Unwrapping government’s £300m Amazon package
Since a public sector-wide agreement with AWS was introduced six months ago, departments have signed contracts worth hundreds of millions with the cloud firm. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.
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Department cites desire to unify management and reward structures
GDS opens recruitment for chief executive
Digital agency offers salary of £168k in search for first permanent head in more than a year
Minister lambasts government dependence on consultants
Cabinet Office minister Lord Agnew says overuse of external experts has ‘infantilised’ officials
‘Hybrid working’ will become the norm, predicts civil service chief
Operations leader Alex Chisholm says that a model where civil servants work from home for part of the week is likely to become more common long beyond the coronavirus pandemic
Post Office and Fujitsu to ‘fully cooperate’ with government probe of Horizon IT scandal
Government claims it has met demands for full judge-led inquiry but critics remain unconvinced
Should students be refunded for online-only courses – and who should pay?
Some students paying more than £9,000 per year for tuition believe they are being short-changed, but neither government nor universities seems eager to take responsibility for reimbursing them
Scotland proposes more virtual courts
Increased use of technology is among ‘basket of measures’ considered to clear case backlog
Civil service graduate scheme seeks 60 budding technologists
Digital, data and technology profession has one of the biggest allowances
Government follows tech firms’ lead in launching autism internship scheme
Programme will recruit 18-25 year olds
Contact-tracing app launches today
Major networks announce that use of program will not be taken from data allowances
New GDS minister unveils vision for single sign-on
Julia Lopez wants to improve system for citizens to identify themselves
Scottish start-ups get funding boost
Public funding dedicated to help smaller firms survive pandemic
Reforms will allow civil service to ‘respond faster and better to the needs of the public’, PM claims
Boris Johnson tells select committee that pandemic response has shown ‘there are some times when we need to move faster’
‘Unless you get the ethics of data right, you'll fail on the effectiveness as well’
The head of the Royal Statistical Society Stian Westlake talks algorithms, politicians and the current ‘favourable wind’ gathering in government behind his profession
Spending watchdog to probe ‘transparency’ of government procurement during pandemic
Auditor general says NAO will produce ‘detailed piece of work’
Hancock urges citizens not to ‘game the system’ as people find local coronavirus tests by claiming to live 500 miles away
Twickenham MP claims her constituents have been able to book local tests only by entering an Aberdeen postcode
Central London boroughs seek IT chief to develop joint strategy
Westminster and Kensington and Chelsea launch recruitment for CIO
Scottish Government urges uptake of digital inclusion fund
Funding increased for programme that offers devices and connectivity