
Gen AI tool for councils to ‘turn blurry maps and handwritten notes into clear, digital data’
Government aims to support its plans to build 1.5 million new homes across the country

HMRC council tax agency hopes to address backlog with cloud and digital upgrades, minister claims
In the years since the pandemic, the Valuation Office Agency has run up queues of

First head of National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority named
Becky Wood, previously a consultant and senior official at the DfT and IPA, is confirmed

Value of G-Cloud 15 and Network Services 4 pegged at £14bn in framework previews
New iteration of cloud agreement is forecast to be worth £2bn less than current version,

FCDO tech minister: ‘AI will create new and enhance existing cyber threats’
The Foreign Office’s minister with responsibility for tech use has previously pointed to AI’s potential

Government identifies 200 data assets to open up for public sector reuse
To support public bodies in getting the most out of information, the Government Digital Service

Lancashire plans £4m ‘digital front door’ as local gov reorg looms
Although it may be abolished within three years, county council in the north west has

Outgoing HMRC boss ‘could never have dreamed’ of digital progress
Since the1980s, citizens’ relationship with the tax system has changed almost beyond recognition, with mountains

Hackers use minister’s X account to promote fake cryptocurrency
Representatives claim that ‘steps were taken quickly to secure account’ after Commons leader and Labour

CCS previews £6bn update of framework focused on HMRC legacy upgrades
Halfway through a major commercial engagement principally created to enable the tax department to modernise

Treasury deploys ‘24×7 detect and response’ cyber service
Whitehall’s finance agency has entered into a contract of at least two years, during which

DWP use of email for citizen comms ‘being progressed’
Ministers for the previous government said last year that the department was keen to expand

Ediniburgh Uni claims installation of world’s largest AI chip
Education and research institution north of the border operates a supercomputer facility that has previously

ICO seeks leader for burgeoning AI and analytics operation
The UK’s regulator for issues of data protection is advertising for a senior manager to

GDS retains Notify suppliers with £200m in new deals
Government’s digital centre first created the SMS platform nine years ago, since when it has

HMRC to provide callback service and waiting time estimates
The government tax department has now responded to various recommendations from a committee of parliamentarians,

EXCL: DWP to build ‘transformational in-house digital service’ to replace national Find a Job online tool
The job search offering on GOV.UK has been based on technology from an external provider

NHS signs £500m combined cloud hosting deal
The central body, which is to be dissolved, has created a single vehicle to serve