September 2023

5 Minutes

Cyber Security Week Education and skills News

Government expands legacy tech definition to cover downtime and dearth of expertise

Sam Trendall September 29, 2023 19 Comments

Newly published guidance reveals framework through which departments are asked to assess the risks posed by legacy technology systems and calculate which platforms should be ‘red rated’ for urgent remediation […]...

3 Minutes

Education and skills News

Government hopes new £20m jobs site will support quicker and easier Whitehall recruitment

Sam Trendall September 29, 2023 0 Comment

The Cabinet Office has invited bids for a digital supplier to support the creation of a new online platform through which scores of agencies across government will recruit civil servants […]...

3 Minutes

News Science, technology and research

UK Space Agency unveils £65m funding scheme

Sofia Villegas September 29, 2023 0 Comment

Government agency unlocks its latest trance of financial backing to support projects that could use technology to help tackle challenges such as climate change while improving sustainability in orbit operations […]...

2 Minutes

Cyber Security Week Economics and finance News

Financial watchdog explores synthetic data to tackle fraud

Sofia Villegas and PublicTechnology staff September 28, 2023 348 Comments

Anti-fraud teams from the Financial Conduct Authority and the City of London are working with academics from University of Edinburgh to experiment with the use of artificially created information sets […]...

5 Minutes

Highlights Opinion Society and welfare

The UK government could be sleepwalking into an AI disaster

Mia Leslie September 28, 2023 12 Comments

The Department for Work and Pensions must learn lessons from the Australian government’s Robodebt scheme – or risk repeating its catastrophic consequences, according to Mia Leslie from the Public Law […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics News

Cabinet Office minister: ‘I want to rebuild the system to unlock transformation’

Sam Trendall September 27, 2023 15 Comments

Speaking at the techUK Building the Smarter State event in London today, Jeremy Quin told attendees that government will deliver widespread reform to support the use of digital and data […]...

6 Minutes

Cyber Security Week News Society and welfare

ICO issues data protection warning over domestic abuse victims after DWP and local councils reprimanded

Sam Trendall September 27, 2023 15 Comments

After revealing details of various organisations that have been censured in the last 15 months, the UK’s information watchdog has warned that the failure to protect data can cost lives […]...

2 Minutes

Government and politics News

Efficiency review programme to examine digital progress at 45 government agencies

Beckie Smith and Sam Trendall September 27, 2023 0 Comment

A range of arm’s-length bodies will be put under the microscope this year as part of government’s Public Bodies Review Programme, which aims to assess efficacy and identity potential savings […]...

2 Minutes

Cyber Security Week News Public order, justice and rights

Biometric data watchdog calls for expansion of remit

Sofia Villegas September 27, 2023 0 Comment

The Scottish Biometrics Commissioner believes that, given how widely biometric data is used across the nation’s criminal justice system, his oversight should include the likes of prisons and social services […]...

2 Minutes

News Public order, justice and rights

Ministry of Justice offers £100k-plus in hunt for new chief technology officer

Sam Trendall September 26, 2023 0 Comment

Department seeks candidates to play ‘critical role’ in justice system reform by taking on nationwide post supporting the ongoing transformation activities while helping to reduce the use of legacy tech […]...

PublicTechnology

September 2023

Government expands legacy tech definition to cover downtime and dearth of expertise

Government hopes new £20m jobs site will support quicker and easier Whitehall recruitment

UK Space Agency unveils £65m funding scheme

Financial watchdog explores synthetic data to tackle fraud

The UK government could be sleepwalking into an AI disaster

Cabinet Office minister: ‘I want to rebuild the system to unlock transformation’

ICO issues data protection warning over domestic abuse victims after DWP and local councils reprimanded

Efficiency review programme to examine digital progress at 45 government agencies

Biometric data watchdog calls for expansion of remit

Ministry of Justice offers £100k-plus in hunt for new chief technology officer

The importance of data security for today’s healthcare organisations

The UK public sector harbours hidden digital transformation ‘deficit’

Case study: Strengthening the cyber resilience of public sector organisations