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Courts service pauses implementation of IT system after clashes with union
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DWP in-house IT company BPDTS appoints Loveday Ryder as CEO
First set of annual accounts for BPDTS Ltd reveal that company delivered more than £12m of IT services to department in first four months of existence
The government needs a department for data
Whitehall siloes should be broken by creating a centralised body to collate and oversee the use of data, believes Johan Hogsander of Transform
GDS Academy looks for new leader to oversee ‘transformation and expansion’
Current academy leader Sweeney reveals impending move to Australia, as skills and training organisation also lifts lid on plans to collaborate more with other governments
Who are central government’s highest-earning technology professionals?
Fewer than one in seven digital specialists to feature in annual rundown of Whitehall’s biggest earners are women, as NHS and Network Rail roles dominate
Defra seeks two £90k technology leaders as it centralises group IT function
Department advertises for two deputy director-level posts
Universal Credit claimants to get online option to apply for advances in ‘spring 2018’
New digital service to be created following £1.5bn support package unveiled in the Budget
GDS offers £100k each in hunt for deputy director digital double act
Organisation looking for leaders to fill two senior roles
Companies House offers £125k in hunt for director of digital
UK business register recruiting for place on executive team
West Midlands seeks start-ups to solve four key public-service challenges
Authority launches competition offering small tech firms £10,000 cash and three-month pilot project with access to data and mayoral feedback
DWP seeks £130k digital security chief to ensure smooth Universal Credit online rollout
Post will also involve creation of analytics tools and platforms for minimising fraud
Former Telefonica bigwig Mike Short to join Department for International Trade
Telecoms exec to take Whitehall chief scientist post
Technology will augment - not replace - public-service professionals
Nesta’s Hasan Bakhshi and Eddie Copeland examine the impact on the UK public sector workforce of a range of global trends
UK Hydrographic Office seeks trio of leaders to steer it into digital waters
Executive agency of MoD recruiting £117,000 CTO and two other senior posts
DWP to lead project to create digital platform to manage all pensions
Government confirms pensions dashboard programme will go ahead, with launch scheduled for 2019
Department for International Trade’s ‘pioneering’ digital services ‘will boost British exports’
New online tools could help a greater proportion of UK businesses offer their services overseas, director at recently created department claims
DfE seeks three technology leaders including new CISO
Department for Education needs to fill three seats at its tech and digital top table
GDS puts up £100k-a-head bounty for duo of deputy directors
Organisation wants senior execs for delivery and product
HMRC, Home Office, and DWP to share data in ‘fully digital’ post-Brexit immigration system
Leaked Home Office paper unveils plans to take immigration status check service entirely online
Report calls for major government investment in digital policing
Reform think tank urges Home Office to provide £450m spending grant and create academy to train thousands of cyber specialists
Government offers £15m funding to create ‘lasting legacy’ for tech and art in northern England
The government is looking for projects that can ensure next year’s Great Exhibition of the North has an impact for years to come
Fewer than three in 10 UK digital jobs filled by women - DCMS report
Sector now provides almost 5% of all jobs in the country, as well as 13.4% of exports