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Swindon: how a ‘traditional’ council is playing digital catch-up
Ensuring vulnerable people are not excluded is central to Swindon council’s digital access drive. Gill Hitchcock reports.
CCS launches £550m education tech framework
Up to 100 suppliers sought for five-lot contract
DWP offers £180k for new CIO
Department commences search for replacement for Mayank Prakash and confirms Simon McKinnon as interim tech chief
Eduserv to merge with Jisc
Not-for-profit organisations claim union will create ‘public sector technology powerhouse’
Government to help build local industrial strategies
BEIS to help regions cultivate plans in areas such as artificial intelligence and mobility
EU citizens without Android devices could have to travel 250 miles to scan documents for settlement scheme pilot
EU citizens working in the NHS and higher education sectors can now apply for settled status in the UK – but those with an iPhone could face a long journey if they wish to do so
Is G-Cloud broken?
For all its good intentions, the government's flagship digital services framework remains hamstrung by the wrong strategy and technical challenges, believes Romy Hughes of Brightman
Home Office seeks leader for £200m transformation of immigration technology
Role as delivery director comes with remit to help ‘redesign approach to delivering technology’
PM says UK ‘not short of options’ despite EU satellite shutout
Theresa May says government will press ahead with development of sat nav system in light of continued impasse over UK’s involvement in Galileo programme
Glasgow’s digital vision promises a citywide 3D strategy, online budget consultations – and an iPad for every child
Scotland’s largest city outlines plan to use technology to transform economy and public services
Reading council offers £92k for digital transformation leader
Local authority advertises what it claims is the ‘complete digital role’
The time is now to bridge the digital divide
Eliminating digital exclusion would reduce inequality and give the economy a multibillion-pound boost, according to Helen Milner of Good Things Foundation
How the Austrian Digitalization Agency aims to ‘demystify technology’ for SMEs and citizens
Newly created government organisation aims to help promote the digital economy and work with departmental technology leaders. Its leader Andreas Tschas tells PublicTechnology about his plans
DfE plans two-year project to fix ‘disjointed and confusing’ digital services
Supplier sought for £1.5m software-development deal
How to create a blockchain-powered digital nation
Adopting the blockchain will help Scotland achieve its vision of becoming a fully digital nation and usher in an unprecedented era of economic growth, believes Neil McEvoy of DigitalScot.net
Sheffield Hallam University to roll out £500k ‘learner analytics’ platform
Institution turns to tech to help improve student retention and engagement
‘It is a lot easier to put the blueberries in the muffin at the beginning’ – how to design a government service
Leading government design professionals share their thoughts on how to make services as inclusive as possible
What does the tech industry make of the withdrawal agreement?
Trade association techUK has backed the proposed deal – but campaign group Tech For UK is fervently calling for a public vote
Japan cybersecurity minister: ‘I have never used a computer’
Yoshitaka Sakurada has responsibility for protecting the technology to be used at 2020 Olympics
MPs and Lords express concern at government plan to address civil service cyber skills challenges
Responding to a joint select committee report, government fails to commit to mandate ongoing training
'Optimism bias' hampers transformation projects, says NAO chief
Amyas Morse claims best-case scenario is often presented as likely outcome