Government dedicates £1.3bn to attracting top science and tech talent
Measures unveiled in bumper research funding package include 100 additional AI PhDs
Matt Hancock urges schools to ban phones
Culture secretary says evidence shows that outlawing the use of mobiles is effective
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Civil servant Zara McDermott has joined the ITV reality show
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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
‘Students don’t necessarily want more digital – they just want it used better’
The innovation leaders of higher-education technology body Jisc talk to Gill Hitchcock about spreading digital excellence and developing shared services for UK universities and colleges
PM moves government data function from GDS to DCMS
Department also takes over BEIS remit for digital signatures in policy shake-up
Diversity must be the driving force behind our industry
Sheila Flavell of FDM Group explains why diversity needs to be much more than just a tick-box exercise
‘There is incredible demand out there to do this’ – HMRC to roll on with Making Tax Digital
Department’s permanent secretary Jon Thompson discusses the challenges and achievements of the department's reform programme
Scottish Government inverts tech procurement to help public sector buy ‘what you do not know exists’
The CivTech scheme starts with a problem, not a solution, and encourages public sector agencies to work with start-ups and entrepreneurs to develop ideas
GP contract promises improved data-collection service and £10m for e-referral uptake
Doctors also set 30% target for amount of patients using online services
DWP seeks £36m partner to develop and support child-maintenance platform
Department looks to blend in-house with external teams as support contract with existing supplier approaches conclusion
Whitehall analysis function aims to promote data-science skills across government
Office for National Statistics to spearhead new civil-service profession
HMRC explores use of AI for compliance and complex tax cases
Department also claims that drive to automate is employee-led
Civil service tech upgrade – ‘People want mobile solutions that measure up to standards of their everyday lives’
MoJ operations chief gives update on progress of shared-services strategy
Southwark council tenants to get full-fibre network
Council signs deal with internet firm Hyperoptic
Newham offers £113,000 for new post as head of digital transformation
London borough seeks technology leader to help achieve savings of up to £18m by delivering digital services
GDS soups up Notify to cope with hundredfold increase in usage
The messaging platform can now cope with a million messages per hour – 100 times higher than its previous peak of 10,000
ONS takes the lead on UN project to gather data on ageing population
United Nations accepts proposal for ONS-led team to build evidence on shared challenges related to ageing
Technology must be embedded into frontline policing
Sarah Timmis of think tank Reform discusses how digital can have a transformational impact for the emergency services
Open University seeks partner for £12m digital-transformation programme
University seeks to implement digital services to improve teaching and operations
Is the public sector ready for the Web Accessibility Directive?
Bryn Anderson of Siteimprove introduces the incoming EU legislation that will require all government entities to make their online homes more accessible
Southampton Solent University to build £4m maritime simulator
Institution seeks supplier to develop and roll out technology for training naval officers
‘Don’t break things’ and ‘progress is better than stasis’ – GDS sheds light on how the new Government Service Standard is shaping up
Whitehall’s central digital agency lifts lid on feedback gathered so far in its work to revamp the Digital Service Standard
Crawley seeks digital and transformation head
Borough council of West Sussex town offers £70k for top digital job