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For nearly three years, data managers across government have been waiting for the long-promised National Data Strategy. Civica’s Mark Humphries points out that the obstacles to its development are clearing – and maps out a way forward
Former Cabinet Office minister reflects on forces that oppose change in an exclusive interview with The Civil Service World Podcast
Foreign and Commonwealth Office to remove all avoidable single-use plastics from UK estate by end of year
Theresa May will set out her confirmed Brexit strategy next week following talks between top ministers and senior officials
BEIS and DCMS seeking head for new jointly run Office for Artificial Intelligence
Former justice secretary does not take ‘first secretary of state’ title while Esther McVey named new work and pensions secretary
Former Cabinet Office minister told MPs he became disillusioned with civil service skills and repeats call for basic training
Two parliamentary reports highlight problems at Irish border and frustration at perceived Whitehall “power grab”
Policy Institute warns that current Whitehall structures "lack of strategic thinking and leadership" to implement the industrial strategy
Government claims better use of location data produced by public bodies could grow the economy by £11bn a year
I believe empathy should be considered a core civil service skill. These three steps will help make that happen
Welsh Government “innovation directory” will pull together more timely big data and analysis for economists and policy makers
Scottish Conservative leader calls on government to fulfil manifesto pledges to move “significant numbers” of civil servants out of Whitehall
Amid tensions between UK parliaments over EU Withdrawal Bill, incoming DExEU perm sec insists devolution is ‘meat and drink’ to civil servants
Tim Razzall tells Civil Service World he blames government for lack of vision on Brexit
Public sector pay has been in the headlines, but there’s a lack of innovative thinking on changing the reward package across government. It’s time to try more radical solution
CIPD survey found that public sector pay increases stuck at 1% due to pay cap, half the level of the private sector
Whitehall has an average gender pay gap of 13%, analysis of official statistics shows
Centre for Cities warns against overplaying benefits of moving public sector jobs out of London
Reform think tank calls for rethink on civil service management style as it predicts more than 130,000 administrative-level civil service jobs could be automated in the next ten years
If you had one wish for your work, what would it be? Alex Starritt asked officials from across the UK and around the world that very question. Their answers were strikingly similar
Data Science Accelerator programme adds a new hub as Government Digital Service aims to sharpen Whitehall's use of data
Cross-department team behind HR reform proposals wins Reimagine Challenge. Matt Ross reports
National Audit Office finds “no evidence" chief social worker influenced decision to award contracts to consultancy she used to hold shares in — but raises concern over the way the department sought to manage conflicts of interest