Jersey kicks off major restructure to create ‘modern, agile, and digital public service’
Island’s local authority recruits for a range of leaders to fulfil transformation plan
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Sally Meecham unveiled as GDS interim COO
Civil servant returns to organisation to take operational reins
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Public sector ‘cannot rely on consent as a legal basis’ for GDPR compliance, warns ICO
Government entities urged to explore one of the four other options available for establishing the lawfulness of data processing
UK ‘underperforming’ in government digitisation, EC report concludes
Major study of 34 countries ranks UK is sixth citizen-adoption league table but 19th in terms of digitisation of services
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HMRC will deliver new customs system ‘whether we get the funding or not’, pledges CEO Thompson
Department head in bullish mood in meeting with Public Accounts Committee
Data can, and should, inform better policy
David Downing of SAS outlines why the government needs to make better use of its reservoirs of data
DVSA seeks leader to steer agency ‘into an increasingly digital future’
Organisation offering £85,000 for head of digital services post
‘You should be able to see your entire interaction with us’ – HMRC promises to put its mountain of data to customer-centric use
Organisation’s first-ever CDO looks to improve how the department processes and uses information
GDS offers £100k each in hunt for deputy director digital double act
Organisation looking for leaders to fill two senior roles
‘Top-down approaches don’t work’ – LGA calls for digital devolution
Local authority membership body urges government to devolve the programme of work set out in the Industrial Strategy
PAC warns of ‘catastrophic effects’ if HMRC is not given extra funding for customs platform
MPs call on the Treasury to devote enough cash to ensure that both the outgoing system and its replacement can handle post-Brexit requirements
The pros and cons of dynamic purchasing systems
Ian Fishwick of Innopsis argues that, while the DPS model is imperfect, the government should be commended for trying new procurement ideas
Companies House offers £125k in hunt for director of digital
UK business register recruiting for place on executive team
DCLG to create central data pool to boost homebuilding
Communities secretary Sajid Javid claims department is working with the likes of the Land Registry and Ordnance Survey to collate information
The digital skills gap must be closed to make smart cities a reality
An investment in skills is needed to create the cities of the future, argues James Milligan of Hays Digital Technology
HMRC offers £90k for leader to spearhead IT transformation projects
Department seeks experienced IT head to play key role in its transformation programme
Parents and clinicians to be given shared access to digital records of children’s health
NHS and PRSB creates new standard for healthcare providers to create online records
MoD pledges to ‘put science and technology at the core of our Armed Forces’
Department publishes new strategy document that looks to embed technology in both strategy and operations
DWP seeks £130k digital security chief to ensure smooth Universal Credit online rollout
Post will also involve creation of analytics tools and platforms for minimising fraud
Former Telefonica bigwig Mike Short to join Department for International Trade
Telecoms exec to take Whitehall chief scientist post
Report urges government to retrain a million industrial workers in digital tech
BEIS-commissioned study claims embracing industrial digitalisation technology could boost economy by £455bn in next 10 years