Neil McEvoy of Digital Scotland explains how the country could learn from the low-cost and replicable systems implemented by Estonia, and why GovTech is huge opportunity for the Scottish Government

Two innovation schemes open for bids

The government reform movement has snowballed to include both counterparts in other countries and the wider public sector. PublicTechnology went along to its first global event to find out more

Guidelines due to be published in the coming weeks will expand the focus of service design beyond the digital realm

Government response to recent select committee report ignores recommendation for new legislation

Chancellor takes quantum leap with investment in four projects

Research shows public-sector entities are far more trusted than commercial counterparts

Department to accept applications from non-civil servants for the first time

Matt Hancock wants to lift limits to ensure almost all prescriptions are issued electronically

Labour leader says a state-backed entity could deliver online information and entertainment

Paper from think tank Reform urges DCMS to implement an official seal of approval

UK businesses can bid for backing for projects that use tech to improve how food gets from field to fork

Manufacturing and research facilities across eight regions given cash injection

Rising demands and falling government funding prompt NICE to issue proposal for firms to pay for appraisals

The newly published Civil Society Strategy includes initiatives to improve participation in local decision making 

Damian Hinds picks out five key areas where he belives both UK firms and global giants like Apple and Microsoft can help 

In the second of our two-part feature, senior figures at the government transformation agency talk through the services it has built so far and how it intends to be ‘a bit more bold’ in its second year

Effective digital transformation requires finance professionals, technologists, and senior management to work together, believes Don Peebles of CIPFA

Research from Dods shows that most public sector workers are not in favour of bringing in commercial firms to provide their IT

In the first of a two-part feature to mark the anniversary of its opening, PublicTechnology talks to a range of key figures from the Canadian Digital Service about how it came to be established, its role and remit, and what it learned from the experiences of GDS 

Suggested law change would create a new offence of intimidating political candidates or campaigners