Birmingham moves away from Capita JV and plans to ‘become a systems integrator’
As long-term outsourcing arrangement is phased out, authority looks to engage with wide array of new suppliers
DCMS builds team to set government data strategy
Department recruits for leader of newly created unit dedicated to leading the data policy agenda...
Hancock vows 'social media companies are not above the law' after Facebook meeting
Culture secretary talks to executives from embattled internet firm in London in 'robust but...
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London Grid for Learning looks to work with 1,000 new schools in UK expansion
CEO of capital-based not-for-profit trust that helps schools to get the most out of technology discusses plans to expand into the education space outside London and the wider public sector
Will the government’s latest shared services strategy deliver delight or despair to Whitehall?
Former senior civil servant Andrew Greenway looks at the reasons for both optimism and scepticism as the government embarks on another shared-services rollout
CCS to launch Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 this summer
After G-Cloud 10 launch was brought forward, procurement agency confirms agile development framework will follow suit
ICO promises to ‘invoke all our powers’ in Cambridge Analytica probe
Information commissioner Elizabeth Denham confirms warrant has been served on UK company
Who are Whitehall's top tweeters?
Study lifts lid on most prolific central government departments and those with highest levels of engagement
Government to develop anti-online bullying strategy
Whitehall departments to work on promoting worldwide consensus on how to tackle problem
Immersive opera and audience analytics – government unveils digital culture vision
Royal Opera House and National Gallery sign up to technology programmes as DCMS publishes major policy paper
Local councils implore government to provide GDPR compliance funding help
Sector organisation writes to Matt Hancock and other MPs to express concerns
Public sector executive pay should be linked to cybersecurity
James Wickes of Cloudview believes regulators need to take steps to sharpen senior managers’ focus on cybersecurity
New cybersecurity regulators to be given power to fine critical services providers £17m
Organisations offering water, energy, health, or transport services must implement effective preventive measures or face serious consequences
Government publishes Digital Charter to promote ‘same rights and behaviour online as offline’
Document lays out six guiding principles and seven programmes of work
Nine in ten businesses and charities have done nothing to prepare for GDPR, government research finds
DCMS study finds majority of organisations in private and third sectors have never even heard of soon-to-be-implemented legislation
V&A museum mulls outsourced data-protection officer model ahead of GDPR
Art-and-design museum claims GDPR audit is well underway as it seeks market input on possible DPO-as-a-service implementation
Government’s top digital roles vacated in PM’s reshuffle
New jobs for former GDS minister Caroline Nokes and digital minister Matt Hancock, with no word yet on if they will be directly replaced and by whom
Bedfordshire Fire and Rescue to spend £30,000 to combat ‘misuse of social media’
Organisation puts out contract notice seeking provider of management tool for up to 25 Facebook and Twitter accounts
DCMS looks to help local radio get out of the analogue age
Consultation launched in a bid to support 400 community and small commercial stations in moving from analogue to DAB signals
National Infrastructure Commission urges government to lead the way on digital twin projects
Report also encourages the codification of data standards
National Army Museum to build six new interactive audiovisual exhibits
Museum seeks software supplier to create games and video platforms for £70,000 project as part of new exhibition to open in March
DCMS fund backs West Sussex £50m fibre framework
County council becomes one of the first recipients of money from government scheme as it looks for provider to roll out connections to public sector-owned sites over the next two decades
VisitBritain seeks SEO supplier to deliver multilingual marketing
Tourism agency turns to search-engine marketing to boost efforts to market the UK to travellers
Government opens up data on £100bn of annual grant awards
Publication of departmental information is intended to help design policy and prevent fraud