Apps, automation and allotments
Durham County Council's head of digital Alan Patrickson lifts the lid on the authority’s citizen-focused five-year transformation journey
Government backs robot farmers with £6m
Funding will support what is claimed to be the world’s first agri-robotics facility
Dorset Council offers £112k for digital and change chief
Authority seeks leader to oversee transformation of tech estate and digital services
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Durham council puts democracy into digital design
Designing a strategy to take digital take-up over the 50% mark means getting to the heart of what the county’s residents really want. Gill Hitchcock writes.
Is government ready to abandon GSi?
As the deadline for ditching the 22-year-old platform draws near, some major government departments are still using GSi email addresses – but all contend that they are on track for the March cut-off
Defra offers £140k for leader to helm post-Brexit transformation
Department recruiting for COO
The biggest stories of 2018 – part two
We revisit the big news and major events from the second half of 2018
Scottish 4G coverage less than half that of England
Ofcom report shows just 38% of Scotland has good data coverage from all four networks
Government suppliers to be asked to demonstrate sustainability
Waste and resources strategy also reveals plans to create online tool to combat fly-tipping
Border tech and UK sat nav among projects boosted by government’s £2bn Brexit prep package
HMRC, Defra, and the Home Office are the major beneficiaries of departmental funding
Government turns to tech to tackle loneliness
First companies awarded funding through GovTech Catalyst programme
Cambridgeshire’s connectivity mission
The Cambridgeshire and Peterborough Combined Authority is investing £13.6m to boost connectivity. Gill Hitchcock reports on the challenging targets and the delivery team working with suppliers to remove barriers and pave the way for success
Defra launches developer recruitment drive
Department advertising 24 vacant tech positions
Public sector websites hit by datacentre outage
ICO site and others downed by ‘electrical surge’ that affected datacentre owned by digital charity Eduserv
Government launches £20m contest for agriculture technology
UK businesses can bid for backing for projects that use tech to improve how food gets from field to fork
Defra offers £130,000 for commercial chief to spearhead disaggregration
Department recruits for head of technology category to manage annual spending of £200m
North Yorkshire gets £11m government boost for rural broadband
Funding comes as Defra commits an extra £45m to support the rollout of superfast connections across the country
Analyse and apologise – the six golden rules of social media in the public sector
A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’
DXC wins £80m device contract in latest Defra disaggregation deal
US-headquartered technology outsourcing giant swipes contract for department’s end-user computing environment
Calderdale council seeks digital leader to help set five-year vision
Authority recruiting for senior manager to ‘find innovative digital solutions’
Leicester City Council to roll out body-worn cameras to deter assaults on frontline staff
City looks for supplier to provide as many as 200 devices to record incidents
Defra preps ‘manual workarounds’ for major IT projects amid fears of no-deal Brexit
Department warns that, if the UK exits the EU without a trade deal, it may need to make some ‘clunky fixes’ to deliver necessary IT systems
Brexit demands see Defra extend IBM deal to near £1.5bn total worth
Department’s 17-month extension takes contract length to cumulative tally of 17 years
Rural broadband often three times slower than neighbouring towns, study reveals
Research from County Councils Network show west country and northern England lagging behind