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Study claims next-generation networks could spark local economic gains
Whitehall slammed for ‘secretive’ Brexit consultancy spending
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Major London NHS trust to implement self-booking system for clinics
Central London Community Healthcare NHS Trust to spend £700k on platform
Start-ups chosen for govtech accelerator programme
Latest round of Public scheme picks 14 companies – including eight from the UK – to participate
DfE looks to build streamlined procurement service for schools
Department to spend £400k exploring creation of digital tool
HMRC approved for £112m Microsoft spending
Department was given central government green light for major outlay on licensing, newly published spending data reveals
Over 300 tech staff return to Birmingham council with Capita JV ‘largely ended’
Authority claims most services have completed process of being brought back in house
HMRC begins prep for major cloud move
Department tasks digital transformation specialist with helping prepare the way for use of AWS and Azure
Department for International Trade to review digital barriers
Department seeks team to come in conduct review of technical and cultural obstacles
ONS issues call for industry housing data
Statistics agency outlines desire to form partnerships with third parties
HMRC annual report shows online growth but acknowledges Brexit peril
More people are accessing more online services, department claims, but 'large amount of uncertainty' remains around Brexit
Major tech suppliers could be shut out of government work under new prompt-payment rules
Nine in 10 deals worth £5m or more are awarded to firms that fail to meet incoming supply-chain regulations, according to Tussell
Government changes risk-management model for major suppliers in light of Carillion collapse
No more RAG ratings as centralised risk registers replaced with individual memoranda of understanding with each company
ICO consults on new data-sharing guidance
Data watchdog asks for feedback on revamped code of practice
Review of civil service business cases to look at how ‘organisations can join up more effectively’
GDS innovation chief says process should encourage the development of ‘shared aims and objectives’
Liverpool seeks guidance on citywide fibre network
City seeks advice on possible options for construction and ownership of connectivity infrastructure
East Midlands police forces launch £350m IT framework
Nottinghamshire and Northamptonshire seeking to appoint tech resellers to four-year deal
‘We fought hard to work in a different way’ – how GOV.UK Notify flourished with a small team
The messaging service’s product manager discusses how it plans to expand
Making Tax Digital uptake passes 50% – but HMRC issues call to action as deadline looms
With just two weeks left, about three in four firms in the finance sector are yet to sign up
Government puts £12m into AI-powered vacuum cleaners and dolphin-protection tech
Money invested in four partnerships between business and academia
Slow start for £400m fibre fund but Treasury vows investments will ‘scale up’
Just £66m has been released so far as five-year scheme approaches halfway point
Beyond G-Cloud – what next for government tech procurement?
PublicTechnology talks to CCS technology director Niall Quinn and a selection of suppliers about the future of IT procurement