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A vision for a Digital Scotland
Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland explains how the country could learn from the low-cost and replicable systems implemented by Estonia, and why GovTech is huge opportunity for the Scottish Government
GDS seeks engagement lead to make government ‘destination of choice for digital professionals’
Post as marketing chief for DDaT profession comes with salary of up to £65,000
Government transformation projects ‘promise too much at the outset’ – IPA chief
Civil service project delivery leader Tony Meggs preps guidance for departments ahead of Spending Review
UK to develop new government procurement site in the event of no-deal Brexit
If the UK leaves the European Union without a deal, the government has pledged that an equivalent to the current TED and OJEU platforms will be ready ‘from exit day’
Chatbots, free WiFi, and paperless councillors – Waltham Forest’s digital transformation
Executive and political leadership at the east London council talk to PublicTechnology about their work to lead transformation in a way that benefits the entire borough
Whitehall departments failing to share data on debt, report finds
A lack of centralised best practice and good-quality data is perpetuating problem debt, according to the NAO
Jeremy Hunt criticises Google's lack of cooperation on international child-abuse crackdown
Foreign secretary hits out at internet titan
DfT uses machine learning to create news round-up tool for policymakers
Program trained to identify stories likely to be of interest to policy professionals
UK export future will rely on digital and data science, government says
Newly published strategy cites importance of technology in achieving goal to increase exports
Government should create data-quality kitemark, report recommends
Paper from think tank Reform urges DCMS to implement an official seal of approval
Crown Hosting given £500m four-year extension as CCS says risk to national infrastructure prevents competitive process
Flagship co-location deal given extra 48 months as CCS says reliance on services has exceeded expectations
HMRC customs system rolled out to first wave of importers
Project to deliver new system for processing declarations achieves ‘major milestone’
Why 2018’s school leavers will keep learning, unlearning and relearning for years to come
As techUK launches research to assess the readiness of students for the future working world, the industry body’s policy manager India Lucas looks at what lies in store for this year’s A-level students
Local government and the NHS do not want outsourced IT, studies find
Research from Dods shows that most public sector workers are not in favour of bringing in commercial firms to provide their IT
CCS hints that services will be included in Technology Products 3
In a blog post for techUK, procurement agency predicts that the next iteration of the flagship IT framework ‘could revolutionise commodity tech buying for the public sector’
‘A crisis in our democracy’ – MPs recommend verified sites and online content standards to tackle fake news
DCMS committee claims it has ‘pulled back the curtain on the secretive world of the tech giants’
CCS merges four digital projects into one after another Crown Marketplace rethink
Quartet of planned development projects cancelled and new contract notice issued for platform housing five commercial agreements in one place
CCS smashes targets with £600m savings in FY18
Yearly accounts show increased commercial benefits for central government and wider public sector
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’
Cabinet Office ‘lacks leverage’ to ensure procurement best practice – PAC
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee believe that the Cabinet Office needs to make its voice ring out more loudly across Whitehall
DXC wins £80m device contract in latest Defra disaggregation deal
US-headquartered technology outsourcing giant swipes contract for department’s end-user computing environment