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PublicTechnology talks to the head of capability for the civil service’s DDaT profession, Holly Ellis, about how the mantra of ‘do things once’ is being applied to help departments hire and train digital talent

County council issues contract notice seeking telecoms firms to fulfil stage four of Connecting Cambridgeshire project

Authors of the seven million e-books borrowed from libraries each year will now receive government payment

Buses in the capital will test a number of methods of assessing passenger numbers, including movement and weight sensors, and analysis of WiFi connections

UK’s leading police officers tell Home Affairs Committee that two in three forces need more capability to deal with cybercrime

Open Data Institute seeks more public sector partners with which to invest its £6m spending pot

Department reportedly provides list of 39 technology and other reform programmes that are being paused or delayed

Government looks to create up to 50 different tests for candidates

Richard Blanford of Fordway believes there is scope for much more growth in shared services if local authorities focus on working with each other

After piloting the technology for non-clinical use, Gill Hitchcock reports on how primary care managers in south Wales are looking to overcome confidentiality issues to explore its potential for GP consultations

Department successfully challenges ownership of more than 100 spoof domains

Residents of London borough offered new channel to contact council about environmental issues

Report from RSA finds that most people oppose use of automated decision-making in various areas of public service

City looks for supplier to provide as many as 200 devices to record incidents

BT's Konstantinos Karagiannis explains ethical hacking and why it's important to exploit vulnerabilities

Rob Driver of techUK looks at the big questions facing the government as it approaches the halfway point of its big-ticket digital and data plan

DVLA platform given thumbs-up after beta stage in which almost £2m was collected

Theo Blackwell discusses how the soon-to-be-published Smarter London Together strategy document will promote common standards and skills, and help councils use planning powers to promote connectivity

Hospital shines a light on long-forgotten tale of its ‘most unusual employee’

Figures show a rise in time taken to answer calls, but department claims time spent in automated platform is ‘valuable’

The Driver and Vehicle Standards Agency’s digital chief James Munson tells PublicTechnology about the organisation’s investments in people, technology, and a wide range of new services – and why that will not include an online theory test