How can local government get it right on shared services?
Experts from councils and industry partners discuss the key benefits and challenges to consider if local authorities are to reap the rewards of sharing services
DfE to gather data on thousands of pupils and parents to support coronavirus policy response
Department is to set up an online research hub to conduct regular surveys
Government agrees cross-public sector deal with Google Cloud
Vendor signs a memorandum of understanding with CCS, including preferential terms and access to...
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Labour manifesto: five tech takeaways
The free broadband plan has attracted attention, but the party has a number of other proposals for the use and regulation of technology. PublicTechnology rounds up the major manifesto policies
Essex seeks £90k leader to ‘set technology vision’
Post as head of tech and architecture comes with a remit to set standards and principles
ICO appoints ethics lead
Regulator recruits former BP exec Ellis Parry in newly created role
Home Office recruits for £75k head of data science
Department seeks leader for ‘largest data science team in government’
HMRC creates £100k post to be ‘face of IT for senior leadership’
Role as head of IT business services comes with remit to ensure department’s transformation is ‘business-led’
‘Policy mandarins don’t get that engaged in reform’ – Francis Maude
In an interview with the Civil Service World podcast, the former Cabinet Office minister discusses frustrations of attempts to push through digital and procurement transformation
Survey shows public support for Labour free broadband plan
Poll from YouGov finds close to two thirds endorse plan to offer free broadband to citizens and businesses
Royal Navy seeks digital services partner
Transformation programme looks to appoint supplier to two-year contract worth up to £10m
Stevenage relaunches bid for digital transformation chief ahead of move to ‘public sector hub’
Hertfordshire town seeks senior manager to reshape service delivery
National Archives to roll out digital mentoring scheme
Organisation seeks to cultivate ‘skills transfer’ across sector
Is the public sector ready for the end of Windows 7?
Today marks two months until Microsoft ceases support for its decade-old operating system. PublicTechnology discovers that government is tight lipped about how widely the technology remains in use across Whitehall
Stats watchdog to probe HMRC’s £7bn tax data gaffe
Office for Statistics Regulation will – at HMRC’s behest – examine error that saw tax contributions double-counted
DWP in-house IT company doubles in size
Over two-year period BPDTS will have grown staff numbers from 451 to 1,124
Whitehall tech temps top 3,000
Minister reveals that, at most recent count, about 3,500 DDaT freelancers were employed by government
Home Office claims settlement scheme caseworkers ‘trained to exercise discretion’ in favour of vulnerable applicants
Government says it will try and make allowances for a potential lack of evidence for those with dementia or other conditions
GDS: ‘Cloud first is here to stay’
Digital agency pledges to ‘keep the policy as it stands’
HMRC nabs former Barclays CIO Mark Denney as digital chief
Tax agency appoints banking bigwig as replacement for Jacky Wright
DCMS secretary role to change hands again as Morgan stands down
Department will require fifth leader since start of last year as Loughborough MP opts to leave parliament
Government review finds Hacker House grant award was ‘appropriate’
Audit finds no impropriety in funding given to firm run by PM’s friend, but DCMS minister says she intends to ‘ensure that processes are strengthened’
NHSX relaunches recruitment for CNIO after admitting first attempt ‘got it wrong’ on inclusivity
Initial advert was criticised for excluding many potential BAME candidates
Enfield offers £120k for DDaT leader
London borough seeks senior technology professional to revamp internal IT and external relationships