‘We speak civil service, but we speak private sector too’ – JSaRC head Angela Essel on government’s ‘bilingual’ approach to national security
The Home Office’s Joint Security and Resilience Centre helps government work with industry to meet the UK’s security challenges. We talk to new head Angela Essel about why ‘heated discussions’ between civil servants and commercial secondees has created mutual respect and understanding
Most civil servants expect to be kept out of the loop on automation agenda
Survey finds that three in four government officials believe they will not be involved in...
First 4G mast erected in £15m project to bring mobile coverage to Scottish blackspots
Government-backed infrastructure scheme begins work in Wigtownshire
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Government can ill afford not to invest in police technology
Calum Steele of the Scottish Police Federation explains why investment and legislative changes are sorely needed to help support officers’ use of technology
GDS to take flagship Sprint event on the road
Annual digital government gathering expanded into five-city roadshow
Two thirds of SMEs unimpressed by government efforts to open up
A large and growing number of small firms also believe that government will miss its SME spending targets, techUK research reveals
Government Race Disparity Unit to join data ethics centre in algorithmic bias probe
Investigation will explore possibility of human biases being reinforced by AI systems
Busting the myth that a computer science degree is required to work in the tech industry
Kathy Schneider of Sungard Availability Services argues that the technology sector needs to promote the variety of routes people can take into the industry
Our response to online harms should focus as much on cure as prevention
PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall believes that the government’s online harms strategy must address their impact, as well as their cause
‘A vibrant cyber sector could revitalise post-industrial towns’ – Labour MP Platt
Shadow Cabinet Office minister to tell PublicTechnology event that a regionally led approach focused on delivering skills for the public good could stimulate deindustrialised communities
Will Brexit slow down public sector digital transformation?
At a recent roundtable event, PublicTechnology and Gamma brought together a range of senior digital professionals to discuss the looming spectre of the UK’s exit from the EU, and what it means for transformation initiatives
Digital expansion has made DCMS ‘safe from extinction’, says departing perm sec
Dame Sue Owen claims the department’s growth into technology and data policy areas has been a success
Deputy first minister flags up importance of Scottish cyber resilience
John Swinney tells Holyrood conference that most attackers are ‘exploiting the same basic failings’
‘Does GDS still have a role to play?’ – Cunnington faces MPs
The ongoing select committee inquiry into digital government did not pull any punches when it heard oral evidence from GDS director general Kevin Cunnington. But was the digital government chief left on the ropes?
Prisoners to be taught coding in £1.2m government scheme
CODE 4000 pilot aims to help under-represented groups get jobs as developers
University of Exeter kicks off £2.5m digital transformation drive
Institution wants to become one of the top 10 in the UK
DWP legacy migration ‘will take many years’
Departmental CDIO says shift away from old technology ‘needs to be done very, very carefully’
GDS staff attrition rate rises 10 points in three years to 31%
But director general Cunnington insists organisation is ‘entirely comfortable with the situation’
DVLA offers £120k for new CTO
Role comes with remit to design strategy to ‘modernise IT architectures and systems’
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