The Government Digital Service has received 30 applications from councils looking to use GOV.UK Verify for local services....
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Digitisation of the court system must not decrease access to justice
Faced with the effects of years of austerity and ageing technology, investing in digital will be essential for the justice system – but new technology must work for the people, writes Melanie Mylvaganam, […]...
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Leeds paves the way to joined-up health and social care across the country
Dylan Roberts, Leeds City Council’s digital chief, tells Gill Hitchcock that other public services could benefit from the local authority’s open source integrated care record programme, Ripple....
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EU approves Privacy Shield deal between member states and US
The 28 EU member states have voted in support of the data sharing agreement between the EU and the United States....
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NHS England names former Cambridge NHS trust boss as chief clinical information officer
NHS England has created three new information and technology leadership roles, with the top position going to the former boss of Addenbrooke’s Hospital in Cambridge who resigned as the trust […]...
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Editor’s letter: From universities to councils, and why diversity should be a major part of our coverage
PublicTechnology’s new online editor Rebecca Hill talks about the similarities between her old and new beats, as we launch our series focusing on diversity in public sector technology....
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Northern councils need distinct digital service, says ResPublica
The think tank ResPublica has called for the creation of a northern digital service to provide a shared platform for automating council services across the region....
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iCouncil: Do robots have what it takes for local government?
AI might be flavour of the month, but are robots really the future for council services? Stuart Dorman, chief innovation officer at Sabio, says that robots don’t have all the […]...
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Government assessment shows 17 major ICT programmes at risk of failure
Successful completion of 17 of the government’s major ICT programmes is unachievable or highly unlikely, according to the Infrastructure and Projects Authority’s annual report....
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Championing gender diversity at the GDS
Not long ago, the team overseeing digital transformation in Whitehall was in need of some significant changes itself. Zara Farrar, leader of the Government Digital Service’s women’s group, tells Rebecca […]...
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