‘Does GDS still have a role to play?’ – Cunnington faces MPs
The ongoing select committee inquiry into digital government did not pull any punches when it heard oral evidence from GDS director general Kevin Cunnington. But was the digital government chief left on the ropes?
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Great Ormond Street Hospital opens technology innovation centre
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GDS seeks digital delivery advisor for Brexit work
Post will involve working with Cabinet Office and a range of departments
Government to hand GOV.UK Verify over to private sector and cease funding
Five of the service’s seven existing commercial partners will assume responsibility for the product
Lack of tech integration in policing ‘a disgrace’, says Police Federation lead
Annual survey of officers finds that inadequate IT is prevalent
Geospatial Commission’s first tranche of investment commits £5m to opening up government data
Newly created government entity begins two-year remit with funding dedicated to release location data held by six public agencies
Simplicity in a complex world
Cisco's Dominic Elliott shows how global organisations can embrace the benefits of SD-WAN without adding complexity
Government explores digital service to support prison leavers
Justice agencies seeks supplier for £500,000 project to examine development of ‘Through the Gate’ service to ease transition back into society and reduce reoffending
PAC chair ‘concerned and disappointed’ by delays to Customs Declaration Service
Meg Hillier writes to Jon Thompson expressing doubts about whether tax agency will be ready for no-deal Brexit
London mayor Khan funds tech start-ups to help solve capital’s ‘most pressing problems’
Eight companies have been chosen to receive £15,000 in R&D funds
Stevenage offers £75k for digital transformation leader
Borough council advertises senior-management post with remit to drive online services and smart working
Sharing civil service smart-working secrets
HMRC has been lauded for its adoption of flexible working tools and practices. Luke Heselwood of think tank Reform believes the department’s Whitehall peers could learn from the tax agency’s example
Senior officials facing ‘very serious questions’ from MPs over Emergency Services Network
Chair Meg Hillier says Public Accounts Committee is ‘determined to get to the bottom’ of problems that have beset rollout of new infrastructure
Number of GOV.UK domains rises for first time since launch
Figure goes back past 3,000 as parish councils continue to embrace digital – but we bid farewell to secureyourfertiliser.gov.uk
Transport for London seeks £70m IT services partner
Capital’s public transport network looks for provider that can deliver cost savings and service improvements
Defra launches developer recruitment drive
Department advertising 24 vacant tech positions
Land Registry kicks off £2m blockchain experiment
Government agency picks partner to explore how distributed ledger technology could help deliver ‘faster, simpler, and cheaper’ services
West Midlands to overhaul ‘outdated and inefficient’ internal network
Combined authority seeks supplier for potential £200,000 project to revamp intranet
US senators introduce legislation to boost government’s use of AI
Although ‘C-3PO isn’t yet a reality’, cross-party quartet wants to make it easier for federal agencies to adopt new technologies