‘We speak civil service, but we speak private sector too’ – JSaRC head Angela Essel on government’s ‘bilingual’ approach to national security
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HMRC chief gives thumbs up to five-year cloud migration programme
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Defence secretary: ‘Hybrid warfare is our new reality’
Ben Wallace uses speech at NATO summit to stress importance of emerging technology
Conservatives propose online ‘travel authorisation’ for EU citizens
Tories reveal plan for US-style electronic visa waiver once the UK leaves the European Union
UK Statistics Authority issues warning on ‘unclear’ schools spending election claims
Watchdog claims figures quotes by two main parties could offer inaccurate picture
Home Office looks to implement ‘user-centred design’
Department seeks partners to ‘avoid shortfall of essential skills’
Labour plans Trainline-style online ticket shop for rail journeys
Party proposes government-run ‘one-stop shop’ for all train trips
Manchester calls Uber in for talks
Following TfL’s decision to uphold revoked licence, authority is reported to be considering whether taxi app should continue to operate in the city
MoD hunts for head of profession for military and civilian techies
Postholder will provide a ‘focal point’ for IT, cyber and digital workers
Government progresses plan to use robots for Sellafield clean-up
Two proposals in the running for decommissioning project
Labour manifesto: five tech takeaways
The free broadband plan has attracted attention, but the party has a number of other proposals for the use and regulation of technology. PublicTechnology rounds up the major manifesto policies
Essex seeks £90k leader to ‘set technology vision’
Post as head of tech and architecture comes with a remit to set standards and principles
Can Hull become the world’s smartest city?
The city has ambitious plans, and benefits from ubiquitous access to full-fibre broadband. PublicTechnology talks to the council’s digital and IT chief to find out more
HMRC creates £100k post to be ‘face of IT for senior leadership’
Role as head of IT business services comes with remit to ensure department’s transformation is ‘business-led’
Elections regulator issues campaign transparency warning after Tory Twitter rebrand
Conservative press office styling itself as 'factcheckUK' draws heavy criticism from Twitter and onlookers
NHS to build ‘online sharing and collaboration’ platform for health and social care sector
Two-year project to cost up to £1.8m
‘Policy mandarins don’t get that engaged in reform’ – Francis Maude
In an interview with the Civil Service World podcast, the former Cabinet Office minister discusses frustrations of attempts to push through digital and procurement transformation
Government fails to rule out anti-encryption law but says agreement with Facebook is ‘preferred solution’
Home Office factsheet claims that proposals made by the social network so far are ‘not satisfactory’
Survey shows public support for Labour free broadband plan
Poll from YouGov finds close to two thirds endorse plan to offer free broadband to citizens and businesses
Industry gives Labour’s free broadband plan mixed reaction
Focus on importance of connectivity is welcomed but tech groups oppose renationalisation
DCMS perm sec on why the National Data Strategy is ‘not about building systems – it’s about how we work’
After returning to lead an organisation with an expanded roster of responsibilities, Sarah Healey discusses how DCMS can best lead the drive to improve data use and sharing
World wide web creator: ‘Describing data as the new oil is really wrong’
Sir Tim Berners-Lee tells event why data is a completely different type of commodity
Stevenage relaunches bid for digital transformation chief ahead of move to ‘public sector hub’
Hertfordshire town seeks senior manager to reshape service delivery