Jersey kicks off major restructure to create ‘modern, agile, and digital public service’
Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan
Matt Hancock urges schools to ban phones
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Auditors acknowledge some progress has been made in the last five years and department insists programme is providing value
Government shared services team offers £117k for leader of cloud migrations
Cabinet Office-based role will require successful candidate to drive cloud adoption
Brexit demands force HMRC to put digital-transformation projects on hold
Department reportedly provides list of 39 technology and other reform programmes that are being paused or delayed
Lack of public support for AI risks ‘concerted backlash’, study suggests
Report from RSA finds that most people oppose use of automated decision-making in various areas of public service
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Hospital shines a light on long-forgotten tale of its ‘most unusual employee’
HMRC cites success of automated telephony despite criticism of increased call-waiting times
Figures show a rise in time taken to answer calls, but department claims time spent in automated platform is ‘valuable’
Government seeks tech firm to trace every packet of cigarettes sold in the UK
HMRC seeks to appoint ‘ID issuer’ to comply with EU legislation and tackle £2bn annual tax gap caused by illicit tobacco trade
DWP to roll out home-grown customer information platform to 80,000 civil servants
New application, which was developed internally, will ultimately run in AWS environment
MHCLG digital chief: ‘I want us to be proud plumbers’
Paul Maltby claims councils must first renew ageing infrastructure before realising the benefits of machine learning and automation
NHS kicks off £4m digitisation of pension scheme
Supplier sought for two-year project to provide health-service workers and employers with digital platform
All London councils sign up for mayor’s online database of rogue landlords
Site allows private renters to search records of past offences and file reports of bad practice
Scottish Government offers £2m of interest-free loans to help boost firms’ digital skills
Businesses given chance to make upfront tech investments with help of new fund
Government considers creating social-media regulator with sanctioning powers
With new internet-safety legislation due later this year, respondents to a government consultation have urged the creation of a dedicated regulator with the power to punish
The library where councils can borrow the building blocks of a ‘Lego’ government
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Police chiefs look to address ‘inconsistent’ use of social media with nationwide strategy
National body looks to draw up an ‘evidence-based strategy’ for forces’ use of social platforms
Zuckerberg snubs MPs again
DCMS committee continues to pursue Facebook CEO as chair says ‘we expected detail – we got excuses’
Ending the ‘brogrammer’ culture – how to close the gender gap
Lucy Hocking of RAND Europe looks at the three main barriers preventing women from thriving in the STEM sector – and how they can be overcome
NHS Digital creates £1m adult social care fund
Local authorities given chance to bid for slice of funding
Report finds little progress in ensuring ethical standards among government outsourcers
Civil servants urged to find reserves of ‘moral courage’ to call out irregularities
DWP offers £105k for leader to drive digital recruitment and development
Department advertises for vacant post as head of digital capability
DWP seeks ‘innovative solutions’ for benefit-payment disruption
Department kicks off early-engagement exercise for new system of managing problems