After 15 years with the management consultancy, Army veteran arrives in government to take the helm of the technology and innovation operations of one of the major departments of state […]...
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Regulator’s review finds government PR opaque on source of stats
A watchdog charged with monitoring official statistics has issued a report which concludes that five in six press releases issued by departments fail to properly detail the provenance of facts […]...
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Services at inner London councils hit by cyber incident
Three boroughs near the heart of the capital have shut down some systems warned local residents that services may be impacted for the foreseeable future in light of apparent attack […]...
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Wolverhampton looks to AI to help catch littering drivers
West Midlands authority reveals plans to use the kind of software and camera technology behind ANPR to help find those hurling sweet wrappers and coffee cups onto the city streets […]...
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Average tenure of departmental CDIOs calculated at three years seven months
The government’s digital centre denies there is a problem with more managers leaving the civil service than joining, and that ‘we actively plan for movement and develop robust succession plans’ […]...
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Government adds £240m and three extra years to AI framework
Whitehall’s procurement agency reveals that one of its core arrangements to enable public bodies to buy AI tools is to be given a major expansion, with firms encouraged to apply […]...
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UK government ‘assessing proposal’ for EU AI laws to be implemented in Northern Ireland
European lawmakers believe that new legislation should apply across the island of Ireland and, while UK ministers have initially rebuffed such an idea, the two parties continue ‘to engage closely’ […]...
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HMRC faces watchdog probe over ‘high-profile stats errors’
Government’s tax agency is to go through a ‘comprehensive review of its processes’ after recently releasing inaccurate information which then resulted in faulty outputs by the Office for National Statistics […]...
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GDS launches local government unit and cross-public sector skills hub
Government’s technology unit has reactivated its local government ambitions with the launch of a specialist new team, the work of which will be supported by a skills and careers hub […]...
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Home Office explores AI tools to target asylum backlog
The Whitehall department is examining the potential of various types of technology, with the possibility of deploying linguistic platforms powered by AI, as well as other products to increase efficiency […]...
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