Armed Forces signs Deloitte to £2.5m support deal for new recruiting programme
Launch of initiative follows troubled engagement with Capita
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Home Office rolls out assisted digital support for EU settled status scheme
Department ramps up number of locations offering support with applications to about 150 – although Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland are comparatively poorly served
DfE buys 500 extra Surface devices at £900 each
Department awards £444,000 contract to Computacenter
Government lauds Whitehall smart-working pioneers
Cabinet Office minister Oliver Dowden praises projects he sees as ‘example to follow’ for others
‘Is it in society’s interest to force people online?’
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
Rural primary schools to get gigabit broadband in £3m government scheme
More than 120 schools given the chance to boost their connections
Government puts tech apprentice programme on hiatus
Cabinet Office reveals that civil service Fast Track scheme, which covers six core professions, is ‘under review’
DfE releases £300k funding for digital inclusion scheme
The latest tranche of money invested via the Future Digital Inclusion programme will be administered by charity the Good Things Foundation
Government to send parents ‘text message tips’ to improve literacy of disadvantaged children
Department for Education will also provide free access to learning apps
How Exeter University is using tech to fly students to the Arctic
The University of Exeter is immersing students in 3D virtual explorations of glaciers, ice flows and coastal erosion with a digital tool that has caught the attention of major environmental organisations. Gill Hitchcock reports.
‘We have only scratched the surface’ – Estonia’s CIO on what’s next for the world’s most celebrated digital nation
PublicTechnology talks to Siim Sikkut about why data embassies and ‘invisible services’ are key to country’s technological future
Capita CEO flags tech improvements to boost troubled Army recruitment project
Boss writes to select committee to outline measures taken to improve performance
Highways England invites ideas for £20m digital roads project
Government-owned company invites entries to funding contest
Government proposes big expansion of smart ticketing for trains
DfT launches consultation on plans to create a seamless pay-as-you-go area encompassing much of south-east England
‘Transformation is not something that can just be driven from the centre’ – Q&A with GDS chief Cunnington
As the three-year vision of the Government Transformation Strategy moves into its final 12 months, PublicTechnology asked the GDS leader about ministerial changes, departmental siloes, and what happens after 2020
Government teams up with techUK to encourage industry collaboration
Scheme co-developed by HMRC digital chief Jacky Wright will see tech professionals at the start of their career work with peers from other sectors
West Midlands ‘shifts focus’ of digital leadership on back of 5G plans
Plans for chief digital officer are shelved but authority remains focused on ‘embedding digital capability’ across the organisation
NHS health screening hampered by ‘complex and ageing IT’
National Audit Office report finds that programmes are impacted by outdated tech
DfE minister urges schools to ban smartphones
Nick Gibb warns against the dangers of ‘excessive’ screen time for children
Civil service Mentor Match site to close
Users express sadness at loss of digital platform for forging relationships
Central London boroughs to set joint IT strategy
Local authorities seek to work with supplier to lay out roadmap
Education secretary urges school leaders to ‘shift away from email culture’
Damian Hinds also reveals government will launch an education technology strategy supported by a £10m innovation fund