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National weather service recruiting for security chief

Calum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation explains why investment and legislative changes are sorely needed to help support officers’ use of technology

Annual digital government gathering expanded into five-city roadshow

A large and growing number of small firms also believe that government will miss its SME spending targets, techUK research reveals

Investigation will explore possibility of human biases being reinforced by AI systems

Kathy Schneider of Sungard Availability Services argues that the technology sector needs to promote the variety of routes people can take into the industry

PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall believes that the government’s online harms strategy must address their impact, as well as their cause 

Shadow Cabinet Office minister to tell PublicTechnology event that a regionally led approach focused on delivering skills for the public good could stimulate deindustrialised communities

At a recent roundtable event, PublicTechnology and Gamma brought together a range of senior digital professionals to discuss the looming spectre of the UK’s exit from the EU, and what it means for transformation initiatives

Dame Sue Owen claims the department’s growth into technology and data policy areas has been a success

John Swinney tells Holyrood conference that most attackers are ‘exploiting the same basic failings’

The ongoing select committee inquiry into digital government did not pull any punches when it heard oral evidence from GDS director general Kevin Cunnington. But was the digital government chief left on the ropes?

CODE 4000 pilot aims to help under-represented groups get jobs as developers

Institution wants to become one of the top 10 in the UK

Departmental CDIO says shift away from old technology ‘needs to be done very, very carefully’

But director general Cunnington insists organisation is ‘entirely comfortable with the situation’

Role comes with remit to design strategy to ‘modernise IT architectures and systems’

Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served

Department awards £444,000 contract to Computacenter

Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden praises projects he sees as ‘example to follow’ for others

Research reveals ‘a significant minority’ of people who are proud not to use the internet. PublicTechnology asks the CEO of government advisory body BSG how industry and policymakers should respond