As automated technology becomes more widely used by public bodies, and for a broader range of purposes, Louise Crow of mySociety outlines why governance rules and processes must keep pace […]...
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Start-up policing, obvious plans, and outdoing the banks – six things we learned at techUK’s public sector tech gathering
PublicTechnology attended the industry organisation’s yearly event, which provided a snapshot of how government, blue light services, and councils are meeting the challenges and exploiting the opportunities of new tech […]...
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DSIT confirms digital government and AI ministers
Whitehall’s tech department has fleshed out the roles and remits of a ministerial teamsheet that underwent a near complete overhaul during the PM’s rejig of his frontbench earlier this month […]...
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Legacy tech: HMRC rates its technical health at 3 out of 5 – one point below ‘acceptable’
Chief executive reveals that the tax department begins a major £1.6bn programme of upgrade work from a position that is less than acceptable and well below what is considered ‘ideal’ […]...
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EXCL: Government CDO concludes term with DSIT perm sec to oversee work of GDS and digital function
Chief digital officer Joanna Davinson departs interim role with departmental head Emran Mian to take on oversight of GDS, while future leadership plans are to be confirmed ‘in due course’ […]...
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Cabinet Office ditches plan to build its own new IT system as part of Google-to-Microsoft switch
In government’s annual lowdown on the progress of major projects, Whitehall’s central department reveals that its IT overhaul will task the ICS unit in DESNZ with delivering a new platform […]...
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One Login needs to manage risk of ‘complex roadmap and dependency on departments’, annual report finds
Annual major project reviews note sturdy progress, but also flags up adoption delays, and notes increased costs from the use of contractors necessitated by restrictions preventing recruitment of permanent staff […]...
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DSIT names top leaders for AI and digital infrastructure
Government science and tech department, which now operates as the ‘digital centre’ for the civil service, has created two new senior roles at director general level, with interim appointments made […]...
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Digital doyen Bracken resigns from HMRC board as department recruits for four new directors
The founding leader of GDS, who resigned only halfway into his scheduled term, is one of four posts HMRC is seeking to fill, representing more than half its non-exec line-up […]...
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EXCL: One Login delivery date revised to 2028 with hundreds of millions of extra spending set to be committed
Documents reveal £115m being spent this year and a 2028 deadline for deployment across ‘all central government services’, but DSIT tells PublicTechnology the move is an expansion and an endorsement […]...
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