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
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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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Penalty is 82% lower than was originally intended
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Funding boost for Scottish geospatial sector
UK and Scottish governments back project
EXCL: Cabinet Office publishes employee and supplier personal info in data breach
Improperly redacted contract included names and mobile phone numbers – which remained publicly available four days after department had been notified of breach
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Deal will see tech company given access to data from a range of government departments
Civil service COO finds ‘common ground’ with Cummings on need for digital skills
Alex Chisholm flags up tech expertise and better data as key goals
HMRC’s ‘limited data’ saw up to a million wrongly deemed ineligible for furlough
NAO report finds department could have done more to combat fraud and error
Government taps AI and machine learning to analyse Test and Trace data
Joint Biosecurity Centre to work with Turing Institute and Royal Statistical Society
DHSC signs £3m-a-year ‘records management’ deal
Storage vendor Iron Mountain scoops five-year deal
NHS Grampian adopts digital triage and consultation platform
Scottish health board rolls out technology system
HM Land Registry offers £120k for digital chief to lead transformation
Tech leader will oversee digitisation of platforms and infrastructure upgrades
Aberdeen launches GoAbz app for local journeys
Citizens can download free software to help plan trips via car, public transport or on foot
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Cabinet Office to lead creation of the Digital National Asset Register, which will offer improved information to government property managers and the public
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Government attributes 2018 campaign to Moscow and claims more assaults were planned for cancelled 2020 summer games
Interview: UK national statistician on how data has helped the PM – and the public – in coronavirus response
To mark World Statistics Day, Professor Sir Ian Diamond talks to PublicTechnology about how the work of statisticians has been crucial in supporting government’s pandemic response, as well as his thoughts on the media and politicians’ use of numbers, and how the ONS is preparing for the census