New commercial documents rubber stamp previous reports that vendor, working with mobile phone maker Samsung, has beaten BT to secure major tech agreement to run for the next seven years […]...
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PM ‘throwing full weight of Whitehall’ behind AI with all departments tasked with driving adoption
Commitments made by government in response to AI Action Plan include DSIT offering ‘rapid prototyping capability’ and developing new guidance for departments in deciding whether to buy or develop tech […]...
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EXCL: GDS signs six-figure One Login PR deal to ‘maintain clear drumbeat narrative that raises awareness’
As government rolls out tool to millions of citizens, the technology’s creator is working with comms professionals to spread the word to those that may face adoption barriers, PublicTechnology understands […]...
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DWP embarks on ‘ambitious journey’ to ensure trauma-informed services
Minister provides details of an initiative that will lean on internal and external expertise with the aim of better ensuring that interactions with citizens are more sensitive to past experiences […]...
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Government creates gen AI ‘Succession Select’ tool to find civil servants for top digital jobs
A system created by the Central Digital and Data Office uses a large language model to create idealised career profiles and then map these onto the Whitehall’s existing tech workforce […]...
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Four things we learned at the PublicTechnology Cyber Security Conference
At our annual security gathering, experts from across the sector shone a light on the crucial work, and major challenges faced, by those charged with protecting public servants and services […]...
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EXCL: DWP and £11m supplier prep five gen AI projects ‘with director general sponsorship’
PublicTechnology understands that the department’s directors general are working on the rollout of tech programmes that senior leaders believe have ‘a high likelihood of being scalable into the overall business’ […]...
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HMRC ‘assessing impact’ on £100m contract after pausing Single Trade Window project
After work on the UK’s post-Brexit digital trade system is suspended for 16 months, attention turns to the implications for the commercial agreement that represents half the project’s delivery cost […]...
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‘DWP’s radically improved digital offer will put a Jobcentre in your pocket’
Under sweeping reforms announced this week by the new Labour administration, Jobcentres and government careers services will be combined, with tech playing an essential role in the newly unified offering […]...
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EXCL: Government trials AI coding tools
Central Digital and Data Office has signed an agreement to deliver a proof of concept for Google’s Gemini Code Assist tool, and PublicTechnology understands trials of other systems are ongoing […]...
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