Government aims to support its plans to build 1.5 million new homes across the country with the Extract tech system that can convert scans and weatherbeaten files into electronic info […]...
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HMRC council tax agency hopes to address backlog with cloud and digital upgrades, minister claims
In the years since the pandemic, the Valuation Office Agency has run up queues of decision challenges, which continued to grow last year as work progresses to implement new tech […]...
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First head of National Infrastructure and Service Transformation Authority named
Becky Wood, previously a consultant and senior official at the DfT and IPA, is confirmed as the founding CEO of new body with oversight of major projects and reform schemes […]...
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Value of G-Cloud 15 and Network Services 4 pegged at £14bn in framework previews
New iteration of cloud agreement is forecast to be worth £2bn less than current version, while government’s major networking framework is set to expand to a term of eight years […]...
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FCDO tech minister: ‘AI will create new and enhance existing cyber threats’
The Foreign Office’s minister with responsibility for tech use has previously pointed to AI’s potential to complete tasks in ‘seconds, rather than days’, but also acknowledges the prospective security challenges […]...
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Government identifies 200 data assets to open up for public sector reuse
To support public bodies in getting the most out of information, the Government Digital Service is currently working on issues of data quality and guidance on security, trust and compliance […]...
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Lancashire plans £4m ‘digital front door’ as local gov reorg looms
Although it may be abolished within three years, county council in the north west has revealed plans for an engagement of up to decade to deliver ‘necessary improvement’ to systems […]...
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Outgoing HMRC boss ‘could never have dreamed’ of digital progress
Since the1980s, citizens’ relationship with the tax system has changed almost beyond recognition, with mountains of paperwork replaced by a handheld digital device from which everything can be virtually managed […]...
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Hackers use minister’s X account to promote fake cryptocurrency
Representatives claim that ‘steps were taken quickly to secure account’ after Commons leader and Labour member for Manchester Central appeared to issue posts in support of a fictional digital coin […]...
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CCS previews £6bn update of framework focused on HMRC legacy upgrades
Halfway through a major commercial engagement principally created to enable the tax department to modernise systems, government’s procurement unit has revealed a second, bigger iteration is already in the works […]...
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