Government and politics

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Regulator’s review finds government PR opaque on source of stats

Tevye Markson November 27, 2025

A watchdog charged with monitoring official statistics has issued a report which concludes that five in six press releases issued by departments fail to properly detail the provenance of facts […]...

3 Minutes

Government and politics News

UK government ‘assessing proposal’ for EU AI laws to be implemented in Northern Ireland

Sam Trendall November 25, 2025

European lawmakers believe that new legislation should apply across the island of Ireland and, while UK ministers have initially rebuffed such an idea, the two parties continue ‘to engage closely’ […]...

3 Minutes

Government and politics Highlights News

Digital ID data will all be hosted in UK, minister claims

Sam Trendall November 18, 2025

As it continues to face a litany of questions seeking details of the planned identity regime, the government has now indicated that the supporting infrastructure will be on UK shores […]...

5 Minutes

Government and politics News

GDS ‘holding departments to account’ on service costs

Sam Trendall November 10, 2025

Following the partial success of a programme to deliver great services, government’s digital hub better recognises the importance of working with other disciplines, as well as political and executive leaders […]...

7 Minutes

Features Government and politics

‘This is innovation, and it is a good thing’ – exploring government’s growing use of influencers for public messaging campaigns

Sam Trendall November 6, 2025

Numerous departments acknowledge the use of online personalities and content creators for comms purposes but, as PublicTechnology discovers, questions remain concerning details of those involved and the cost to taxpayers […]...

3 Minutes

Government and politics News

Scottish MSPs sent home after Microsoft outage

Ethan Claridge November 4, 2025

Issues experienced last week by the major software vendor impacted a number of users around the world, including parliamentarians north of the border, who were unable to complete voting processes […]...

4 Minutes

Government and politics News

Cabinet Office takes the reins on government ‘top priority’ digital identity plans

Sam Trendall October 23, 2025

Working with DSIT and others, the civils service’s central department is to assume ultimate control for policy, legislation, and general oversight of the implementation of the PM’s controversial technology agenda […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics News

AI analysis tool could save 300 years’ worth of work annually, government claims

Jim Dunton October 22, 2025

The new Consult application for reviewing responses to public feedback exercises could deliver efficiencies adding up to 75,000 days that would otherwise be spent by officials working via manual processes […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics News

Lib Dems call for MI5 probe into tech titan Musk

Ethan Claridge October 20, 2025

Deputy leader asks Keir Starmer if he will take steps ‘to assess the threat to our democracy and recommend measures to this house that we can take to stop it’ […]...

3 Minutes

Government and politics Highlights News

Minister: ‘Veterans’ card is a good case study to show digital ID works and will be very beneficial’

Sam Trendall October 17, 2025

As government makes its move into digital credentials, PublicTechnology asked whether the platform could help demonstrate the benefits of the technology that the administration has been keen to talk up […]...

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Government and politics

Regulator’s review finds government PR opaque on source of stats

UK government ‘assessing proposal’ for EU AI laws to be implemented in Northern Ireland

Digital ID data will all be hosted in UK, minister claims

GDS ‘holding departments to account’ on service costs

‘This is innovation, and it is a good thing’ – exploring government’s growing use of influencers for public messaging campaigns

Scottish MSPs sent home after Microsoft outage

Cabinet Office takes the reins on government ‘top priority’ digital identity plans

AI analysis tool could save 300 years’ worth of work annually, government claims

Lib Dems call for MI5 probe into tech titan Musk

Minister: ‘Veterans’ card is a good case study to show digital ID works and will be very beneficial’

Government risks ‘doing the wrong thing efficiently’, civil servants warn in new research

Hitachi Solutions demonstrates secure use of Microsoft tools with AWS data in major win for government cloud interoperability

Only 1% of managers call their hiring ‘very effective’ – Civica research shows why

Beyond the iron fist: What civil servants say will really cut Whitehall waste

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