
Manifesto tech takeaways: Labour plans National Data Library and standardised police IT
As it prepares for the possibility of taking power for the first time in 14

Manifesto tech takeaways: Conservatives pledge to double Whitehall digital and AI expertise
Current party of government reminds voters of standing up to Huawei, as well as pledging

Should the public sector believe the AI hype?
After examining current public service uses of artificial intelligence, as well as potential risks and

‘You have got to lead from the front’ – heads of major departments on their need for digital expertise
At the PublicTechnology Live conference on Tuesday, permanent secretaries representing HMRC, Defra, DSIT, DVLA and

WATCH: Should perm secs learn to code?
At the PublicTechnology Live conference, departmental chiefs discussed how best senior managers can provide leadership

WATCH: ‘HMRC is a data business that does tax’
At PublicTechnology Live, senior leaders from two major government agencies among the most familiar to

Comprehensive coverage vs dimensions of uncertainty – the complicated world of ‘AI-enriched intelligence’
Artificial intelligence offers unprecedented opportunities for security professionals to analyse material, but such potential is

Emergency drones and a crypto tax bonanza: Six things you may have missed in the budget
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt grabbed plenty of headlines with a pledge to put billions of pounds

Digital Leaders’ Download: Vijay Rangarajan on how tech and data helps FCDO respond to conflict, crisis – and the coronation
Director general of the Foreign Office – who will shortly take up leadership of the

Digital Leaders’ Download: Treasury leader Cat Little on how policy and digital can combine to deliver ‘radical’ new outcomes
As part of our series of interviews with some of government’s foremost leaders – published in

Why digital is ‘becoming much more of a political issue’ for local government
PublicTechnology talks to leaders from Socitm about a report that reveals major challenges for authorities,

PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of 2023 – part two
In the second part of our round-up of the most-read pieces published over this year,

PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of 2023 – part one
We revisit our ten most-read articles of 2023, beginning with scoops and other significant stories

Estonia: How the X-Road paved the way to a digital society
The country’s transformation is expanding into digital marriages and divorce and elections via app. PublicTechnology

Estonia: Digital marriage and app elections in next wave of transformation
In a country that has long been renowned as one of the world’s leading digital

ONS chief data officer: ‘We want a much more connected relationship with citizens around how their data is used’
In light of a major new data strategy, PublicTechnology and Fiona James discuss trust, transparency,

WATCH: Can the public sector access the cyber skills it needs?
As part of our dedicated Cyber Security Week, PublicTechnology brought together experts from government, industry,

Cyber Security Week: What will imminent changes to the network security laws mean?
Regulatory amendments could see vast swathes of IT suppliers brought under the scope of laws