Scottish Government backtracks on exam grading
Pupils grades will be decided on teacher’s judgement after widespread criticism of impact of ‘deprivation algorithm’
Recruitment of government CDIO ‘still ongoing’, Cabinet Office claims
Applications for newly created perm sec-level position closed more than 10 months ago, since...
Scottish Parliament green lights remote voting and hybrid meetings
Holyrood to allow members to use technology to vote and attend meetings
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Local government transformation needs leadership support and understanding
If councils wish to make their digital ambitions a reality, senior managers need to familiarise themselves with digital ways of working and the role they should play, believes Alex Yedigaroff of dxw
Report finds ‘warning signs of government becoming less open’
Annual study from Institute for Government flags up patchy approach to transparency and ‘mixed’ progress on digital transformation
CCS to launch £50m digital inclusion framework
Procurement vehicle to offer services and tools to assist citizens that struggle with digital
Scottish Government gives 1,000 PCs to Malawian students
Refurbished machines donated via charity the Turing Foundation
GDS floats £100k in bid to recruit strategy chief
Role comes with a remit to oversee the work of 140 staff across four areas
DCMS workforce now 70% ‘D’ and 30% ‘CMS’
Minister reveals that the majority of the 765 civil servants devoted to a project in one policy area are focused purely on digital
Digital secretary: ‘We will be an unashamedly pro-technology government in all that we do’
Nicky Morgan sets out five core principles to promote the use of tech for economic and social benefit
Government’s top scientist urges departments to increase R&D spend
Sir Patrick Vallance says organisations that fail to adequately support research and development risk becoming ‘non-innovative’
Central London boroughs seek coaching on agile methods
Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea look for expert guidance in bid to embrace new ways of working
Microsoft and Home Office launch anti-grooming AI tool
Technology will be licensed to SMEs free of charge
‘Super-talented weirdos’ must still follow Whitehall HR procedures
Prime minister’s office states that, despite Dominic Cummings’ lament of ‘the horrors of human resources’, civil service hiring policies remain unchanged
Tory manifesto author says Whitehall needs pivot towards ‘data science and super-forecasting’
Rachel Wolf sets out reform ambitions and claims civil service is dominated by humanities graduates
Student Loans Company to upgrade online data for graduates
More frequent information from HMRC allows update to technology criticised by education officials last year
‘A wild year’ – GDS head Pritchard on Brexit, ministerial change and learning the drums
Alison Pritchard reflects on a busy 12 months, including sailing across the world and greeting government ministers in front of an industrial quantity of toilet paper
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part two
Completing our 2019 round-up with the rundown of the five biggest stories of the year
NAO head Davies on the organisation's new strategy and the joy of a Bond film on Christmas Day
Auditor general Gareth Davies offers his early reflections on the role and insights into the year ahead
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part one
We round up the events and trends that shaped the year
‘Government’s major policy problems require a cross-departmental approach’ – National Statistician
The government's new statistics guru Ian Diamond discusses how government can make best use of data
Bury to grow online public service directory
North west town looks to increase scope of web platform to include sections on the NHS and carers
Cummings' Whitehall transformation must put people at the centre of policy and delivery
Any government reform must empower policymakers to consider the needs of both citizens and their digital colleagues, according to Sam Menter of Mace&Menter
Tech ministers returned with increased majorities
Simon Hart, Oliver Dowden, and Matt Warman all regain their seats and win more votes than in 2017