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The culture department wants staff who will be “proactively working” with the key Brexit departments

Charity Independent Age says Socitm survey results - which show a lack of easy-to-access information on care for older people - are ‘concerning’

Leaked letter from government's national data guardian Fiona Caldicott says patient records were being used to test and develop Streams app - not for direct care

Project plans include using distributed ledger technology to give healthcare workers secure access to biometric data from wearables

Funding for open innovation, the Information Commissioner’s Office and data skills also feature on Open Data Institute’s wish list as the UK prepares to head to the polls

Scoping exercise launched for an organisation to cut down duplication and add value to a tech ecosystem that ‘drifts too readily’ towards tech solutions in search of problems

Job offered at £107,000 as London Office for Data Analytics pilot indicates initial successes

HMRC, Crown Commercial Service and Whitehall’s use of data come under fire in Meg Hillier’s annual report

Jerry Fishenden fires parting shot at Cabinet Office for lack of support and engagement after six years on the government’s Privacy and Consumer Advisory Group

Commentators say scale of work was ‘underestimated’ by both sides - but smaller scale pilots offer opportunity to boost collaboration between central and local government

As parliament dissolves and the date of the poll marches closer, parties of all colours are working up their manifestos. Rebecca Hill asks what they could, or should, have in store for tech.

Shake-up at top of Government Digital Service becomes more apparent as former director of digital engagement Wendy Coello announces new role at the Co-op

Eduserv report finds that just 3% of local government HR leaders rate digital literacy of frontline staff as ‘good’ - and that traditional, formal training programmes might not be the best option

Report says tax authority’s plan doesn’t take into account potential changes in technology or the shift to provide services through digital channels

G-Cloud contract term to be extended from two to four years as Socitm president says Crown Commercial Service “is really listening” to local government

Conference told that local authorities should prepare for one day having to explain to the public how algorithms have been used to make decisions 

Finance Bill debate raises concerns over tax authority’s IR35 calculator

Financial secretary to the Treasury tells parliament that Making Tax Digital is not gone for good

Research vice president says public sector needs to embrace start-ups and move workforce out of low-value repetitive roles

Wash-up period sees government compromise to rush crucial tax legislation through House of Commons today

Industry body calls on mayors to appoint a chief digital and innovation champion and use their influence to boost smart procurement, open data and digital skills