Year in review: How technology defined 2021’s biggest stories
Digital and data once again had a starring role in supporting – and, occasionally, hampering – government’s work this year. PublicTechnology looks back at the most significant events.
HMRC achieves ‘significant improvement’ in IT uptime in FY21
Annual accounts for in-house IT company show number of ‘red days’ fell by a third, while...
Cabinet Office spends £6m on upgraded Google Workspace deal
Two-year contract provides access to a range of software tools
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Bank of England looks to public cloud future
Institution seeks partner to assist with construction of new infrastructure
Leeds seeks partner to build ‘community cloud’ for use across public sector
Local authority is working with NHS bodies to construct shared infrastructure
North Lanarkshire’s plan for a future-proof council
With ambitious plans for digital infrastructure, online services, and cloud migration, one local authority has a busy year ahead. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Ex-GDS and DIT digital leader Holly Ellis joins AWS
Formerly head of DDaT skills across government, Ellis has taken on public sector-focused post at cloud heavyweight
Transparency concerns raised over NHS deal with Amazon Alexa
Privacy International criticises decision to redact details of the health service’s agreement with the smart assistant
Conservative manifesto: five tech takeaways
Rounding up the Tories’ key pledges in the area of digital and data, including a new cyber force and tax incentives for investing in cloud computing
‘Policy mandarins don’t get that engaged in reform’ – Francis Maude
In an interview with the Civil Service World podcast, the former Cabinet Office minister discusses frustrations of attempts to push through digital and procurement transformation
GDS: ‘Cloud first is here to stay’
Digital agency pledges to ‘keep the policy as it stands’
Homes England looks to digital to help fix a broken housing market
The government’s housing body is adopting agile, cloud and a DevSecOps model in a bid to become the engine of transformation in the housing market. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Australian Government plans beefed-up cloud marketplace
Country’s Digital Transformation Agency proposes creation of new platform
University of Manchester to launch £50m cloud framework
Institution to create deal covering AWS, Microsoft, and Google environments
GDS carbon footprint ‘equivalent to 400 homes’
Digital agency looks to bring emissions caused by its online services down to zero
Former DWP head Devereux approved for public sector role at Salesforce
After retiring from permanent secretary post last year, ex-civil servant is to take global strategy role at cloud firm
National Crime Agency plans AWS migration
Cybercrime unit seeks partner to provide DevOps support
Scotland unveils plan to become ‘5G leader’
Technology could boost economy by £35bn, according to Scottish Government
HMRC seeks digital platform for field fraud officers
Tax agency issues procurement alert for ‘notebook application’ for evidence-gathering
CCS goes live with £5bn Network Services 2 framework despite three missing lots
The last three of the deal's planned 13 sections will be awarded when CCS 'is in a position to do so'
HMRC approved for £112m Microsoft spending
Department was given central government green light for major outlay on licensing, newly published spending data reveals
HMRC begins prep for major cloud move
Department tasks digital transformation specialist with helping prepare the way for use of AWS and Azure
Three London boroughs plan £1.5m move to Microsoft cloud
Lewisham, Brent and Southwark seek partner to offer construction of environment and subsequent migration