Collaboration
Failure to manage IT project cost Scottish pension agency millions
Scottish Public Pensions Agency did not properly scrutinise Capita’s ‘abnormally low’ bid and failed to manage project says auditor
Northern Ireland prepares for three major IT projects
Departments of finance and infrastructure publish information on land registration, finance and...
Cities postpone clean air zones after government delays online tool
Birmingham and Leeds blame late delivery of vehicle checker system for delay to environmental...
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Scottish Government needs better digital leadership says auditor
Government lacks complete picture of work and spending across Scotland’s public sector
DFID puts £20m of aid into education technology research
Eight-year EdTech Hub project with World Bank and University of Cambridge aims to build largest body of research on subject
Emergency Services Network completion pushed back to December 2024
Motorola to receive extra £82m for further work and use of Kodiak product
Foreign Office cancels global connectivity procurement
Department opts not to award framework deal worth up to £350m after near-draw between two bidders
Home Office leads state-sector Amazon spending
Union criticises government’s £46.9m spent with supplier in 2018
HMRC to open high-tech Edinburgh hub
Office for 3,000 government workers will deploy an array of smart working technology
Balancing security and digital transformation
With the annual worldwide cost of cybercrime set to double from $3tn in 2015 to $6tn by 2021, BT offers advice on how chief information security officers can better protect their organisations
The third sector must play a key role in ‘social digital government’
Government needs to make sure it is integrating resources from different places in support of common goals, according to Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland
Why the public sector should work more closely with charities
Vodafone's Mick Wayman opines that better co-operation with the non-profit sector could help save money and improve service levels
London Councils to upgrade citywide online HR platform
New system will allow HR directors to gain instant access to benchmarking reports
GDS readies new centralised design platform for GOV.UK services
New offering, which is entering beta testing, will combine elements of current platforms such as the Service Manual and GOV.UK Elements
Bristol moves past London to be named UK’s top smart city
Study from Navigant Consulting recognises West Country city’s work in areas such as access to data and energy innovation
‘The main challenge is how we get London to collaborate better’ – city’s first CDO Blackwell unveils top priorities
Five weeks after taking on role as capital’s first-ever chief digital officer, Theo Blackwell unveils his three top priorities
UK among 32 signatory countries to Tallinn eGovernment Declaration
All 28 EU member states plus the four EFTA countries gathered in Estonia capital to agree deal to work together to drive digital-government policy
The only way is digital – Essex County Council to set up mini-GDS
Plans to build 16-strong centralised team to head digital strategy
Police forces team up to procure £150k joint intranet
Surrey and Sussex forces describe current set-up as "unstable" and "poor at delivering internal communications"
GDS and councils to showcase joint work on local Verify service
Leeds and London events set to show councils the result of collaborative work on identity assurance platforms
£120k on offer as DWP hunts for head of infrastructure services
Department for Work and Pensions seeks someone to head up 150-strong infrastructure services group
Sadiq Khan appoints Camden councillor as London’s first chief digital officer
Theo Blackwell joins Greater London Authority with 20 years’ experience working in technology
GOV.UK Notify begins local government rollout
Some 20 authorities to test service over next few months
Kent Police seeks multimillion pound overhaul of crime scene info systems
South East police force is looking for a supplier to build a new digital asset management system that could be rolled out right across the UK