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Top tech firms make public procurement gains in FY25 – including sales uptick for Fujitsu KPMG lands £8m ‘readiness and training’ contract for DWP’s Synergy programme Turing unveils new agenda after revamp Minister: ‘AWS outage affected suppliers and departments and it will take time to fully understand impact’ DSIT launches hunt for next government chief technology officer  DWP warned of legacy IT risk to anti-fraud efforts One Login ‘working closely with supplier’ to regain lost government trustmark CPS signs £20m Microsoft licensing and Copilot deal

Features

11 Minutes
Features Government and politics

Start-up policing, obvious plans, and outdoing the banks – six things we learned at techUK’s public sector tech gathering

Sam Trendall September 30, 2025
PublicTechnology attended the industry organisation’s yearly event, which provided a snapshot of how government, blue light services, and councils are meeting the challenges and exploiting the opportunities of new tech […]...
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Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer’s digital ID plan

September 26, 2025

Interview: MoJ leader on how digital can support reform and rehabilitation

September 2, 2025

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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How departments are using data analytics to combat fraud

July 31, 2025

Opinion

4 Minutes
Education and skills Opinion

What public sector digital and data leaders can learn from counselling therapy

October 15, 2025

Fear vs cheer: Can we ever strike the right tone on cyber?

September 5, 2025

How NISTA can drive sustained transformation

September 1, 2025

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
9 Minutes
Education and skills Features Highlights

ONS chief data officer: ‘We want a much more connected relationship with citizens around how their data is used’

Sam Trendall November 9, 2023 128 Comments on 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, the power of linking information, and why departments must build data into spending review plans […]...
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4 Minutes
Economics and finance News

HMRC leaders claim ‘considerable success’ of summer self-assessment helpline shutdown with more trial closures planned

Sam Trendall November 8, 2023 1 Comment on HMRC leaders claim ‘considerable success’ of summer self-assessment helpline shutdown with more trial closures planned
Senior managers acknowledge that lack of notice over telephone service closure was ‘definitely not part of the plan’ but refute MP’s suggestions that exercise ‘does not seem to have worked’ […]...
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