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Analysis: gaps in procurement transparency are nothing new

26 February 2021

The health secretary cited the demands of coronavirus response after being rapped for failing to meet publication deadlines for major contracts. But perusing procurement databases suggests this is no anomaly, PublicTechnology finds

 

‘We’ve launched 18 new digital services since the start of the pandemic’
11 February 2021

Worcestershire County Council’s digital delivery leader Jo Hilditch tells PublicTechnology...

Vendor view: The impact of Covid on local government’s supplier relationships
10 February 2021

PublicTechnology talks to David Hipwell from SAP Concur about the role of the public...

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NHSX chief: This is not about tech, or data – it’s about patients

31 March 2020

A year after NHSX was founded, the healthtech organisation’s head Matthew Gould discusses AI, data sharing and privacy in this exclusive interview

Can the Government Transformation Strategy be judged a success?

27 March 2020

The Government Transformation Strategy set out an array of ambitions for a three-year timeframe that has now reached its end. A range of expert commentators discuss whether its aims have been achieved.

Will the UK government use phone tracking to fight pandemic?

24 March 2020

Various other countries are using voluntary or mandatory tracking to follow spread of pandemic, as PM says tech will ‘help us see the disease as it is transmitted’

Interview: GDS head Alison Pritchard on ministerial change, the spending review and the benefits of comedy

20 March 2020

The Government Digital Service was created to be a radical agent of reform. Director general Alison Pritchard tells PublicTechnology that, while it now prefers to work more collaboratively, it still has the stomach for a scrap.

Carry on campus – how ONS data science is supporting Brexit negotiations and coronavirus response

18 March 2020

Since its launch in 2017, the ONS Data Science Campus has delivered many innovative projects to support the government’s work in areas ranging from Brexit negotiations to the early stages of the coronavirus response. We talk to managing director Tom Smith to find out more

All-lane smart motorways show boost in average speeds

16 March 2020

Data suggests that the removal of a hard shoulder brings a higher miles per hour rate, but concerns over safety remain

Digitising the Natural History Museum and boosting HMRC IT – fourteen tech takeaways from the Budget

13 March 2020

Chancellor Rishi Sunak unveiled a range of funding and new programmes dedicated to digital, data and technology

How AI is helping Bradford NHS trust through winter pressures

4 March 2020

Technology is helping to create bed capacity and keep surgery on schedule at Bradford NHS trust. Gill Hitchcock reports on what this means for patients and staff in what is typically a busy time of year

Data suggests big local differences in EU settlement applications

3 March 2020

Campaign group calls for local authorities to lead on supporting applications as only a quarter of EU citizens in some areas have applied so far

‘We speak civil service, but we speak private sector too’ – JSaRC head Angela Essel on government’s ‘bilingual’ approach to national security

21 February 2020

The Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre helps government work with industry to meet the UK’s security challenges. We talk to new head Angela Essel about why ‘heated discussions’ between civil servants and commercial secondees has created mutual respect and understanding

Why government is ‘failing’ on AI openness

17 February 2020

The body dedicated to upholding ethical standards across the public sector has published a major report examining how to ensure those standards are not threatened by AI and automation

Qualified success – how apprentices are making a big impact at HMRC

5 February 2020

About one in 10 of the department’s workforce are apprentices, and its development programmes allows HMRC to attract new talent in technology and other areas, while giving new skills to long-standing employees, according to director general of customer services Angela MacDonald

‘You can talk to a nurse and book your appointment, without leaving Facebook’ – inside NHS Digital’s inclusion drive

4 February 2020

Social media training for nurses and tools for people with sensory impairment are among projects from an NHS Digital programme to boost digital inclusion. Gill Hitchcock reports on its progress.

North Lanarkshire’s plan for a future-proof council

9 January 2020

With ambitious plans for digital infrastructure, online services, and cloud migration, one local authority has a busy year ahead. Gill Hitchcock reports.

The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part two

31 December 2019

Completing our 2019 round-up with the rundown of the five biggest stories of the year

The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part one

30 December 2019

We round up the events and trends that shaped the year

Why ‘changes in technology and society’ prompted a review of Scottish FOI laws

27 December 2019

The Scottish Information Commissioner discusses the impact to date of freedom of information legislation and how he wants the law to operate in the future

Access all areas – inside GDS’s accessibility empathy lab

23 December 2019

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.

 

EXCL: Councils across UK in race to update four in 10 PCs as Windows 7 death knell nears

18 December 2019

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

Election 2019: Which party has most to say on digital, data and technology?

10 December 2019

Examining the language of each party’s manifesto reveals significant differences in the amount and focus of proposals related to technology and data policy – as well as in the wider themes of each document

Conservative manifesto: five tech takeaways

9 December 2019

Rounding up the Tories’ key pledges in the area of digital and data, including a new cyber force and tax incentives for investing in cloud computing

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