News

Government fund brings AI to bakeries and farms

Following the publication of the prime minister’s major national strategy for artificial intelligence, the Department

North-west towns deploy digital autopsies

NHS and local authority organisations in Bolton have implemented a technology system that will serve

HMRC’s One Login switch to move into ‘external private beta’ this spring

GDS is collaborating closely with tax agency as work continues on the crucial challenge of

Union chief backs government AI plan but says tech should ‘not be imposed on workforce’

Mike Clancy, leader of the civil service union Prospect, voices support for the prime minister’s

IBM secures £1.6bn Emergency Services Network deal

New commercial documents rubber stamp previous reports that vendor, working with mobile phone maker Samsung,

South Tyneside offers £95k for digital and IT chief to take transformation to next stage

Local authority covering towns to the east of Newcastle upon Tyne is seeking to appoint

Government plans total ban on public sector bodies making ransomware payments

The Home Office has revealed the proposed details of a new national regime, including the

HMRC signs £3m deal to replace in-house data-matching tool for individuals and businesses

Tax agency has awarded a contract covering the next two years and delivering a software

Ex-minister Maude suggests no homeworking at all should be Whitehall ‘baseline’

Tory peer, who was instrumental in the creation of GDS and has been an influential
An image of a contract being signed

NHS signs £37m digital support deal for website and app

The health service has appointed BJSS to help deliver upgrades and maintenance for core public

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

UK equips Ukraine with 30,000 drones

Deployment of airborne systems will be supported by tens of millions of pounds of contracts

Government pledges to use tech to support use of Welsh language

Ministers have set out a trio of top priorities to support the growth of Cymraeg,

DWP targets use of digital in ‘identifying and supporting customer needs at the earliest opportunity’

The department’s permanent secretary Peter Schofield has shed light on plans to introduce more automation

DfE signs £240k deal to develop AI guidance for teachers and school leaders

Following a consultation exercise seeking views from the education sector, Whitehall department has now chosen

HMRC hotlines hit performance target for first time in over three years in October

After 39 consecutive months of missing the mark of answering 85% of calls, the tax

Supplier ranks doubled in second iteration of £1.4bn health and care digital framework

Crown Commercial Service has confirmed the chosen bidders to feature on a major deal for
1 2 3 72