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EXCL: Government CDO concludes term with DSIT perm sec to oversee work of GDS and digital function

September 17, 2025

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

September 2, 2025

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Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer’s digital ID plan

September 26, 2025

Responses to proposals give Downing Street a range of damning assessments to choose from, including, ‘painfully out of touch and increasingly authoritarian’, ‘ludicrous and ill thought out’, and ‘wholly unBritish’ […]...

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Mandatory digital ID to be required for employment checks by 2029

September 26, 2025

To support an ambition to crack down on illegal immigration, the PM has confirmed plans for a new electronic identification to be issued by government and stored on citizens’ devices […]...

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DSIT confirms digital government and AI ministers

September 26, 2025

Whitehall’s tech department has fleshed out the roles and remits of a ministerial teamsheet that underwent a near complete overhaul during the PM’s rejig of his frontbench earlier this month […]...

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West Mids transport bosses float ticketing app plans

September 26, 2025

Regional transport executive launches exercise to scope the delivery of a ‘digital journey platform’ that will let travellers plan routes and buy tickets for buses, trains and the Midland Metro […]...

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David Lammy speaks at the UN Security Council on 24 September 2025

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‘UK’s mission is embedding AI safely in society’, Lammy tells UN

September 25, 2025

Deputy prime minister uses speech to Security Council to warn that, while artificial intelligence offers ‘astounding promise and power, it also presents huge risks in the service of ‘malign actors’ […]...

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Cyber Security Hub News

Bristol City Council hit with ICO enforcement notice over data delays

September 25, 2025

Information commissioner gives authority eight months to respond to all outstanding subject access requests after concerns over backlogs and numbers of unanswered SARs that date back as far as 2022 […]...

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Cyber Security Hub News

Government extends £1.5m deals for rapid cyber simulation pen test regime

September 25, 2025

A duo of providers first signed up in 2023 will remain under contract for 12 further months to support the work of government’s internal red team in testing departments’ defences […]...

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Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer’s digital ID plan

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West Mids transport bosses float ticketing app plans

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

Sam Trendall August 27, 2025

At the local government body’s annual gathering, PublicTechnology and other delegates heard from sector leaders about how digital is creating both opportunities for innovation and new problems to be solved […]...

How departments are using data analytics to combat fraud

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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

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

September 5, 2025

How NISTA can drive sustained transformation

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

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

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

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Government and politics News

Hackers use minister’s X account to promote fake cryptocurrency

Sofia Villegas and PublicTechnology staff April 16, 2025

Representatives claim that ‘steps were taken quickly to secure account’ after Commons leader and Labour member for Manchester Central appeared to issue posts in support of a fictional digital coin […]...

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Education and skills News

CCS previews £6bn update of framework focused on HMRC legacy upgrades

Sam Trendall April 16, 2025

Halfway through a major commercial engagement principally created to enable the tax department to modernise systems, government’s procurement unit has revealed a second, bigger iteration is already in the works […]...

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

Lisa Trickey April 16, 2025

Technology promises rapid and profound change. Figureheads need to ensure progress is thoughtful and supported by skills, according to Lisa Trickey: an LGA advisor and former Dorset Council digital head […]...

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Treasury deploys ‘24×7 detect and response’ cyber service

Sam Trendall April 15, 2025

Whitehall’s finance agency has entered into a contract of at least two years, during which it will be provided with constant monitoring of potential risks and support with incident mitigation […]...

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Why schools need a smarter approach to asset management

PublicTechnology staff April 15, 2025

Seven key takeaways from our webinar ‘Does your school need a digital asset register to keep up with compliance demands?’ hosted in partnership with Civica With rising expectations across the […]...

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News Society and welfare

DWP use of email for citizen comms ‘being progressed’

Sam Trendall April 15, 2025

Ministers for the previous government said last year that the department was keen to expand outgoing written comms, and these plans are still in effect, the new administration has indicated […]...

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Education and skills News

Ediniburgh Uni claims installation of world’s largest AI chip

Sofia Villegas April 15, 2025

Education and research institution north of the border operates a supercomputer facility that has previously been used to support the exploration of various use cases for large language model systems […]...

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ICO seeks leader for burgeoning AI and analytics operation

Sam Trendall April 14, 2025

The UK’s regulator for issues of data protection is advertising for a senior manager to take the lead on implementing new uses of technology in support of wider organisational aims […]...

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GDS retains Notify suppliers with £200m in new deals

Sam Trendall April 14, 2025

Government’s digital centre first created the SMS platform nine years ago, since when it has expanded steadily and is now projected to see a potential fourfold increase in message volumes […]...

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HMRC to provide callback service and waiting time estimates

Jim Dunton and PublicTechnology staff April 14, 2025

The government tax department has now responded to various recommendations from a committee of parliamentarians, with some new measures to be introduced, while other calls for change have been rejected […]...

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