Any Spending Review will require departments to consider the UK Aid Strategy. PA Consulting outlines 4 key lessons to bear in mind when designing aid portfolios

In the future, there are many activities in which robots could assist humans. Vodafone explains some of the leaps in technology we can expect to see in the future 

If day-to-day IT operations are taking resources away from your organisation's strategic priorities, BT has some helpful advice

Too often Corporate Social Responsibility is seen as a passing fad - including by those in the civil service - says Proxima. They ask: will 2019 be a step-change year?

They play an increasingly important part in parliament’s scrutiny of government and can inspire dread in even the most experienced perm sec. Forty years on from the creation of the modern select committee on 25 June 1979, Richard Vize looks at how they affect policy – and the lives of civil servants

If your therapist was a robot would you be more or less likely to trust it with your emotional wellbeing? And would you buy a microwave that could press your emotional buttons? Vodafone looks to the oncoming future of AI 

The collective response to protecting children from online child sexual exploitation and abuse (CSEA) needs closer coordination to maximise impact and safeguard children, says PA Consulting

BT has huge experience working with global multinationals on their business case for SD-WAN, and here they lay out a detailed understanding of the real benefits and challenges 

The cabinet secretary says his leadership style is founded on three core elements. Beckie Smith reports on Civil Service World’s 2019 leadership lecture

Philip Rycroft has spent much of his career working on devolution – the biggest force for change in the UK’s government until the EU referendum. He led the Department for Exiting the European Union from 2017 to the end of March this year, helping government try to deliver the result of that referendum. Suzannah Brecknell caught up with him to find out more about why that’s been so hard, and what Brexit means for devolution. 

Managing public sector spending is so much more than just 'procurement' or 'sourcing', Proxima writes in this article, which examines the government's approach to commercial

After working on some of the first “green investment” schemes in the 1990s, Emma Howard Boyd has relished the chance to get closer to the action as chair of the Environment Agency. But, she tells Mark Smulian, she’s still keeping a keen eye on the money, as the agency strives to protect communities and businesses as well as people and plants

New research from PA Consulting indicates that the way government, law enforcement, technology companies and third sector organisations collaborate must change

This article from BT outlines how focusing on user experience can drive productivity, better engagement and attract the best talent

Vodafone is one of the world's largest investors in submarine cables, which carry important data to over 100 countries. This animation from Vodafone Carrier Services shows how these vital cables are laid and maintained, in order to ensure the world stays connected

Department’s chief digital information officer tells Civil Service World about transforming working practices and service delivery at the UK tax authority, and why improving diversity starts with leaders who are self-aware

Does it really matter who represents your department at stakeholder meetings – or whether you’ve done a secondment outside Whitehall? Yes, says insider-turned-outsider John Dowie, who moved to work for First Bus after a 27-year civil service career. Here, sharing his observations of government from the other side, he explains why

PA Consulting shares a case study of their work with Tavistock and Portman and NHS Foundation Trust

Vodafone explains what Unified Communications (UC) is, why it's essential to any digital transformation strategy and how it could open up new opportunities within organisations 

The procurement profession advises other business areas on how to spend their money more wisely. Proxima details a scale for organisations to judge their procurement journey by 

Ensuring the right connectivity between hybrid networks and cloud services can be difficult. BT has provided free advice on how to balance the risk and reward of the cloud

In the latest of our series about civil service leavers, we meet former deputy principal private secretary to the prime minister Ed Whiting, who is now director of strategy for the Wellcome Trust

With the commercial and domestic use of drones now taking off, government bodies and regulators are watching the situation unfold closely. Vodafone's new research offers practical insights into how to approach the new technology

Many universities face the challenge of procuring and implementing a new student record system, PA Consulting advises on what to look out for during the procurement process