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Starmer: ‘There’s always an inhibition in government when it comes to technology and change’
The prime minister has stressed the need for public services to adopt artificial intelligence and other new technologies, but ...
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DfT officials asked to explore options for boosting rail connectivity
One of the new ministers at the Department for Transport reveals that he has set his civil service colleagues the task of ...
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Cabinet Office signs £22m deal for new government jobs tool to ‘resolve biggest recruitment challenges’
Central skills and hiring team the Government People Group has appointed EY to fulfil a contract of five years, during which ...
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DWP works on single digital channel for non-UC benefit recipients to manage info
Social security minister Sir Stephen Timms has revealed that claimants of the state pension, as well benefits related to ...
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TfL cancels penalties for black-cab drivers caused by IT ‘error’
The capital city’s public transport authority has issued a blanket revocation for hundreds of taxi operators that were ...
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Anti-disinformation unit studies civil unrest and foreign interference – but still no word on staff numbers
A new administration now oversees the work of the prosaically named National Security Online Information Team, but questions ...
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HMRC spends £70m on duo of deals for ‘technical and strategic support’ for transformation
The UK’s tax agency has retained two major IT consultancies to provide additional tech personnel on demand to support ongoing ...
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Government to share succession plans ‘in due course’ after chief digital officer departure
Mike Potter, appointed as GCDO in July 2022, departed government at the end of last month and PublicTechnology understands ...
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UK and US governments sign online child safety agreement
Transatlantic ministers have agreed to cooperate via new initiatives such as the establishment of a dedicated working group ...
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‘Simple, clear and trauma-informed’ – MoJ sets digital design principles for prisoner services
The Ministry of Justice has revealed details of a set of six tenets to help guide digital professionals in creating tools for ...
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Home Office ESN teams ‘considering strategy to handle potential legal challenges’
The latest formal leader’s review for the Emergency Services Mobile Communications Programme reveals that the project’s top ...
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Minister slams ‘scandal’ of failure to update digital inclusion strategy since 2014
Chris Bryant, a minister at the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology, has claimed the new administration will ...