EXCL: Government signs £900k deal to create interactive ‘digital memorial’ to Queen Elizabeth II
The Cabinet Office has signed a contract to support delivery of a ‘major historic archiving
Treasury taps tech firms to advise on public sector AI adoption
Specialist companies such as IBM and Faculty will sit on a newly established advisory panel
Defra nears exit of legacy datacentres but retains Capgemini for £40m digital ‘capability as a service’ deal
While it is striving to complete migration from incumbent IT infrastructure, the environment department will
DSIT to create ‘action plan’ to boost procurement spend with UK SMEs
The department will shortly provide details of a new strategy, including a ‘stretching target’, intended
Digital ID minister replaced with former musician and comms advisor James Frith
Prior to taking on his first ministerial posting, the member for Bury North has previously
New-look Cyber Profession will ‘make government a destination of choice’
Revamped specialism, which will include an apprenticeship scheme and a Cyber Academy, will be jointly
Digital ID minister resigns over having ‘become a distraction’
Josh Simons, whose role was split between Cabinet Office and DSIT, was cleared of breaching
Union slams Capita’s £700m shared-services deal with DWP
Amid major ongoing issues with the Civil Service Pension Scheme, the tech firm is chosen
MoJ signs £5m ‘innovation bench’ deal to support digital ambitions
The justice department has retained a specialist consultancy to provide extra resources on demand to
Extension of data-sharing to NI ‘a significant step towards a more responsive, integrated public service system’
The recent introduction of ‘commencement regulations’ means that provisions made in the Digital Economy Act
DSIT seeks £174k AI and emerging tech leader
Whitehall’s technology department is advertising a job at director general level and offering a salary
DSIT signs £4.5m deal to access ‘niche or emergent’ AI suppliers
The tech agency retains longstanding partner Capgemini to assist AISI and the wider department, with
HMRC Making Tax Digital: Government to monitor impact on childminders as ministers acknowledge ‘strength of feeling’
Ministers are grilled about whether adequate impact assessment has been done, as numerous sector bodies
ONS chief airs concerns over TV portrayal in drama Industry
The hit show, a joint production of the BBC and HBO, recently aired a storyline
Local gov digital pros urged to ‘frame day one as minimum viable council’ to support reorganisation
As county and district councils prepare for mergers, MHCLG tells tech teams to create a
City of London hunts for partner to help transform while ‘honouring 1,000 years of history’
Square Mile authority floats £2.4m contract for advice on “the art of the possible” in
ICO fines Reddit £14.5m over unlawful use of children’s personal info
The UK’s data and privacy watchdog has issued a major penalty to the social site
NHS awards third digital deal for £150m suite of online vaccination services
Over the past six months, the health service body has agreed a trio of agreements