Ex-GDS and DIT digital leader Holly Ellis joins AWS
Formerly head of DDaT skills across government, Ellis has taken on public sector-focused post at cloud heavyweight
Guernsey doctors to offer digital medical certificates
Patients will be able to present electronic forms to employers and government agencies
DfT lays groundwork for interactive mapping platform for transport data
Department seeks to decide which data should be included in tool or whether buying or building...
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Minister praises GOV.UK response to Brexit
Simon Hart says GDS has reacted quickly and effectively to impending EU exit
GDS boss looks to work closer with Treasury on project planning
Alison Pritchard says organisation would like to be involved at an earlier stage of projects
National Archives to review market for AI tools
Organisation commissions study into available technologies
Pritchard: GDS is entering its third era
Organisation’s new head says it must now ‘operationalise’ the capability it has cultivated
Rotherham plans town-centre public WiFi
Local authority seeks to engage with potential commercial partners
Report finds outsourced IT typically more efficient – but failures ‘cost taxpayers dearly’
Institute for Government says permanent secretaries should spearhead commercial efforts
Home Office to text one million passport holders with no-deal travel warning
Department to inform citizens that they may need to renew their passports earlier than expected
Local councils could reap £10,000 revenue boost from 5G and full fibre, report finds
Study claims next-generation networks could spark local economic gains
Whitehall slammed for ‘secretive’ Brexit consultancy spending
MPs express disappointment in paucity of data on multimillion-pound contracts
HMRC discloses decision-makers for £112m Microsoft deal
CDIO Jacky Wright recused herself from department-wide Office 365 purchase
Government to investigate how local authorities use PSN
Research will support ongoing efforts to drive migration away from legacy network
Billion-pound courts transformation work ‘still behind schedule’
Digital-led reform programme still facing challenges with budget and timescales
Greenwich offers £100k for digital leader to drive ‘ambitious programme of transformation’
London borough recruiting for senior tech leader
Government to train public sector leaders on AI and robotics
National Leadership Centre admits first cohort of top officials
Government’s Local Digital Fund hands out another £750k
Six projects selected for continued backing
Government consults on future UK-EU cyber relations
European certification scheme recently came into effect
Regulator calls for ‘informed public debate’ on facial recognition
Biometrics commissioner calls on government ministers to lead discussion
GDS picks large consultancies for series of £1m ‘urgent’ Brexit-support contracts
Agency selects Deloitte, PA Consulting, and Cognizant for apparent ‘bench’ arrangements to provide on-demand personnel
MoJ to review digital transformation impact on access to justice
Report on effect of common platform ‘expected by summer 2021’
Trio of leaders sought to build ‘data-led DfE’
Department recruiting for three senior managers in new-look data directorate
Government equivocates on MPs’ call for ‘urgent’ change in electoral law
Non-committal response issued to select committee recommendation