Whitehall’s top official admits need to improve civil service technical skills
Simon Case claims government has improved data handling and support for innovation but there is more to do
HMRC expects to recover 40% of £5.8bn lost to fraud and error in pandemic support
Tax agency’s head says department believes it will recoup just 40p in the pound of money lost in...
DfE appoints partner to support delivery of up to 500,000 homeschooling laptops this winter
Major supplier Computacenter awarded multimillion-pound contract
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All laptops issued for remote learning under warranty, minister says
Cover lasts until at least June
‘No algorithms whatsoever’ – teachers to rule on pupils’ grades
Education secretary confirms that technology will not be used again
HMRC signs £43m deals with AWS
Contracts cover provision of ‘hyperscale’ environment and related professional services
SMEs offered funds to boost data skills
Smaller firms in Scotland offered access to new sources of support
Ten remote-working hubs to be opened for Northern Irish officials
Northern Ireland Civil Service to implement ‘blended approach to remote working’
Schools offered £14m to set up on Google or Microsoft learning platforms
Government fund will help with ‘technical set up’ of free platforms
Digital use of vehicle tax and driving test services spiked in April
Use of digital channels has fallen back since the first lockdown, Department for Transport data shows
Councils organise local computers for remote schooling schemes
Norfolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among authorities setting up local projects
DWP buys 11,000 iPhones and IBM software support services
Department uses CCS framework agreements for two deals worth up to £8.43m
‘We’ve launched 18 new digital services since the start of the pandemic’
Worcestershire County Council’s digital delivery leader Jo Hilditch tells PublicTechnology about how apps and digital platforms have supported the authority’s coronavirus response
Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council
Former DWP chief security officer Claudia Natanson to chair new professional body
The pandemic has exposed the government’s broken digital promises
While other countries adapted seamlessly to digital doctors' consultations and online teaching, coronavirus showed how little progress the UK has really made, believes Jack Perschke of netcompany
Government should aim Catapults higher says Lords committee
Report recommends changes to funding rules to help innovation centres collaborate with universities and industry
HMRC offers two days of homeworking each week in standard contract
Document will bring working conditions in line
How digital is helping Defence Medical Services re-imagine HM Armed Forces healthcare
Defence Medical Services (DMS) is pursuing ground-breaking digital, data and technology transformation which will revolutionise Tri-Service healthcare provision to over 135,000 Armed Forces personnel.
Parliamentary committee to investigate civil service churn
MPs request years of data to support probe
Digital skills gaps remain despite civil service adding 10,000 people last year
Study from IfG shows heavy recruitment across first three quarters of 2020
DfE programme evaluating long-term outlook for online learning
Minister says pandemic has provided ‘valuable intelligence’ on the role technology can play
NCSC recognises cyber expert universities
Eight institutions across UK named centres of excellence