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Capita CEO flags tech improvements to boost troubled Army recruitment project
Boss writes to select committee to outline measures taken to improve performance
Highways England invites ideas for £20m digital roads project
Government-owned company invites entries to funding contest
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Government proposes big expansion of smart ticketing for trains
DfT launches consultation on plans to create a seamless pay-as-you-go area encompassing much of south-east England
‘Transformation is not something that can just be driven from the centre’ – Q&A with GDS chief Cunnington
As the three-year vision of the Government Transformation Strategy moves into its final 12 months, PublicTechnology asked the GDS leader about ministerial changes, departmental siloes, and what happens after 2020
Government teams up with techUK to encourage industry collaboration
Scheme co-developed by HMRC digital chief Jacky Wright will see tech professionals at the start of their career work with peers from other sectors
West Midlands ‘shifts focus’ of digital leadership on back of 5G plans
Plans for chief digital officer are shelved but authority remains focused on ‘embedding digital capability’ across the organisation
NHS health screening hampered by ‘complex and ageing IT’
National Audit Office report finds that programmes are impacted by outdated tech
DfE minister urges schools to ban smartphones
Nick Gibb warns against the dangers of ‘excessive’ screen time for children
Civil service Mentor Match site to close
Users express sadness at loss of digital platform for forging relationships
Central London boroughs to set joint IT strategy
Local authorities seek to work with supplier to lay out roadmap
Education secretary urges school leaders to ‘shift away from email culture’
Damian Hinds also reveals government will launch an education technology strategy supported by a £10m innovation fund
Dowden pledges ‘spring’ publication for innovation strategy
Document scheduled to be released by the end of March is still in line to publish in the coming weeks, minister tells conference
French regulator slaps Google with €50m GDPR fine
Search giant given hefty penalty after complaint in relation to personalised advertising
PM waives fee for settled status applications
Process for EU nationals to apply to remain in the UK will now be free
Government plans revamp of flexible working policy
Changes will include additions to civil service jobs site
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
New online tool to cut costs of supply teaching
Education secretary warns schools not to get “ripped off” by supply teaching agencies
Whitehall digital scene a ‘merry-go-round’ as departments scrap for skills – IfG report
Internal competition is rife for in-demand tech talent, think tank finds
Capita-led recruitment project hamstrung by Army’s ‘antiquated IT system’, MPs told
The MoD and the Army made a number of errors during the troubled project to help meet the Army’s recruitment targets, officials have admitted
GDS offers £130k for service design head
Organisation seeks manager to replace Nic Harrison in role spearheading design, standards, and controls
How the police wants to use AI and analytics to ‘adopt a public-health approach to crime’
Critics have claimed that an analytics project being led by West Midlands Police is bringing the dystopia of Minority Report to life. But superintendent Iain Donnelly tells PublicTechnology that he is determined to use tech and data ‘as a force for good’
DfE seeks digital partner to help it ‘transform from a policy to a delivery department’
Department embarks upon drive to deliver 250 digital services in a more ‘joined-up way’
National statistician John Pullinger on the 'marvellous opportunity' of the Digital Economy Act
The head of the government statistical service looks back on 2018