of digitisation
Chris White, head of digital solutions at Capita Software Services, looks at how councils can use single sign-on citizen portals to improve services and support vulnerable residents. ...
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Universal Credit: Poor planning and lack of ‘agile’ expertise major factors in disastrous start, says report
Over-ambitious time-tabling and changes to Whitehall IT project rules almost ended Universal Credit, but the programme is now on the road to recovery, according to a report from the Institute […]...
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DCLG offers up to £118,000 for technology chief to ‘reset’ approach to tech
The Department for Communities and Local Government is looking to recruit a senior official to overhaul its approach to technology as it moves ahead with its push for savings after last year’s […]...
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Local authorities need to improve website readability, study says
The majority of local authorities assessed by a content management company are failing to write online content that would be easily understood by 13- to 15-year-olds. ...
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Scottish digital industry body urges action on negative impact of Brexit
The Scottish digital industry trade body ScotlandIS has called for “decisive action” by the Scottish and UK governments to limit the negative impact of leaving the EU....
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Tech companies asked about G-Cloud experience
The representative body for UK tech companies is seeking opinions on the government’s G-Cloud procurement framework....
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Expert verdict: Corbyn helps put digital on the map but manifesto lacks ambition
The digital democracy manifesto launched by Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn earlier this week has failed to gain the approval of those working in public sector technology....
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Health committee calls for rethink of NHS data sharing practices
MPs have slammed poor data-sharing practices within the UK’s healthcare systems and urged the Department of Health to review NHS Digital’s role in linking health and social care data....
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