‘The civil service needs to modernise’ – departing Whitehall chief urges officials to engage with ‘substance’ of Cummings reform plans
Mark Sedwill says equipping government with ‘more expertise… is a good thing’
Sturgeon apologises after outcry over exam results downgraded by ‘deprivation algorithm’
First minister acknowledges misstep and vows to ‘put it right’
PM insists Test and Trace system ‘world-beating’
Labour supports possible creation of local schemes
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DVSA uses AI and agile to support ‘a lifetime of driving’
The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency has already done a great deal of work implementing technology across its operations. But digital chief Alex Fiddes tells PublicTechnology it has even bigger ambitions.
GDS chief on why the agency needs to lead from the front on service design
Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that the organisation still has a key role to play in building services
It’s all about you? Service discovery beyond organisational boundaries
The discovery phase is the time to set the course for transformation. Service-design professionals need to ensure the journey is embarked upon throughout – and beyond – their organisation, believes Gordon Haywood of BJSS SPARCK
Bolton seeks transformation chief to deliver 10-year vision
Local authority wants agile experts to apply for senior role
Justice secretary counsels against police shaming individuals online over lockdown breaches
Robert Buckland stresses that people might not have had 'the opportunity to explain their side of the story'
Could coronavirus be the catalyst for digital democracy and national transformation?
The Covid-19 pandemic has profoundly changed how we live. Neil McEvoy of DigitalScot.net asks how the new way of life might impact what happens once the current crisis is over.
Parliament unveils ‘hybrid’ plan including Zoom and video screens
Speaker Lindsay Hoyle encourages MPs to stay at home
Officials asked to share coronavirus leadership lessons for online courses
OneTeamGov movement looks to coordinate learning programme
House of Commons reveals plan for video PMQs
Speaker of the house outlines proposals for virtual sessions to be televised live
Government services must keep pace with tech, says departing civil service chief
John Manzoni’s farewell message to Whitehall stresses the need for continued improvement
Government project to gauge public opinion on use of health data
Dialogue undertaken by National Data Guardian will look at what uses citizens find acceptable
Major telecoms firms agree free calls, data and broadband upgrades for NHS staff
Fourteen companies agree to provide gratis services and updates
IT among subjects suffering most from home-schooling, study finds
Survey shows only a quarter of parents feel confident teaching tech skills
Scottish Parliament plans virtual questions for first minister
First weekly grilling of Nicola Sturgeon due to take place this week
World Health Organization website allows comparison of countries’ coronavirus response
Platform includes data on more than 50 European countries, as well as the US
Hancock issues six-month order for NHS to share confidential patient data
Usual limitations relaxed as organisations across the NHS are told to share data in fight against coronavirus
DfE to set up portal for staff to buy homeworking kit
Department looks to get platform up and running this week
New Cabinet Office head Alex Chisholm to ‘lead ongoing transformation’ of civil service
BEIS perm sec will replace John Manzoni at the head of the Cabinet Office
NHSX chief: This is not about tech, or data – it’s about patients
A year after NHSX was founded, the healthtech organisation’s head Matthew Gould discusses AI, data sharing and privacy in this exclusive interview
Government and MPs ask for public support in fight against coronavirus fake news
Select committee and ministers ask for citizens to be on the lookout for false information spread online
Can the Government Transformation Strategy be judged a success?
The Government Transformation Strategy set out an array of ambitions for a three-year timeframe that has now reached its end. A range of expert commentators discuss whether its aims have been achieved.