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Features

7 Minutes
Features Society and welfare

How Estonia made digital ID work through choice, transparency and trust

SA Mathieson November 13, 2025
UK cabinet ministers have frequently referenced the former Soviet State as an exemplar of the beneficial use of digital identity. PublicTechnology went to Tallinn to try and find out why. […]...
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November 6, 2025

What new civil service guidance on AI for job applicants tells us about shifts in recruitment 

October 31, 2025

Start-up policing, obvious plans, and outdoing the banks – six things we learned at techUK’s public sector tech gathering

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Parties across the spectrum united in opposing Starmer’s digital ID plan

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Opinion

4 Minutes
Education and skills Opinion

What public sector digital and data leaders can learn from counselling therapy

October 15, 2025

Fear vs cheer: Can we ever strike the right tone on cyber?

September 5, 2025

How NISTA can drive sustained transformation

September 1, 2025

Procurement should be a bridge, not a barrier, to local SMEs

July 11, 2025

Failing to secure public trust could derail government’s AI agenda

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