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National organisation to consider efficacy of existing portals and apps
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Children’s hospital to set up dynamic purchasing system for use across NHS
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Perm sec Peter Schofield discusses the department's plans to improve service levels, and how he made a shocking discovery about wrapping paper
Perm sec Healey reflects on 'a year of change' for DCMS
Sarah Healey looks ahead to a busy 2020 of digital and sporting activities
HMRC chief salutes digital progress but targets reform of pay and processes
Jim Harra sheds light on the department's priorities for 2020 – and why he once hid his sister's Christmas presents
‘A wild year’ – GDS head Pritchard on Brexit, ministerial change and learning the drums
Alison Pritchard reflects on a busy 12 months, including sailing across the world and greeting government ministers in front of an industrial quantity of toilet paper
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part two
Completing our 2019 round-up with the rundown of the five biggest stories of the year
Fighting food crime and improving analytics - a year at the FSA
Emily Miles of the Food Standards Agency reflects on 2019 and looks forward to the year ahead
NAO head Davies on the organisation's new strategy and the joy of a Bond film on Christmas Day
Auditor general Gareth Davies offers his early reflections on the role and insights into the year ahead
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part one
We round up the events and trends that shaped the year
DVLA chief Julie Lennard on insourcing and the future of transport tech
The CEO of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency discusses the year just gone and the 12 months ahead
Legal Aid Agency looks to end ‘reliance on USBs and CDs’
Organisation issues guidance on use of removable media
Cabinet Office shared services outfit SSCL swipes £300m MoD deal
JV with Sopra Steria wins contract
Access all areas – inside GDS’s accessibility empathy lab
The digital agency is aiming to raise awareness of the issues faced by many citizens and ensure that their physical or cognitive conditions are no barrier to using government’s online services. PublicTechnology went along to find out more.
Bury to grow online public service directory
North west town looks to increase scope of web platform to include sections on the NHS and carers
Tory MPs adopt extra-secure messaging tool – despite government’s anti-encryption stance
Reports reveal members have switched from WhatsApp to Signal
Hancock says tech revolution must include the ‘whole NHS – not just the leading trusts’
Health secretary uses first speech since election to ramp up rhetoric on digital and data and reveal plan for ‘digital aspirant’ programme
Two fifths of EU applicants not granted full settled status
More than 40% of EU nationals are being given pre-settled status, Home Office figures show
Cummings' Whitehall transformation must put people at the centre of policy and delivery
Any government reform must empower policymakers to consider the needs of both citizens and their digital colleagues, according to Sam Menter of Mace&Menter
EXCL: Councils across UK in race to update four in 10 PCs as Windows 7 death knell nears
PublicTechnology research reveals that, as authorities entered the last weeks of Windows 7 support, vast swathes of their computers were still running the decade-old OS
CCS plans £300k tune-up of Whitehall travel-booking site
Supplier sought to expand online platform to new agreements
Ministerial responsibility for GDS changes hands again
Jeremy Quin looks set to take oversight of digital agency as Simon Hart is made secretary of state for Wales