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Features

8 Minutes
Communities, housing and planning Features

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 […]...
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How departments are using data analytics to combat fraud

July 31, 2025

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

Opinion

3 Minutes
Cyber Security Hub Opinion

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

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

April 16, 2025
2 Minutes
Health and social care News

Covid Inquiry report calls for urgent ‘public debate’ on mass digital and data surveillance

Sam Trendall July 23, 2024 116 Comments on Covid Inquiry report calls for urgent ‘public debate’ on mass digital and data surveillance
The initial report from the public inquiry led by Baroness Heather Hallett has identified data issues that hampered pandemic response, with future emergencies likely to require ‘large scale digital platforms’ […]...
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3 Minutes
News Society and welfare

Home Office signs £3m assisted digital deal as immigration transformation ‘may exclude customers that are not online’

Sam Trendall July 22, 2024 84 Comments on Home Office signs £3m assisted digital deal as immigration transformation ‘may exclude customers that are not online’
As campaigners have reignited calls for government to reverse plans to wholly digitise the immigration status system, the Home Office has signed a contract to help offline users make applications […]...
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5 Minutes
Communities, housing and planning News

ICO reprimands Hackney for ‘clear and avoidable error’ – but council claims watchdog ‘has misunderstood the facts and misapplied the law’

Sam Trendall July 19, 2024 91 Comments on ICO reprimands Hackney for ‘clear and avoidable error’ – but council claims watchdog ‘has misunderstood the facts and misapplied the law’
The UKs data regulator has issued the council with a formal reprimand, but the two parties differ over the extent to which the authority could have taken additional security measures […]...
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3 Minutes
Health and social care News

Microsoft outage: Most GP practices suffering ‘disruption’ as ministers coordinate government response

Sam Trendall July 19, 2024 58 Comments on Microsoft outage: Most GP practices suffering ‘disruption’ as ministers coordinate government response
Patients are advised by the NHS to only contact their local doctor with urgent queries, while ministers work on cohesively responding to issue impacting businesses and transport around the world […]...
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