Local governments that project a sense of purpose and engaging roles can foster a multi-talented workforce to make an impact on communities...
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Study shows ubiquity of misinformation as election looms
A new survey from the Alan Turing Institute has found that 19 in 20 citizens periodically encounter false information online, with most of these reporting strong concerns about its effects […]...
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WATCH: Should perm secs learn to code?
At the PublicTechnology Live conference, departmental chiefs discussed how best senior managers can provide leadership to colleagues in digital and data roles, as well as revealing their own tech skills […]...
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WATCH: ‘HMRC is a data business that does tax’
At PublicTechnology Live, senior leaders from two major government agencies among the most familiar to citizens – DVLA and HMRC – discuss the role of data in powering current and […]...
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Digital Leaders’ Download: Vijay Rangarajan on how tech and data helps FCDO respond to conflict, crisis – and the coronation
Director general of the Foreign Office – who will shortly take up leadership of the Electoral Commission – discusses how, even in a security conscious environment, there is room to […]...
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Getting a grip on cyber resilience
Cyber resilience is about being prepared for attacks rather than assuming 100% security is possible...
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Delayed review leaves statistics agency in ‘unsatisfactory and unreasonable situation’, MPs warn
Cabinet Office has been urged by parliament’s Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee to expedite work on its ongoing review of the UK Statistics Authority, to enable effective future planning […]...
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Whitehall procurement chief clashes with MPs over uncontested contracts
Government’s commercial head Gareth Rhys Williams has claimed that a previous PAC report criticising direct awards does not ‘fairly represent the actual position’ – but the committee chair has hit […]...
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Watch: Has the public sector got a grip on cyber resilience?
Cyber resilience is becoming more critical in the public sector. The Government Cyber Security Strategy: 2022 to 2030 requires all Whitehall departments to undergo annual independent audits of their resilience […]...
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MPs call for clear digital goals for newly appointed perm secs
Public Accounts Committee has called for plans for technology and data targets to be enshrined in the recruitment process for new department leaders to be implemented as soon as possible […]...
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