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Department issues contract notice seeking external supplier for two-year contract to install unified communications environment

Potential 10-year deal will be open to all police and fire services and will feature up to 20 suppliers of back-office technology

The relaunched annual GDS event shone a light on the government’s key digital-transformation strategies and initiatives for the coming months and years. PublicTechnology went along to find out more

Competition launched for IT and digital specialists to propose solutions to societal problems

Mapping agency looks for external developer to help with project to replace printing platform

Government Digital Service reveals new model was road-tested with four departments

Taskforce formed to ‘quickly develop’ alternative options after EC warns that the UK may be frozen out of secure elements of Galileo project

Kent County Council’s care leaders tell Gill Hitchcock about the IT system which flags pressures on services, identifies spare capacity, and helps avoid a crisis

Newly updated policy implements a 15-month pipeline model which could make it easier for departments to self-approve 'business-as-usual' spending, but GDS pledges the new policy will bring the 'same rigour'

The government has published its AI Sector Deal, including details of major funding from the public, private, and research sectors

Government officials reported to have suggested that those applying for the right to remain in the UK could simply borrow a friend’s Android device

Existing operations chief to switch to post heading up organisation’s Brexit team

GPs across England to get tool to help direct patients to hospitals with sufficient capacity

Following a major cyberattack and revelations of shared passwords, the team charged with protecting Parliament has been on a drive to help MPs stay safe

Statistics agency appeals from charity and private sector in promoting digital inclusion

Development in Stratford could create 2,000 jobs, government claims

Cybersecurity agency issues report looking forward to coming dangers and back at year in which DDoS and ransomware hogged the headlines

New government chief scientific adviser Dr Patrick Vallance takes up post

Parliamentary Digital Service chief Tracey Jessup says she is "delighted" with new figures on pay by gender

 LGA tells digital department that cost threshold plan means rural premises could undermine legal guarantee

The CivTech scheme starts with a problem, not a solution, and encourages public sector agencies to work with start-ups and entrepreneurs to develop ideas