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How AI is helping Bradford NHS trust through winter pressures
Technology is helping to create bed capacity and keep surgery on schedule at Bradford NHS trust. Gill Hitchcock reports on what this means for patients and staff in what is typically a busy time of year
DWP to build digital platform for integrated disability assessments
Department to trial new system and methods in small ‘transformation area’
Government Communication Service to collect and analyse data on public-service radio ads
Cabinet Office seeks supplier to fulfil two-year contract
Data suggests big local differences in EU settlement applications
Campaign group calls for local authorities to lead on supporting applications as only a quarter of EU citizens in some areas have applied so far
GDS boss Alison Pritchard: ‘There’s scope for us to be a bit more of an enforcer’
Director general says that, as organisation focuses more on data, she wants to ensure ‘we maintain the teeth we need to be effective’
DWP and HMRC staff rack up 16 years of service on average, data reveals
Departments are among government’s leaders, with some organisation posting averages of just nine months
Manchester to create online public archive
City council seeks partner to build website
Government uses natural-language processing to support post-Brexit trade consultation
ONS data scientists are supporting the DIT in applying AI techniques to public responses
Why have governments struggled to get it right on digital identity?
With many government-developed services seeing poor uptake, the answer may lie in allowing citizens to ‘bring your own identity’, according to Arthur Mickoleit of Gartner
MPs’ call for DCMS to be appointed Whitehall data-sharing auditor rejected by government
Government responds to PAC report to insist that each department needs its own rules
NHS consults on scheme to unite public and private healthcare data
Exercise launched following conclusion of Paterson Review
Most civil servants expect to be kept out of the loop on automation agenda
Survey finds that three in four government officials believe they will not be involved in decision-making
DCMS beefs up ministers’ digital and data portfolios
New-look ministerial team has strong tech focus
Government’s top official predicts civil service ‘will need fewer people’ as automation takes hold
Cabinet secretary Sedwill says he ‘would like to see more processes handled’ by technology
Why government is ‘failing’ on AI openness
The body dedicated to upholding ethical standards across the public sector has published a major report examining how to ensure those standards are not threatened by AI and automation
Government Gateway to close for older browsers and operating systems
Service will be unavailable on pre-Windows 7 platforms
Whitehall posts big rise in cost-based refusals for FOI requests
Crown Prosecution Service refuses highest proportion of FOI requests on cost grounds in 2019
Government to ask suppliers to sign up to AI standards
New committee report cites importance of procurement
Watchdog calls for transparency on government’s ‘cryptic’ visa algorithm
Independent inspector says Home Office approach will ‘fuel concerns about bias and poor practice’
Online right to rent checker due this year
Home Office building digital tool to support compliance with controversial scheme
HMRC posts big improvement in online response and call-waiting times
Tax agency releases transparency data showing progress across the board