Health service is to host a series of major ‘engagement’ events over the course of the next 18 months to gather feedback on issues including the controversial Federated Data Platform […]...
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Government preps plan for new £5bn contact centre and outsourcing framework with two years to spare
The Crown Commercial Service has published a future opportunity notice outlining its intent to engage with suppliers, ahead of plans to implement a long-term framework beginning a year from now […]...
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Online service launched to apply for GOV.UK exemptions
Government departments – who must be granted approval for using an alternative platform – can now use a digital service to put their case for permission to be given to […]...
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‘Solid progress’ – Home Office decides it no longer needs £60m back-up plan for programme to replace police database
With a margin of error of only a few months in long-term project to replace national platform, department revealed that it was putting together a ‘contingency option’ to ensure continuity […]...
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One in five of government’s most critical services have met ‘great standard’
Fifteen months on from the publication of government’s three-year strategic plan for digital and data, an update has revealed that work is already 30% complete on objective to improve services […]...
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Scottish care homes to trial AI to detect pain among dementia sufferers
National regulator has approved plans for use of app – which is designed to analyse small facial expressions of those with cognitive challenges – to be tested in 15 facilities […]...
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Government expands legacy tech definition to cover downtime and dearth of expertise
Newly published guidance reveals framework through which departments are asked to assess the risks posed by legacy technology systems and calculate which platforms should be ‘red rated’ for urgent remediation […]...
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Government hopes new £20m jobs site will support quicker and easier Whitehall recruitment
The Cabinet Office has invited bids for a digital supplier to support the creation of a new online platform through which scores of agencies across government will recruit civil servants […]...
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UK Space Agency unveils £65m funding scheme
Government agency unlocks its latest trance of financial backing to support projects that could use technology to help tackle challenges such as climate change while improving sustainability in orbit operations […]...
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Financial watchdog explores synthetic data to tackle fraud
Anti-fraud teams from the Financial Conduct Authority and the City of London are working with academics from University of Edinburgh to experiment with the use of artificially created information sets […]...
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