Local Digital Fund dishes out £1.25m to 16 councils in first investment round
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Socitm to focus on leadership, smart places, cyber and infrastructure
The association of IT and digital professionals in local government has announced its plans for 2017 research and policy projects.
Political upheaval, Blockchain and data protection: What does 2017 have in store for tech?
As the New Year approaches, PublicTechnology takes a look at what we might expect in the world of digital government in 2017.
GDS says its open source code guidance needs to be more joined up
The Government Digital Service is to start a user research project on the development and use of open source code in government, including plans to “fill in the gaps” in open source guidance.
Councils’ building control pages written for ‘professionals’ and risk ‘alienating’ residents
Less than half of UK local authorities’ websites have good or very good information for people planning to carry out a building project – and some are using web pages as a “hard sell” for council services, a survey has said.
GDS rolls out single government WiFi service
A secure cross-Whitehall WiFi service will be available in government buildings in early 2017 as part of private beta testing, the Government Digital Service has announced.
GDS seeks data.gov.uk manager as strategy expected emphasise need for open data
The Government Digital Service has launched a recruitment drive for a product manager for the government’s catalogue of open data, data.gov.uk.
Socitm: Too many councils make applying for social housing complex and cumbersome
Just 39% of metropolitan councils provide a good or very good service for people to apply for housing online, according to the latest results from Socitm’s Better Connected survey.
Transport for London looks to data to improve services and cut congestion
Transport for London’s latest five-year business plan has set out how it will make better use of data to make journeys easier, including a new open data partnership with Google.
GDS to cut GOV.UK frontend templates from 140 to 10
The team in charge of content on the government’s flagship GOV.UK site is planning to cut its frontend templates from 140 down to 10.
Land Registry picks Kainos for single register of 26 million local land charge records
The Land Registry has chosen Kainos to build it a single digital register for disparate local authority registers of restrictions on land or property across England.
GDS revamps service standard assessment process
Teams building government digital services will have regular visits from an assessor during development under a new approach to standards assessment being trialled by the Government Digital Service.
Plant health data opened up by Defra
The Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has launched a website that aims to improve access to data on plant pests and diseases.
Surrey council extends communications network contract with BT
The contract for BT’s network for integrated voice and data communications across Surrey and Berkshire has been extended until 2021, as Surrey County Council claims it is on track to save £3.5m.
Google’s DeepMind and NHS restart data-sharing deal with greater transparency
The healthcare arm of Google’s artificial intelligence company DeepMind has published the details of its latest data-sharing agreement with the NHS as it relaunches work to develop a patient-monitoring app.
Scottish government seeks digital service standards assessors
The Scottish government plans to launch its assessment process for digital services in early 2017 and is looking for volunteers to act as assessors.
LocalGov Digital moots co-operative model with £1 membership fee
The network for digital staff in councils across the UK has announced plans to become a more formal organisation with a co-operative membership model and more clarity on its aims.
Ordnance Survey to develop ‘digital twin’ of UK for national rollout of 5G
The government has commissioned the Ordnance Survey to create a smart map that will determine the best locations for the radio antennae needed to establish a 5G network in the UK.
NHS Digital boss Andy Williams resigns
The chief executive of the body helping drive forward the NHS’s digital transformation is to step down in March 2017, after three years at the helm.
Welsh government told to ‘be brave’ on digital
Governments across Wales have been told to make bold decisions and lead by example in order to make the most of digital in a report from digital services provider Atos.
Brexit for good? Seeking facts on the digital opportunities of leaving the EU
What opportunities could there be for digital n the UK as it exits the European Union? Digital consultant William Perrin is on a mission to find out. Here, he tells PublicTechnology about his latest research project.
GDS to merge technical and data panels for assessing open standards
The Government Digital Service has revealed plans to simplify the processes for assessing open standards.