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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Interview: MoJ leader on how digital can support reform and rehabilitation
The ministry has been tasked with tackling major backlogs while also delivering ambitious reforms. Recently appointed CDIO Mark Thompson tells PublicTechnology how tech and data will play a key role. […]...
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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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EXCL: Government picks Public Digital for £5m deal to help deliver Public Sector Reform Scheme
The tech consultancy is part of a consortium, also featuring Blavitnik School of Government and New Local, appointed to help government with a ‘team of experienced digital and data practitioners’ […]...
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Minister pledges ‘once-only rule’ for citizen info
A tenet that people should not have to provide details more than once will be implemented throughout Whitehall departments and across core data, before expansion into the wider public sector […]...
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HMRC seeks ‘novel and innovative solutions’ to help close £50bn tax gap
The department has outlined its intent to put in place a £6m commercial engagement with the aim of hearing from possible suppliers of new technology or techniques for data analysis […]...
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