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
Culture secretary says evidence shows that outlawing the use of mobiles is effective
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Aylesbury Vale council’s IT lead Maryvonne Hassall talks to Gill Hitchcock about the potential gains – and pitfalls – of adopting AI in local government
UK among 32 signatory countries to Tallinn eGovernment Declaration
All 28 EU member states plus the four EFTA countries gathered in Estonia capital to agree deal to work together to drive digital-government policy
Government offers social networks ‘groundbreaking’ software to combat child abuse
Home Office invests £600,000 in digital-fingerprint plug-in
Leeds to trial person-held record system
City to roll out scheme allowing citizens to access and amend their information
Home Office assisted digital team flags up need for service support
Project with UK Visas and Immigrations offers telephone and face-to-face help for users lacking digital confidence or access
British Library turns to tech to manage 150m-item collection
Library puts out request for information from potential suppliers
From the people that brought you the Northern Powerhouse – could ‘Innovation South’ be the UK’s tech engine?
Government-commissioned report flags up the potential of the eight counties below London
Digitising Flintshire – a collective approach to transformation
Flintshire County Council chief officers talk to Gill Hitchcock about their joint responsibilities for a five-year digitisation programme
Three things UK cities can do right now to become smarter
Melanie Pittham of digital transformation specialists The BIO Agency outlines the key considerations in transforming cities for the benefit of citizens
Interview: techUK head on the ‘leaders and laggards’ of government digital transformation
Industry body's public services programme leader discusses the 'cultural barriers' keeping SMEs out of the government IT landscape
Analysis: HMRC tops central government digital league table
Collation of performance-dashboard stats shows department is conducting almost all its transactions digitally, while other departments struggle to reach two thirds
Two in five civil servants check email over the weekend - study
Survey from union Prospect also hints at culture of unpaid overtime
Digital Economy Act will 'underpin radical transformation of government services'
Digital minister Matt Hancock signs into law act intended to promote connectivity across the country and make the online world safe for children
Ordnance Survey releases database of every green space in England, Scotland, and Wales
Comprehensive map allows public to locate parks, children's play areas, playing fields and more, and use the data to create business ventures
Why the government should protect IT spending
IT reseller Insight's public sector chief argues that failing to invest in digital could hurt the government's ability to deliver services
Could the UK become the Silicon Valley of government technology?
Former No. 10 policy adviser Daniel Korski tells Sam Trendall about his plans to create an armada of UK tech players to compete with the best California has to offer – and why he needed to leave Whitehall to do so
Public facilities should do away with downtime
Ensuring spaces can be booked by the public and other bodies can bring in revenue and create efficiencies, argues Chris Smith of Kajima
Hillingdon council on the hunt for telecare system provider
London borough to replace council-operated 24/7 monitoring service for elderly residents
Three London borough councils to co-develop families’ case management ‘app store’
The London boroughs of Kensington and Chelsea, Westminster City and Hammersmith and Fulham to create digital tools to improve communication between families and children’s services and allow social workers to work ‘on the go’
Scottish Government seeks views on its eHealth strategy
Government wants to know about successes and failures of telecare and telehealth plans to ensure its vision is on the right path
Half of councils fail to provide a good online service for social care support
Charity Independent Age says Socitm survey results - which show a lack of easy-to-access information on care for older people - are ‘concerning’