Leadership
Digital minister James resigns after voting to block parliament suspension
DCMS minister one of a number of Tory rebels
Home Office ramps up tech training
Research shows number of staff taking courses has more than trebled in last three years
Government puts £12m into AI-powered vacuum cleaners and dolphin-protection tech
Money invested in four partnerships between business and academia
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Making digital dementia-friendly
Gill Hitchcock reports on how government, councils and tech developers can remove the obstacles to digital inclusivity for people with dementia
MPs call for government to ‘clarify GDS’s role’ to regain lost momentum
Select committee report asks whether tech agency needs new powers, and calls for ministerial digital champions
HMRC hubs to be ‘most digitally advanced buildings in government’
Department signs ‘digital charter’ with 15 companies
Damning report questions accuracy and lawfulness of Met Police facial recognition trials
Force expresses disappointment in ‘negative and unbalanced’ tone of report it commissioned
Universal Credit programme seeks lead data scientist
DWP offers £84,000 in bid to recruit senior data professional
GDS agrees partnership with Polish counterpart
GovTech Polska signs MoU with UK digital agency
‘Mission accomplished’ – departing chief Cunnington reflects on GDS achievements
Increasing capability and diversity are among the highlights picked out from three years in the hot seat
Liverpool and Birmingham councils seek digital leaders
Two big-city authorities advertise for top tech jobs
HMRC apologises for ‘technical issues’ with Making Tax Digital direct debits
Problems affected ‘a very small number’ of the 350,000 businesses now signed up for digital platform, according to perm sec
Gould ends NHSX programmes to focus on standards and platforms
New chief executive Matthew Gould wants ‘thin’ central NHS technology organisation
Cities postpone clean air zones after government delays online tool
Birmingham and Leeds blame late delivery of vehicle checker system for delay to environmental restrictions
Scottish Government needs better digital leadership says auditor
Government lacks complete picture of work and spending across Scotland’s public sector
GDS re-advertises for service design director
Service increases pay to £140,000 for role open since last September
Foreign Office cancels global connectivity procurement
Department opts not to award framework deal worth up to £350m after near-draw between two bidders
GDS chief Cunnington moves to new body 'promoting UK government services to the world'
International Government Service role a "fantastic opportunity to build on our achievements at GDS", Cunnington says
The digital fight needs political might
The case for transformation could do with more high-profile Westminster backers, according to PublicTechnology editor Sam Trendall
Inspection drones and sound-bending walls secure slice of £7.8m rail innovation fund
Department for Transport announces winners of competition
Dorset Council offers £112k for digital and change chief
Authority seeks leader to oversee transformation of tech estate and digital services
Interview: HMRC digital chief Jacky Wright on insourcing, inclusivity, and the ‘teething pains’ of transformation
PublicTechnology talks to the departmental CDIO about her work to transform the working practices and service delivery of the UK tax authority, and why improving diversity starts with leaders who are self-aware