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Digital transformation will play a key role in the future of local government. David Bemrose, Head of Account Strategy for Local Government at Crown Commercial Service (CCS), introduces a new digital transformation guide
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GDS Academy to offer digital training to 3,000 civil servants a year
Newly launched unit – which grew out of DWP predecessor – is offering 10 courses in four cities
University turns to analytics to track student attendance and engagement
Bristolian university UWE plans two-lot tender for suppliers of algorithm-based platforms
Police ICT Company offers up to £180k for new CEO
Company hunts for leader that can cultivate a shared sense of purpose among both law enforcement and the IT-supplier community
Failures of IT and BPO firm Concentrix blamed as HMRC misses fraud-reduction targets
Department did not breach 5% target in 2015-16 or 2016-17, report reveals
NHS digital standard bearer Birmingham mental health trust seeks partners for paperless vision
Trust issues contract notice for electronic health record project
GOV.UK Verify to be extended to cover other countries next year
Trials also ongoing in local government and private sector
Government backs space technology sector with £100m investment in testing facilities
New sites in Oxfordshire and Buckinghamshire will reportedly allow UK players to build bigger and better satellites and engines
Robotics revolution: why chatbots and AI could shake up local government
Enfield Council’s lead technology adviser Rocco Labellarte says the authority’s chatbot is attracting international attention and is about to transform services and release resources. Gill Hitchcock reports
Ordnance Survey releases database of every green space in England, Scotland, and Wales
Comprehensive map allows public to locate parks, children's play areas, playing fields and more, and use the data to create business ventures
Pendle Borough Council hatches plan to digitise 2/3 of citizen transactions within five years
North west council signs £54m 10-year contract with outsourcer Liberata to drive digital transformation agenda
Government invests £16m in three sites for 'world's first' 5G trial project
University of Surrey, Bristol University, and King's College London join forces to become 5G hub
Why the government should protect IT spending
IT reseller Insight's public sector chief argues that failing to invest in digital could hurt the government's ability to deliver services
#CultureisDigital – DCMS asks for your tweets as it looks to help art and tech unite
Department asks for representatives from both IT and culture to help solve four main challenges
IT titans commit to follow government's lead on 30-day payment-terms pledge
Firms including Microsoft, IBM, Fujitsu, and HP sign up for new Prompt Payment Code
Government scraps tax on fibre investments
New bill offers full tax relief, saving businesses an estimated £60m
'It's not a choice between privacy or innovation', ICO tells NHS trusts
After Royal Free is found to have breached Data Protection Act, information commissioner Elizabeth Denham offers four-point checklist for other trusts in their use of technology and data
‘Alexa, what is the GDP?’ How the ONS is planning for a technological future
David Best joined the Office for National Statistics two years ago and is, by his reckoning, a third of the way through an ambitious reform programme. He tells Rebecca Hill about heritage systems, culture change and thinking ahead
One in three PCCs overlook online fraud in police and crime plans - report
Report from National Audit Office claims public sector must do more to combat problem
Canon and Xerox to compete with local SMEs as eight firms land on £60m-plus Scottish Government print framework
Possible four-year deal covers broad range of public sector bodies and comprehensive portfolio of products and services
'Like swimming in a pool of sharks' - less than one in 4,000 Met Police PCs running latest version of Windows
More than half of force's PC estate still running on unsupported Windows XP operating system
How the public sector can remove barriers to cloud
James Butler of software and IT services firm Trustmarque examines how to ‘bridge the gap’ between private and public sector adoption