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Q&A: National Crime Agency CIO on progress of tech transformation
Following the recent annual update from the Infrastructure and Projects Authority, the law-enforcement organisation’s IT leader provides on update on the rollout of cloud and other technologies
Government should use National Data Strategy to address ‘serious problems’ with outsourcing data, think tank urges
The Institute for Government wants to see more and better data on contracts and the civil...
Hackney to build digital transfer of care tool
London borough to work with NHS and other public agencies on development of platform
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Chatbots, free WiFi, and paperless councillors – Waltham Forest’s digital transformation
Executive and political leadership at the east London council talk to PublicTechnology about their work to lead transformation in a way that benefits the entire borough
No plans for ‘right to challenge’ laws for algorithm decisions
Government response to recent select committee report ignores recommendation for new legislation
NHS and government have highest levels of public trust on use of personal data, ICO finds
Research shows public-sector entities are far more trusted than commercial counterparts
Bristol council to build complaints and FOI system
Local authority needs new platform in light of ‘more types of complaints’
Government provides code of conduct on use of AI in the NHS
Guidance includes protecting patient data and developing technologies in partnership with the NHS
Whitehall departments failing to share data on debt, report finds
A lack of centralised best practice and good-quality data is perpetuating problem debt, according to the NAO
West Midlands selected for £50m 5G testbed
Connected ambulances, live streaming CCTV and driverless cars all part of initial plans
DWP expands behavioural science unit
Department to accept applications from non-civil servants for the first time
Northern Irish police pick Civica for £10m criminal justice data-sharing system
IT firm chosen for potential 10-year-plus engagement to build and roll out platform for sharing information between police, prisons, public prosecutors, and forensic teams
Public sector websites hit by datacentre outage
ICO site and others downed by ‘electrical surge’ that affected datacentre owned by digital charity Eduserv
UK export future will rely on digital and data science, government says
Newly published strategy cites importance of technology in achieving goal to increase exports
Government should create data-quality kitemark, report recommends
Paper from think tank Reform urges DCMS to implement an official seal of approval
HMRC customs system rolled out to first wave of importers
Project to deliver new system for processing declarations achieves ‘major milestone’
National police systems to be moved to AWS
Home Office seeks suppliers for one-year project to migrate services from datacentre to public cloud
ICO appoints first-ever technology director
Simon McDougall joins regulator in the role of executive director for technology policy and innovation
AI patient referrals as good as top human experts, Moorfields research finds
Study of use of DeepMind technology at NHS’s flagship eye hospital suggests artificial intelligence could help lead to swifter diagnosis and treatment of eye conditions
DWP offers £100k a head for senior duo to ‘revolutionise use of data’
Department recruits for head of data strategy and head of data transformation
GDS working with departments to mitigate reported leak of sensitive data
Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers
Hull to trial smart bins
Council hopes pilot will show potential for enabling more efficient routes and timetables
Online tool for jurors launched
System for allowing citizens to respond to a summons goes live today
Southwark plans tools to monitor affordable housing
London borough commences development process for two digital services