Transformation
Government dedicates £1.3bn to attracting top science and tech talent
Measures unveiled in bumper research funding package include 100 additional AI PhDs
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
Serious Fraud Office uses artificial intelligence to crack real crimes
Chief technology officer Ben Denison discusses how the organisation is using technology to get...
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GDS Service Manual adds guidance to help departments ‘make the case for building the right thing’
New section on measuring benefits on agile projects added to document that helps government create services that comply with GDS standards
Don’t Gamble with your password resets!
The cautionary tale of the Leicestershire teenager who hacked high-ranking officials of NATO allies shows the need for improved password security
Whitehall tech policy advisor rocks up on Love Island
Civil servant Zara McDermott has joined the ITV reality show
BBC issues RFI for potential refresh of legacy comms environment
Publicly owned broadcaster asks for market input
US Cyber Command outlines policy of ‘defending forward’
Command vision document strikes a more confrontational tone
‘It can really bring to life the work we do’ – how the DWP got social media savvy
Digital engagement leaders tell PublicTechnology about the department’s use of Twitter and LinkedIn to interact with citizens and potential and current employees
Companies should help consumers with data concerns, says watchdog
Which? said a lack of knowledge about data among consumers had led to suspicion and doubt over useful innovations
Government and police to set up £1.4m anti-gang social-media unit
New 20-person team to become centre of excellence for understanding and combating gang-related online activity
Liam Maxwell: ‘Transformation is nothing to do with tech – it is about a change of business model’
Government's national technology adviser discusses why getting digital reforms through the machinery of government may require some help from Jason Bourne
No way of determining value or efficacy of Universal Credit – but DWP has ‘no practical alternative’ but to press on, NAO concludes
Auditors acknowledge some progress has been made in the last five years and department insists programme is providing value
Online legal aid eligibility checker still runs only on Internet Explorer
No current plans to update service that only works consistently on long-retired browser that cannot be downloaded onto Android and Apple products
Transport for London BYOD scheme accredits more than 3,500 staff devices
Report from Parliament Street think tank shows explosion in number of smartphones and tablets registered as part of programme
Government to implement £70m satellite tracking system for immigration offenders
Home Office seeks software and hardware platform for monitoring those being prosecuted for immigration offences
Ordnance Survey opens up MasterMap data to boost UK tech sector
More data likely to be made available under government licence in due course
Digital-identity policy function shifted from GDS to DCMS
Move follows the earlier transfer of data policymakers
NHS Digital commits £1.5m to help data sharing between health and social care
Funding to be made available in three streams, addressing current and potential uses of digital technology
Cambridge NHS trust signs £100m IT deal
Belfast-based IT company Novosco picked for seven-year engagement
User-designed services and city-wide WiFi – London mayor’s plan to create the world’s smartest city
Sadiq Khan publishes smart-city strategy for the capital
MEPs call for suspension of Privacy Shield unless US complies with data-protection agreement
Cambridge Analytica revelations show need for ‘better monitoring’ of data-protection measures
Struggling to sleep? This app will read out GDPR legislation to aid your slumber
Calm has turned a section of the 57,509-word EU document into a sleep-inducing audio book
National Crime Agency offers £90,000 in search for cybercrime commander
Deputy director role comes with a remit to lead law-enforcement’s response to cybercrime