Unit aims to offer support way beyond that of commercial funders, as minister hails launch as ‘one of the most important things this government will do for this country’s future’ […]...
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GDS economists create tech benefits framework to help depts quantify savings or job reductions
Government’s centre of tech expertise has published new advice for officials in agencies throughout Whitehall to help put a figure on the possible advantages of artificial intelligence and other tools […]...
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GDS-run spend controls retired as departments to ‘fully own and manage their own approvals processes’
As of the start of this month, the centralised process through which expert evaluators formally greenlight departmental project plans has been discontinued and superseded by a model offering greater autonomy […]...
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HMRC lifts lid on £1bn-plus programme to ‘create a generational shift in customer service’ with single taxpayer view
Having previously released procurement documents alerting the market to potential commercial opportunity ahead, the tax department has now revealed the formal appointment of a senior responsible owner for the scheme […]...
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Digital ID People’s Panel to cost £630k and vested interests cannot ‘buy their way in’
Consultative measure intended to inform plans for national digital identity will be delivered through an existing contract, and will select participants via a random and representative process, according to ministers […]...
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AI in the justice system must promote legitimacy, not just productivity
Legal processes were designed not to be fast, but to be fair and thorough. Those now deploying new technology must understand and respect that, according to Cathal McCarthy of Kore.ai. […]...
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Falling is inevitable, but learning is a design choice
Having completed a review into how and why sensitive information was leaked ahead of the November 2025 Budget, government should now ask whether its systems are designed to learn from […]...
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Digital ID consultation: Bad news for ‘annoying people’, good news for future governments – and five other things we learned
A Downing Street event this week marked the start of a key stage in the government’s plans for a new formal digital identity. PublicTechnology went along to find out more. […]...
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Does transformation need a transformation?
It is the well-worn watchword that has come to define this sector. But PublicTechnology’s editor wonders whether it has lost its impact and its import, and how it did so? […]...
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EXCL: Government signs £900k deal to create interactive ‘digital memorial’ to Queen Elizabeth II
The Cabinet Office has signed a contract to support delivery of a ‘major historic archiving project’, in which government will develop a new online service to honour the late monarch […]...
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