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...
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...
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More than a third of public servants say their organisations are missing digital opportunities
Survey finds public sector isn’t making the most of digital, with costs, culture and legacy systems identified as major barriers to transformation
G-Cloud 9 deadline reached with almost 3,000 completed applications
Data reveals last minute flurry of activity, as more than 1,500 completed in final two days
Government ‘clearly failed’ to properly test Register to Vote site ahead of EU referendum
MPs slam government for lack of clear technical leadership and contingency planning to deal with website collapse
Socitm: 60% of councils offer good online council tax service
Latest Better Connected results indicate easy access to information on discounts but that councils struggle to strike the right balance between too much and too little information
NHS England launches platform to create marketplace and testbed for healthcare app developers
Dedicated mobile health space will allow developers to test their tools, as NHS Digital Apps Library goes live
Whitehall reportedly extending outsourcing deals because of Brexit pressures
The pressure on the civil service to deal with the UK’s exit from the European Union is leading to the extension of IT contracts, it has been reported
‘A symbolic moment has passed’: Prospective city mayors have missed the chance to champion tech
In three weeks, voters in Manchester, Birmingham and Liverpool get to choose new mayors, but you’d be hard pushed to find much mention of tech in their manifestos, says David Walker. He asks if there’s a reason for their seemingly half-hearted approach to IT...
HMRC starts search for permanent chief digital information officer
Tax authority offers £180,000 for digital DG some six months after Mark Dearnley headed back to the private sector
HMRC kicks off Making Tax Digital pilot
Tax authority says some business and agents will be invited to sign up this month
CCS seeks feedback on possible replacement of software frameworks
Technology framework also under evaluation
NHS Digital to offer single identity service by autumn 2017
Organisation says GOV.UK Verify is one of 'a number' of options being considered
Torfaen tweets: How a small Welsh council is punching above its weight on social media
Finding new ways to publish public information has turned Torfaen Council into a local government social media leader. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Peers to create committee on AI to weigh up arguments of ‘techno-optimists’ and ‘techno-pessimists’
Liaison Committee announces decisions on new committees, as failed application for ad hoc inquiry into national identity cards questioned
Former Cameron adviser launches scheme to get tech start-ups into Whitehall with big-name backers
GovStart programme gives small companies the chance to learn from GDS leaders past and present and access part of £320bn global market
Demos: Whitehall needs to understand the limitations of big data tools
Think tank says data dashboards have the potential to mislead and urges government to boost staff’s data science skills
GDS publishes framework to signpost digital, data and technology career paths
Taxonomy sets out career paths and capabilities for 37 roles
Verify business case ‘undermined’ by its performance, as GDS ‘struggle to adapt’ to changing role
NAO says GDS has a ‘long way to go’ in a report that lays bare the problems faced by the government's flagship identity assurance programme Verify
Data reveals imbalance in effort-to-gain ratio for GDS spend controls team
NAO urges GDS to use ‘proportionate effort’ on spend controls as data shows lowest cost digital projects take up most of the spend controls team's time but deliver the smallest savings
The National Archives sets out two-year plan to ensure digital future
Archives Unlocked strategy focuses on the potential of digital to increase resilience and innovation, as £1m fund set to boost digital training
DWP seeks user-centric service designers with policy skills
Lead service designer role offered at a salary of around £91,000
Statisticians need to ‘get beyond publishing the same numbers every month’
National statistician outlines ambitious plans for ONS Data Science Campus to 'mobilise the power of data’ for decision-making