Consultation reveals widespread opposition to proposed data-sharing laws for government login system
Overwhelming majority of respondents voice disapproval but government will press on with plans to bring forward legislation
MoD seeks senior exec to boost ‘cyber awareness, behaviours and culture’ across defence sector
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In a hybrid world, data can help create an identity for students
Gathering and analysing information can help institutions promote engagement and wellbeing, according to Alex Chapman of Middlesex University
DWP seeks £100k leader to help ‘become a truly data-driven department’
Role comes with remit to create vision to ‘transform work’ of government agency
Government chief picks digital skills as biggest challenge of 2023
Cabinet secretary cites need for departments to recruit more people from STEM backgrounds
MoJ leads £4m deal for heat and motion sensors to measure government office occupancy
Technology will be used to provide reports broken down by agency, directorate and team
HMRC invests in £500k software tool to improve recruitment experience
Department buys specialist tech to gather feedback
Government presses on with plans for York hub
Minister reveals site is slated to open in 2027 and will host officials from vetting agency
Whitehall graduate scheme members to vote on possible strike
Fast Stream participants – many of whom work in DDaT roles – are to undertake a statutory ballot
Government pursues £15m digital project to ‘transform how people become teachers’
Department for Education looks to improve online tools to help apply for teaching profession and receive greater support throughout classroom career
Welsh Government considers reducing office space as remote working dominates
Data shows only about one in 10 officials is now in the office on any given day
Publication paused on departments’ annual strategy plans
Agencies will not be required to release documents for the current fiscal year
Government shared services – warning issued over funding shortfall and risk of system failure
Whitehall shared services rollout at ‘serious risk of repeating past mistakes’, watchdog warns
Home Office seeks software developers to meet ‘daring targets’ for use of automation
Department looks for trio of experts to join specialist team
Whitehall job cuts could fund recruitment of top tech talent, report finds
Paper from IfG think tank encourages departments to put savings towards boosting skills in key areas
MoD brings in Amazon to boost tech skills of Armed Forces leaders
Ministry claims that MoU is a first-of-its-kind deal
EXCL: Cabinet Office alerted to data breach – and fails to respond for 10 days
Personal details of civil servant and supplier exposed by inadequately redacted document, discovered by PublicTechnology
Sunak plans to attract 100 AI whizz-kids to UK
Prime minster announces tells conference that the UK ‘cannot allow the world’s top talent to be drawn to America or China’
GOV.UK to examine Google and Microsoft tools in bid to ‘significantly improve’ search
GDS prepares for £900,000 project to replace existing ElasticSearch platform with ‘fully managed’ option
Government grad scheme officials consider strike action
Talks over pay for the Fast Stream programme – which contains a strong DDaT contingent – have stalled
Leaders want public sector to become ‘digital to the core’ to cope with challenges
Reports identify importance of technology skills to help meet service demand in spite of financial pressures
GDS Academy to close
Initiative that provided digital skills training to several thousand officials each year is shutting down this month
Regulators crack down on social media influencers
New rules require online celebrities to be more transparent about paid-for posts – or face tough action