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Data ownership, shadow AI and One Login expansion: Five things we learned at the Socitm President’s Conference

August 27, 2025

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Cabinet Office ditches plan to build its own new IT system as part of Google-to-Microsoft switch

August 18, 2025

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Former top officials including GCDO Potter cleared for post-government jobs

August 26, 2025

Advisory Committee on Business Appointments published conditions for Mike Potter’s role at Kohlberg Kravis Roberts, as well as Sir Alex Chisholm’s at BT and Sir Gareth Rhys Williams’s at PurpleSector […]...

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Education and skills News

ONS buys in leadership support for labour data and 2031 Census

August 26, 2025

Office for National Statistics awards digital consultancy Zaizi £200k contract for a solutions architect to help integrate AI and other emerging technologies in its labour market statistics and upcoming census […]...

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News Society and welfare

Equalities regulator finds police use of facial recognition ‘falls short’ on human rights law

August 26, 2025

Public body charged with protecting human rights has acknowledged the potential for the technology to tackle crime, but warns that current uses are not proportionate or sufficiently informed by safeguards […]...

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GDS report finds population smartphone data offers ‘strategic and practical benefits for public sector’

August 22, 2025

Information gathered by the devices and apps in tens millions of people’s hands could provide a valuable additional source of information in designing and delivering public services, government report suggests […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

Cumbrian council advertises 25 tech roles including dedicated AI officers

August 22, 2025

Local authority for Westmorland and Furness is advertising a range of vacancies, including positions focused on digital innovation and artificial intelligence, that will play a key role in delivering transformation […]...

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News Science, technology and research

UK Space Agency to be subsumed into DSIT

August 22, 2025

As part of ongoing drive to consider the future of agencies and ALBs, minsters announce that dedicated space entity will move into tech department but will not lose ‘immense ambition’ […]...

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Defra retains £6m deal for customer ID system – but intends to integrate One Login

August 21, 2025

Department agrees new engagement for an initial period of two years, providing continued support for its ID and access tool, but PublicTechnology understands One Login remains in its future plans […]...

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August 26, 2025

Equalities regulator finds police use of facial recognition ‘falls short’ on human rights law

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How departments are using data analytics to combat fraud

Jim Dunton July 31, 2025

PublicTechnology looks at case studies from a recent National Audit Office investigation into the publicsector’s ongoing efforts to halt billions of pounds in losses through fraud and error Fraud and […]...

HMRC Transformation Roadmap: New citizen services, more revenue and ‘cultural change’ across department

July 23, 2025

What next for the GOV.UK App?

July 3, 2025

Spending Review: How are departments planning to use tech to save billions?

June 26, 2025

An unstoppable force or an immovable object? Leaders discuss departments’ work with government’s digital centre

June 4, 2025

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Procurement should be a bridge, not a barrier, to local SMEs

July 11, 2025

Failing to secure public trust could derail government’s AI agenda

April 22, 2025

Local government leaders must give permission and support to digital colleagues to create the right future

April 16, 2025

AI tools will transform the policy profession for the better

February 27, 2025

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Education and skills News

Tech secretary intervenes to call for defence refocus of Turing Institute

Sam Trendall July 10, 2025

Peter Kyle has reportedly written to the UK’s national research body for artificial intelligence to suggest that, given the organisation’s public funding, it ought to ensure alignment with government objectives […]...

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News Public order, justice and rights

HMPPS sheds light on prisoner ‘violence estimator’ algorithm

Sam Trendall July 9, 2025

Tool uses the information of a prisoner’s age and previous behaviour to project how many incidents they will become involved in, supporting categorisation decisions and direction of care and support […]...

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News Society and welfare

Emergency Alert test to be sent to 87 million phones in second national trial

Sam Trendall July 9, 2025

Previous trial saw several million people fail to receive dummy version of messages used to inform public of imminent threat to life from the likes of extreme weather or terrorism […]...

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News Society and welfare

Scottish Government backs public sector tech firms with £7m

Sofia Villegas July 9, 2025

The devolved administration’s CivTech programme has been in operation for almost a decade, and has provided £150m of funding to hundreds of firms proposing tech solutions to public service challenges […]...

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Curious minds wanted: Why AI skills in the public sector start with attitude, not code

PublicTechnology staff July 9, 2025

Speaking at a recent PublicTechnology webinar, hosted in partnership with QA, two leading voices from government and industry share advice on how public sector staff can unlock AI’s full potential […]...

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HMRC legacy decommissioning scheme requires ‘phased approach and careful consideration’

Sam Trendall July 8, 2025

The government tax department recently indicated that it believed it will achieve annualised savings of almost a quarter of a billion pounds by migrating from ageing systems to SaaS alternatives […]...

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Hertfordshire police leaders encourage public to use app to submit evidence

Sam Trendall July 8, 2025

Software enables citizens of the county to provide evidence of various crimes, and will be particularly useful for those affected by ongoing and repeated instances of antisocial behaviour, officers claim […]...

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Education and skills News

New ONS head works to improve culture

Jim Dunton July 8, 2025

New interim leader of statistics agency acknowledges that organisation needs to improve ability of staff to challenge and ‘speak truth to power’, while MPs make colourful criticisms of her predecessor […]...

2 Minutes

News Society and welfare

All government credentials to be digitised by 2027, minister claims

Sam Trendall July 7, 2025

As work progresses on creating electronic versions of the driving licence, as well as National Insurance and benefits details, representatives have indicated this rollout will be complete in two years […]...

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