Failure to manage IT project cost Scottish pension agency millions
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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
HMRC urged to undertake comprehensive pilot of Making Tax Digital as costs remain unclear
Detailed figures released by the Treasury reveal how much businesses are expected to have to spend on hardware, software and training
ONS launches Data Science Campus
The Office for National Statistics has today launched its Data Science Campus in Newport, Wales, to make better use of data and develop the statistical information it provides.
Interview: Conservative peer Chris Holmes calls for a considered but can-do attitude from government on blockchain
Two sides to the BitCoin? Conservative peer Chris Holmes talks to Rebecca Hill about being positive about blockchain’s potential for public services without seeing it as a ‘wonder drug’.
Departments unwilling to accept Cabinet Office authority to centralise purchasing, suggest MPs
The creation of the Crown Commercial Service was poorly executed and slow take up of centralised purchasing by departments means it only manages one-fifth of the spending it was expected to, a review by MPs has found.
A digital front door: Cornwall council’s plan to make up for underinvestment and a failed supplier partnership
At the start of the year, Cornwall Council’s cabinet approved an £18m digital improvement plan that aims to fix years of IT underinvestment. Gill Hitchcock reports.
Scottish digital strategy set out plans for assurance, training and common platforms
The Scottish government will implement a “tough” assurance process for digital projects, mandate the use of common technologies and offer training to make sure civil servants “get digital”.
ICO: Councils need to sharpen up on data protection ahead of GDPR
Survey shows lack of preparedness as data protection watchdog slaps £60,000 fine on Norfolk County Council
Half of British citizens think government will use robots in the next decade
A survey has revealed that the British public can see robots speeding up some public services – but that they doubt robots will be better decision-makers than humans.
NHS Digital extends scheme to boost digital health skills
NHS Digital is to run 20 local projects funding to help people improve their digital health skills as part of its widening digital participation scheme.
Councils told to embrace ‘radical outcomes’ of smart technology
Councils should be in the “driving seat” of technological change, but need to rethink the role they play in their locality and invest in long-term planning, a report has said.
HMRC is ‘rushing’ digital tax reforms and should push back launch to 2020, say peers
Lords Economics Affairs Committee says estimates of savings ‘little more than guesswork’
GDS to expand Verify team as pressure to increase user numbers mounts
The Government Digital Service is recruiting for a new service manager for its identity assurance programme Verify as as part of the push to increase users of the service by more than 20 million.