Survey shows lack of preparedness as data protection watchdog slaps £60,000 fine on Norfolk County Council...
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Home Office seeks deputy director for ESN mobile communications programme
The Home Office is seeking a “robust and charismatic” deputy director for Emergency Services Network Mobilisation....
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Open up Industrial Strategy statistics, government told
MPs have urged the government to take a “concrete step” to greater transparency by creating a searchable database of meetings with businesses that extends to include senior civil servants....
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Councils could save £500m a year through common platform components, says GDS
Individual councils could save up to £80m on IT spend alone over the next decade by adopting common platforms like GOV.UK Verify, according to government estimates. ...
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GOV.UK Notify goes live for central government, with local government to launch this year
The Government Digital Service’s notification service has gone live across all central government departments, with local government – and letters – next on the team’s list....
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Government announces review of AI as Digital Strategy set to boost robotics technologies
The government’s long-awaited Digital Strategy is expected to include £17m for artificial intelligence, a review of AI technologies and support for smart devices, cyber security and autonomous vehicles....
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Civil service to pilot online recruitment tool to cut reliance on ‘outdated’ technology
The government chief people officer Rupert McNeil has said that the civil service is using recruitment technology that is “40 or 50 years out of date” as the civil service […]...
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Government told to shout about big-data success stories
The government could change the public’s perception of big data projects by focusing on improving its marketing as well as increasing transparency, a conference has been told....
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Coding in the open attracts digital talent, says MoJ
The Ministry of Justice’s commitment to code in the open by default has helped the department “hire great people”, the department’s head of technology has said....
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CTS director Iain Patterson says service offers ‘one voice’ to help department exit IT contracts
The government’s Common Technology Services team is pitching itself as a central support and advice service for departments exiting both large and small IT contracts....
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