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GDS floats £100k in bid to recruit strategy chief
Role comes with a remit to oversee the work of 140 staff across four areas
Digital secretary: ‘We will be an unashamedly pro-technology government in all that we do’
Nicky Morgan sets out five core principles to promote the use of tech for economic and social...
Government’s top scientist urges departments to increase R&D spend
Sir Patrick Vallance says organisations that fail to adequately support research and development...
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US officials make plea to stop ‘madness’ of allowing Huawei to help build UK 5G network
President’s national security adviser gives dossier to ministers
Data must be treated as a national asset
An information monopoly is a danger that must be taken seriously, argues Simon Hansford of UKCloud
‘Super-talented weirdos’ must still follow Whitehall HR procedures
Prime minister’s office states that, despite Dominic Cummings’ lament of ‘the horrors of human resources’, civil service hiring policies remain unchanged
Javid and Johnson pledge ‘tough decisions’ as review of major projects gets underway
Ministers have been instructed to examine all schemes across their departments as PM foresees ‘slaughtering of sacred cows’
Minister leads UK tech firms on Las Vegas excursion
DIT grants support attendance at CES extravaganza
‘Some NHS staff need to log into 15 different IT systems’
Government commits £40m to help ease burden of ageing and complex IT
Tory manifesto author says Whitehall needs pivot towards ‘data science and super-forecasting’
Rachel Wolf sets out reform ambitions and claims civil service is dominated by humanities graduates
Portfolio details confirmed for GDS minister Jeremy Quin
Horsham MP will assume responsibility for a number of agencies and operational areas
DWP chief: 'Technology undertakes mundane tasks – people provide empathy and judgement'
Perm sec Peter Schofield discusses the department's plans to improve service levels, and how he made a shocking discovery about wrapping paper
Perm sec Healey reflects on 'a year of change' for DCMS
Sarah Healey looks ahead to a busy 2020 of digital and sporting activities
HMRC chief salutes digital progress but targets reform of pay and processes
Jim Harra sheds light on the department's priorities for 2020 – and why he once hid his sister's Christmas presents
‘A wild year’ – GDS head Pritchard on Brexit, ministerial change and learning the drums
Alison Pritchard reflects on a busy 12 months, including sailing across the world and greeting government ministers in front of an industrial quantity of toilet paper
NAO head Davies on the organisation's new strategy and the joy of a Bond film on Christmas Day
Auditor general Gareth Davies offers his early reflections on the role and insights into the year ahead
The biggest government tech stories of 2019 – part one
We round up the events and trends that shaped the year
DVLA chief Julie Lennard on insourcing and the future of transport tech
The CEO of the Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency discusses the year just gone and the 12 months ahead
‘Government’s major policy problems require a cross-departmental approach’ – National Statistician
The government's new statistics guru Ian Diamond discusses how government can make best use of data
Why ‘changes in technology and society’ prompted a review of Scottish FOI laws
The Scottish Information Commissioner discusses the impact to date of freedom of information legislation and how he wants the law to operate in the future
Access all areas – inside GDS’s accessibility empathy lab
The digital agency is aiming to raise awareness of the issues faced by many citizens and ensure that their physical or cognitive conditions are no barrier to using government’s online services. PublicTechnology went along to find out more.
Tory MPs adopt extra-secure messaging tool – despite government’s anti-encryption stance
Reports reveal members have switched from WhatsApp to Signal
Hancock says tech revolution must include the ‘whole NHS – not just the leading trusts’
Health secretary uses first speech since election to ramp up rhetoric on digital and data and reveal plan for ‘digital aspirant’ programme
Two fifths of EU applicants not granted full settled status
More than 40% of EU nationals are being given pre-settled status, Home Office figures show