Scottish Parliament bans smartphones from public gallery after protests
New measures brought in as disruptions 'tended to be filmed and posted on social media'
Diamond retained for second term as UK’s national statistician
Incumbent chief was reappointed following an open competition
Artificial intelligence to empower public services, says minister
Michelle Donelan highlights uses of AI in policing and healthcare along with potential to cut...
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GDS offers £100k for strategy chief
Cabinet Office tech agency seeks leader to spearhead implementation of three-year plan
‘Remote monitoring and virtual wards’ – Javid unveils NHS tech transformation plan to clear Covid backlogs
Health secretary claims that use of NHS app is ‘at the heart of’ strategy to reform health service
10 Downing St offers over £100k for data science whizz
Prime minister’s in-house data science unit seeks senior manager to deliver ‘high-impact’ initiatives
GDS spent £5m on ‘data and user insights’ last year
Minister reveals organisation undertook a range of work to gain insights into performance of services
Government to offer schools cyber response and insurance services
From next school year, organisations will be able to benefit from monitoring and help with costs
‘This lack of transparency could undermine trust’ – DWP scolded over failure to publish research data
Parliamentary committee writes to department urging greater openness
Whitehall chief: ‘From AOs to perm secs – we all need to be data confident’
Government operations leader wants departments to make better use of the ‘huge amounts of data’ at their disposal
Government non-exec directors to undergo parliamentary probe
MPs will consider the duties and accountability of NEDs
HMRC offers £80k for head of service design
Tax agency seeks ‘experienced and inspiring leader’
Digital is ‘essential’ to civil service job cuts plan, departments told
Memo to finance and HR chiefs advises ministries to work with CDDO to assess potential tech projects
Watchdog warns of potential for ‘predatory’ firms to tap up mid-ranking officials
Eric Pickles suggests companies could exploit potential of recruiting digital regulation specialists and warns ‘departments are rubber-stamping things that are plainly wrong’
EXCL: Government hopes to announce new chief digital officer ‘very shortly’
Civil service chief tells PublicTechnology that process to recruit tech supremo is now in its ‘final stages’
‘Smaller and more efficient’ – Defra looks to transformation schemes to help offset hiring freeze
Environment department has implemented ‘strict recruitment controls’
Great expectations: Government unveils new digital and data strategy
A new three-year plan sets out ambitious objectives for departments’ use of tech, including a commitment to improve scores of the biggest citizen services. PublicTechnology gets the lowdown from civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm.
Former minister Maude mooted to lead review of civil service operations
Newspaper report cites Whitehall sources claiming renowned reformer may be brought in to assess governance and accountability across government
Technology vs ideology: what will define the future of government work?
A recent PublicTechology webinar discussion saw an expert panel examine the major issues that will shape how civil servants work for years to come
New Welsh Government operations chief to help drive transformation
Tim Moss announced as COO with remit to support three-year vision
Government reform: Suspending Fast Stream will deprive departments of key tech and data skills, critics claim
Reported plans to pause graduate scheme are criticised by unions, former ministers and think tanks
Glasgow implements single online portal for parents across all city schools
Local authority continues implementation of its digital strategy
Home Office offers £85k for automation chief
New senior hire will oversee ‘key strategic focus’
Service user complaints met with ‘fob-off and brick walls’, watchdog warns
Ombudsman claims that departments see feedback as a nuisance