Diamond retained for second term as UK’s national statistician
Incumbent chief was reappointed following an open competition
Artificial intelligence to empower public services, says minister
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Government seeks national technology adviser
Director general-level role requiring ‘fantastic network’ of contacts in science, technology and...
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Leader sought for government’s high-tech R&D agency
Aria looking to appoint its inaugural head
Shropshire awarded highest level of superfast broadband funding
Council points to area’s geographical challenges, with government money supporting shift to near-universal coverage
Government funds AI and quantum computing research at Daresbury
UKRI will spend £172m over five years on digital innovation centre
NHS staff in England want to keep remote working
Healthcare workers tell survey that remote consultations benefit some but not all patients
DWP used data to help 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations
Department made first bulk data transfer to NHS England in February
DWP to refer thousands of Universal Credit claimants for Google scholarship courses
Department teams up with search giant to offer training
10 Downing Street spends £1m on Microsoft licences
Reseller Insight to fulfil Enterprise Agreement
Ministers need training to support Whitehall transformation, report finds
Think tank flags up need for extra skills
Government in-house Consulting Hub to employ 60 officials
Cabinet Office to proceed with plans
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
Newly created entity will also focus on data infrastructure
Ageing NHS IT slowed flow of data on vulnerable citizens, NAO finds
Report identifies delays in accessing information to alert those that needed to shield as chief auditor points to ‘challenges posed by legacy data and IT systems’
Online safety: How police, public sector and tech firms have reached a data-sharing stalemate
With the Online Safety Bill now published, former police superintendent Iain Donnelly writes for PublicTechnology on the challenges that need to be overcome in order to ensure the law’s efficacy
'Being accessible isn't a badge of honour; it's the minimum we should be doing'
To mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day, PublicTechnology caught up with Craig Abbott from the DWP to discuss how the department incorporates inclusion into its services, and why inaccessibility equates to discrimination
Could the Lords be the testing ground for the future of virtual parliament?
Crossbench peer Lord Anderson argues that the upper chamber should experiment further with virtual proceedings
Cost of continued homeworking cited as government’s Covid bill rises by £100bn
Departments are now expected to spend a total of £372bn on delivering the UK’s pandemic response
MoD agrees five-figure payout for disability discrimination after failing to provide homeworking kit
Operations manager was disciplined despite not having been provided with necessary technology
‘Government has a strong position against paying ransoms to cybercriminals’ – Priti Patel
Home secretary tells conference that complying with demands will only encourage criminals
How Covid has revealed public sector transformation’s greatest strengths – and weaknesses
Discussing the findings of a Dods and SAP Concur report, experts from government and industry reflected on the achievements of the past year, and the areas that have been shown to need the most improvement. PublicTechnology learns more.
‘Bonkers’ and ‘baffled’ – Cameron’s increasingly incredulous texts on fintech firm
The ex-prime minister’s sent more than 70 messages to ministers and officials regarding Greensill Capital
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity