Met Police gang database in ‘serious’ breach of data-protection laws, ICO finds
After being hit with enforcement notice, the London force is working with the regulator to improve its practices
Government to build £1m digital tool to help crack down on prison gangs
‘Digital categorisation service’ that will identify high-threat prisoners is a ministerial...
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...
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An open government will not always succeed – but a closed government is doomed to fail
Secrecy creates a pressure that can lead to explosive consequences for both politicians and civil servants, according to Andrew Greenway
CCS merges four digital projects into one after another Crown Marketplace rethink
Quartet of planned development projects cancelled and new contract notice issued for platform housing five commercial agreements in one place
Canada appoints first ever minister for digital government
Scott Brison takes on digital government brief and will be supported by national CIO Alex Benay who has been promoted to a deputy minister-level post
GOV.UK boss Williams to become Croydon’s digital chief
Long-time civil servant to move into local government with role in his home borough
UK slips from first to fourth in UN e-government league table
The UK has slipped from first to fourth place in the global digital government rankings published biennially by the United Nations.
Scotland must learn lessons from the emperor’s new clothes of Whitehall transformation
The digital scene in Westminster can be a self-congratulatory echo chamber, and the Scottish Government must block out the noise, believes Digital Scotland founder Neil McEvoy
CCS smashes targets with £600m savings in FY18
Yearly accounts show increased commercial benefits for central government and wider public sector
Analyse and apologise – the six golden rules of social media in the public sector
A range of organisations from across the public sector share their thoughts and experiences on commuters, creativity, and the pros and cons of ‘Manc humour’
Cabinet Office ‘lacks leverage’ to ensure procurement best practice – PAC
MPs on the Public Accounts Committee believe that the Cabinet Office needs to make its voice ring out more loudly across Whitehall
DXC wins £80m device contract in latest Defra disaggregation deal
US-headquartered technology outsourcing giant swipes contract for department’s end-user computing environment
Bidding opens for £1.2bn Digital Outcomes and Specialists 3 framework
Applications open for replacement of one of the government's key digital services procurement vehicle
GDS working with departments to mitigate reported leak of sensitive data
Report reveals that information has been made publicly available online via an information-sharing tool widely used by government developers
The inaugural Chamberlain Lecture at the iconic BT Tower
On the 4th June 2018, BT partnered with Cratus Communications and Public Policy Projects for the inaugural Chamberlain Lecture given by Lord Heseltine at BT Tower.
‘Tech transformation is coming’ – Hancock unveils £475m digitisation fund in first speech as health secretary
Matt Hancock also rebuffs criticism of virtual GP service
MPs air more doubts on progress of £1bn courts digitisation scheme
Public Accounts Committee follows the NAO in voicing 'serious concerns' about reform programme
Cisco backs government’s Industrial Strategy with $100m investment pledge
Network manufacturer to fund a number of initiatives, including the establishment of a 250-person AI research facility at University College London
MPs voice lingering concerns about Customs Declaration Service
Public Accounts Committee remain ‘worried’ about whether new system can be delivered successfully in time for Brexit
HMRC reveals compatible software for digital VAT returns
Eighteen software programs are currently ready to support Making Tax Digital for VAT, with over 100 more companies hoping to develop products
Government to create digital database of property and land
The creation of a Digital National Asset Register forms part of the newly published Government Estate Strategy
Essex resets digital transformation with multimillion pound programme of work
Authority awards a nine-month deal worth £1.9m to Socitm Advisory and launches £2m tender for a longer-term transformation partner
Overambitious transformation plans to cause ‘ugly scrambling for resources’, predicts NAO chief
Auditor general Amyas Morse flags up three key issues that government must focus on to improve its work with private-sector suppliers