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Sources indicate that one of the civil service’s most high-profile digital and technology specialists is to take a job in the commercial sector

In the second of our two-part feature, senior figures at the government transformation agency talk through the services it has built so far and how it intends to be ‘a bit more bold’ in its second year

Research from Dods shows that most public sector workers are not in favour of bringing in commercial firms to provide their IT

In the first of a two-part feature to mark the anniversary of its opening, PublicTechnology talks to a range of key figures from the Canadian Digital Service about how it came to be established, its role and remit, and what it learned from the experiences of GDS 

Suggested law change would create a new offence of intimidating political candidates or campaigners

Newly published former top-secret documents reveal that a direct communications link between Downing Street and Mikhail Gorbachev was not encrypted – despite the wishes of the government’s ‘technical experts’

Secrecy creates a pressure that can lead to explosive consequences for both politicians and civil servants, according to Andrew Greenway

Scott Brison takes on digital government brief and will be supported by national CIO Alex Benay who has been promoted to a deputy minister-level post

The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations.

The digital scene in Westminster can be a self-congratulatory echo chamber, and the Scottish Government must block out the noise, believes Digital Scotland founder Neil McEvoy

The government must do more to recognise and address a worrying cybersecurity skills shortage, MPs have claimed

Matt Hancock also rebuffs criticism of virtual GP service

But Cabinet Office said government ‘remains committed to our aspiration’ of awarding £1 in every £3 to smaller firms by 2022 

Network manufacturer to fund a number of initiatives, including the establishment of a 250-person AI research facility at University College London

The creation of a Digital National Asset Register forms part of the newly published Government Estate Strategy

Auditor general Amyas Morse flags up three key issues that government must focus on to improve its work with private-sector suppliers

Department to take three-month break from ‘proactive data sharing’ with other government agencies, as well as restricting data shared with financial institutions

Martha Lane Fox and Mike Bracken, two of the key figures in the creation of GDS, believe the organisation remains stymied by major barriers in both the civil service and parliament

Commissioner’s progress report includes revelations about UKIP’s non-compliance and a six-figure penalty for a pregnancy website that supplied data for Labour Party marketing

Industry expresses regret as one of government’s most visible digital advocates is given a new job

A total of 3,505 firms are on the latest iteration of the framework with the government claiming more than 90% are SMEs