‘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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DCMS posts largest gender pay gap in government
Other tech-focused entities, including Cabinet Office and HMRC’s in-house IT firm, post single-digit differences
Government tech consultants need to be more like Mary Poppins
Too many public sector entities have become dependent on consultants who have outstayed their welcome, according to Romy Hughes of Brightman
Regulators issue warning over police use of facial recognition
Biometrics and information commissioners remind Met Police that questions remain over both legal footing and public sentiment
Nicola Sturgeon warns of risk of ‘communities left behind’ by new technology
Scotland’s first minister says AI and automation will bring both opportunities and dangers
Civil service top dog Manzoni to leave government
As Cabinet Office perm sec, departing CEO oversaw digital transformation agenda
Home Office admits some immigration data ‘only held on paper’
Department is unable to share information on numbers of asylum applicants granted right to work as case files are only in hard-copy or other non-reportable formats
Local government transformation needs leadership support and understanding
If councils wish to make their digital ambitions a reality, senior managers need to familiarise themselves with digital ways of working and the role they should play, believes Alex Yedigaroff of dxw
Report finds ‘warning signs of government becoming less open’
Annual study from Institute for Government flags up patchy approach to transparency and ‘mixed’ progress on digital transformation
GDS floats £100k in bid to recruit strategy chief
Role comes with a remit to oversee the work of 140 staff across four areas
Digital secretary: ‘We will be an unashamedly pro-technology government in all that we do’
Nicky Morgan sets out five core principles to promote the use of tech for economic and social benefit
Government’s top scientist urges departments to increase R&D spend
Sir Patrick Vallance says organisations that fail to adequately support research and development risk becoming ‘non-innovative’
US officials make plea to stop ‘madness’ of allowing Huawei to help build UK 5G network
President’s national security adviser gives dossier to ministers
Data must be treated as a national asset
An information monopoly is a danger that must be taken seriously, argues Simon Hansford of UKCloud
‘Super-talented weirdos’ must still follow Whitehall HR procedures
Prime minister’s office states that, despite Dominic Cummings’ lament of ‘the horrors of human resources’, civil service hiring policies remain unchanged
Javid and Johnson pledge ‘tough decisions’ as review of major projects gets underway
Ministers have been instructed to examine all schemes across their departments as PM foresees ‘slaughtering of sacred cows’
Minister leads UK tech firms on Las Vegas excursion
DIT grants support attendance at CES extravaganza
‘Some NHS staff need to log into 15 different IT systems’
Government commits £40m to help ease burden of ageing and complex IT
Tory manifesto author says Whitehall needs pivot towards ‘data science and super-forecasting’
Rachel Wolf sets out reform ambitions and claims civil service is dominated by humanities graduates
Portfolio details confirmed for GDS minister Jeremy Quin
Horsham MP will assume responsibility for a number of agencies and operational areas
DWP chief: 'Technology undertakes mundane tasks – people provide empathy and judgement'
Perm sec Peter Schofield discusses the department's plans to improve service levels, and how he made a shocking discovery about wrapping paper
Perm sec Healey reflects on 'a year of change' for DCMS
Sarah Healey looks ahead to a busy 2020 of digital and sporting activities