Government plans to build AI agent to help citizens with ‘life admin’
Leading firms have been invited to join civil service tech experts to start work on
Defra picks former strategy and reform leader Kissack as new perm sec
Whitehall’s environment department looks to the charity sector for its latest boss, while identifying a
Treasury works on major new data platform to ‘rewire the state’
Department alerts tech suppliers to its plans to proceed with early planning and exploratory stages
DWP seeks £140k operations chief to ‘own the complete view of digital and transformation’
Department advertises role as COO of its tech unit, which comes with a wide remit
DHSC taps TikTok influencers for public-health comms campaign
Department will call on content creators from the video platform to warn the public about
Cabinet Office ditches plan to build its own new IT system as part of Google-to-Microsoft switch
In government’s annual lowdown on the progress of major projects, Whitehall’s central department reveals that
Government backs AI-powered interactive maps to predict knife crime
Ministers announce that, within five years, a new digital and data system will be used
NI Civil Service amends hybrid-working policy to mandate two days in office
A union for officials in Northern Ireland is opposing the new rule, but leaders claim
NHS plans £20m engagement to expand digital care via community pharmacies
The health service has revealed its intention to put in place a framework to help
Prisoners’ children: MoJ deploys machine learning and data analytics to support better policy
The ministry’s recently appointed chief digital and information officer Mark Thompson tells PublicTechnology about innovative
New trio for Treasury top table bring tech transformation skills
Whitehall’s finance department has recruited to its boardroom three new directors, who represent various sectors
One Login needs to manage risk of ‘complex roadmap and dependency on departments’, annual report finds
Annual major project reviews note sturdy progress, but also flags up adoption delays, and notes
MoD explores digital ID and verification options for 20,000 Secret-level users
Defence department is seeking to identify technologies that could, in the first instance, enable a
New Homes England chief to ‘accelerate transformation’
Amy Rees joins the Whitehall housing agency with a remit to drive reform, arriving after
DSIT names top leaders for AI and digital infrastructure
Government science and tech department, which now operates as the ‘digital centre’ for the civil
Home Office explores biometric enrolment via smartphone
Having previously tested automated kiosks capable of capturing and processing fingerprints and facial scans, the
ONS officials ramp up industrial action with no-office-attendance measure
About 1,200 members of union PCS are reportedly undertaking action, with the national statistics body
Defra seeks £300m hosting partner
Whitehall organisation wishes to hear from tech suppliers that could offer a range of services