Leadership

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AI laws must ‘support businesses while protecting citizens’, Scottish minister says

Sam Trendall June 12, 2023

Richard Lochhead – who has requested an urgent pan-UK meeting – believes government should avoid ‘unnecessary red tape’ Credit: Gerd Altmann/Pixabay A Scottish Government minister has urged counterparts in Westminster to […]...

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Communities, housing and planning News

Digital has taken root at DLUHC, says former chief

Sam Trendall June 8, 2023

Paul Maltby says department’s approach has helped empower councils Credit: Eko Pramono/Pixabay The recently departed digital leader of the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities has said that the team […]...

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Defence and Security Education and skills Features Government and politics Society and welfare

Interview: CDDO chief Lee Devlin on the ‘move from being disruptive to collaborative’

Sam Trendall May 23, 2023

In the first of a series of exclusive interviews, the head of government’s ‘Digital HQ’ talks to PublicTechnology about the Central Digital and Data Office’s work to unlock £8bn of digital investment, engage with […]...

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Education and skills

Pay constraints hamper government’s ability to attract top tech talent, report finds

Sam Trendall February 3, 2023 0 Comment

Whitehall Monitor finds that DDaT profession has expanded vastly since 2016, but challenges remain in filling the biggest jobs...

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Education and skills

Scottish Government seeks chief statistician

Sam Trendall February 2, 2023 101 Comments

Postholder will lead profession across the country and help set strategy for use of data...

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Communities, housing and planning

Newham picks former Microsoft and HSBC exec for new digital leadership post

Sam Trendall January 31, 2023 102 Comments

London borough creates tech-centric assistant CEO role to drive service transformation...

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Business and industry

Appointments watchdog warns former digital secretary Dorries over TV gig

Sam Trendall January 31, 2023 0 Comment

Ex-cabinet minister failed to wait for official advice before announcing role with TalkTV, according to anti-corruption committee...

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Education and skills

Government will try to protect digital roles in civil service job cuts, according to Whitehall chief

Sam Trendall January 30, 2023 112 Comments

Civil service chief operating officer cites technology and commercial professions as among those where more skills are needed...

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Business and industry Education and skills

Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan

Sam Trendall January 27, 2023 39 Comments

The Matrix programme – which includes Treasury, Cabinet Office and DHSC – begins engaging with potential suppliers...

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Business and industry

DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes

Sam Trendall January 27, 2023 116 Comments

Department advertises roles for savvy senior managers to oversee supplier engagements...

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Leadership

AI laws must ‘support businesses while protecting citizens’, Scottish minister says

Digital has taken root at DLUHC, says former chief

Interview: CDDO chief Lee Devlin on the ‘move from being disruptive to collaborative’

Pay constraints hamper government’s ability to attract top tech talent, report finds

Scottish Government seeks chief statistician

Newham picks former Microsoft and HSBC exec for new digital leadership post

Appointments watchdog warns former digital secretary Dorries over TV gig

Government will try to protect digital roles in civil service job cuts, according to Whitehall chief

Consultancy signed to £6.5m deal to advise on eight-department shared-services plan

DWP seeks duo of commercial bigwigs to oversee major digital programmes

Government risks ‘doing the wrong thing efficiently’, civil servants warn in new research

Hitachi Solutions demonstrates secure use of Microsoft tools with AWS data in major win for government cloud interoperability

Only 1% of managers call their hiring ‘very effective’ – Civica research shows why

Beyond the iron fist: What civil servants say will really cut Whitehall waste

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