Union calls for private care homes to be subject to FOI laws
Unison Scotland urges change in legislation after ‘lethal failures over Covid’
New boss for BPDTS as it approaches DWP integration
Rich McHugh replaces Loveday Ryder, who joins DVSA
Scottish Government puts £12m funding into digital
Money will support use of tech by SMEs
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Parliament offers £120k for digital leader
PDS managing director will be tasked with ‘reimagining and reshaping’ use of digital
Civil service COO finds ‘common ground’ with Cummings on need for digital skills
Alex Chisholm flags up tech expertise and better data as key goals
HMRC’s ‘limited data’ saw up to a million wrongly deemed ineligible for furlough
NAO report finds department could have done more to combat fraud and error
Reform adviser Maude dismisses ‘myth’ of UK civil service supremacy
Former Cabinet Office minister claims Whitehall has an ‘odd combination of insecurity and complacency’
NHS Grampian adopts digital triage and consultation platform
Scottish health board rolls out technology system
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
Spending review postponed again
Doubt cast over plans to use CSR to address legacy tech
Scottish Parliament to examine impact of hybrid measures on scrutiny
Committee will consider whether to make changes to practices permanent
Think tank brings in Westminster heavyweights to look at government reform
Policy Exchange recruits two former secretaries of state alongside senior civil servants
Scottish Government offers support for local online firms
Local traders can bid for grants of up to £5,000
Interview: UK national statistician on how data has helped the PM – and the public – in coronavirus response
To mark World Statistics Day, Professor Sir Ian Diamond talks to PublicTechnology about how the work of statisticians has been crucial in supporting government’s pandemic response, as well as his thoughts on the media and politicians’ use of numbers, and how the ONS is preparing for the census
DfE sets out on 18-month £10m digital services drive
Department awards contract to London tech consultancy
Digital system for Scottish food banks
Scottish Tech Army initiative to help out with new system for volunteer management
HMRC sets out plan for £5m rollout of EU-wide import IT system
The Import Control System 2 will be rolled out in three phases over 16 months
Minister says HMRC needs another 1,000 staff before transition period ends
Lord Agnew urges traders to make necessary arrangements
UK backs mission to land first woman on the moon
Country will ‘play a key role’ in NASA-led project
How can councils create a digital workplace?
At the recent Local Government ICT Summit, PublicTechnology talked to Gloucestershire County Council and SAP Concur about how authorities can support new ways of working
Reimagining Employee Engagement
Studies have shown that an engaged employee is happier, more productive, and more committed to their job. So how can we encourage employee engagement? Trickle suggests innovative solutions
‘I’ve wasted my life on science’ – government online careers quiz causes derision
Tool launched following chancellor’s speech in which he warned that people may need to retrain
Digital government should be central to the UK's role in the post-Brexit world
The nation's expertise in online services and transformation could help forge connections with other countries, according to Tanya Filer from Cambridge University and Antonio Weiss of The PSC
Farmers offered tech grants
Government makes £25m available for investment in technology