Poor data and lack of strategy perpetuate Whitehall skills gaps, report finds
Study from the IfG disputes notion civil service is dominated by generalists, but that experts’ impact is stymied
Trials to monitor smart meter data in elderly care
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Two thirds of workers did not work from home at all in 2020, ONS data finds
Last year saw a big rise, but comfortable majority still work on-site
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Assessment of emergency law also reveals successful use of tech in justice system and for registering deaths
Civil service chiefs vow ‘no return to normal’
Memo from top brass preps officials for world in which government is more data-driven and less risk-averse
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
Lead sought for transformation programme that aims to make better use of workforce data
The National Data Strategy needs a shot in the arm
The national plan for the UK’s data needs could learn from the successful vaccine rollout by prioritising experts and practitioners, according to Dan Klein of Zühlke UK
Test and Trace spends £1.2m on user-survey platform
Government invests in customer experience software
Faster Indicators: Why the ONS is checking CCTV footage for hints about the health of the economy
PublicTechnology sits down with ONS statisticians to learn more about the organisation’s Faster Indicators programme
Data shows rise in honours candidates deemed ‘high-risk’ over tax affairs
HMRC vetting procedure identifies possible concerns
Reform the Whitehall ‘disaster zone’ – Cummings lifts lid on Johnson’s deal to bring him to No. 10
Gone-but-not-forgotten adviser reveals the four conditions the PM agreed to before he was recruited to Downing Street
MPs find government has ‘presented pandemic data to provoke anxiety, rather than understand risk’
Parliamentary committee calls for more transparency in use of information and accuses Michael Gove of being ‘contemptuous of parliament’
Defence and foreign policy review emphasises cutting-edge tech
Adoption of emerging technology and creation of dedicated cyber force are among the initiatives trailed in the policy document
Q&A: HMRC tech chief on how the department is ‘leading the way on government cloud adoption’
Daljit Rehal tells PublicTechnology about his priorities for the tax agency’s digital services and its programme to reform billions of pounds of tech procurement
Government consults on potential vaccine passports
Discussions have already taken place about EU scheme offering digital certificates
Homebuyers offered smartphone identity-verification
HM Land Registry launches new standard
BEIS leaks details of business leaders in email offering advice on honours nominations
Email addresses exposed by BCC mix-up
Outsourcer Sitel shopped to ICO after contact tracers told to use personal emails to share case info
Whistleblower raised concerns about practice that went unheeded
Statistics body calls for review of government use of health data
RSS says pandemic has exposed need for 'culture change' around how stats are used and publicised
App to offer citizens option to send location to police
Officers and the public in Scotland can now use the what3words technology
Human Centric Process Management: The common base for digital transformation, cost savings, compliance and agility
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Scotland digital strategy promises ‘ambitious reform’ of government services
Government plan pledges use of common standards and development of new identity platform
Plans unveiled for Whitehall ‘consulting hub’
Government to bring together small team of experts