Current police ICT systems are in desperate need of change
John Kellet of public sector digital specialist Eduserv looks at what at the results of the annual Police ICT Survey tell us about the force’s tech set-up
NHS Digital backs transformation of adult social care with £800,000 investment
Organisation awards deal to support the development of a service to help independent care...
HMRC praised for use of public consultations on Making Tax Digital programme
Lords committee commends tax agency for process used to develop and roll out digitisation...
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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
Leeds launches pilot for NHS service providing ubiquitous access to patients’ GP records
West Yorkshire conurbation becomes first city to go live on GP Connect, which aims to provide access clinicians across different care settings with access to records
GDS pops up in Birmingham
GDS and HM Courts and Tribunals Service to set up digital presence in the second city as region plans to become ‘the UK’s number one hub for public sector digital services’
Government to review how data and tech could improve customer experience in utilities sector
DCMS and BEIS to examine how legislation could be developed to ensure tech developments and data sharing benefit consumers across regulated markets
Fife town to get WiFi, website and ‘digital brand’ under Scottish Government scheme
Cupar picked as the nation’s first ‘digital improvement district’
DWP digital chief Prakash to leave civil service
Peers pay tribute as CDIO announces he will depart Whitehall around the end of the year
Police Scotland lays out £300m plan for IT transformation
Business case for technology overhaul to be put to authorities this week