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Post-Brexit Britain “could lose its research edge” unless departments step up, say public spending watchdogs
Cabinet Office minister Caroline Nokes says Government Digital Service has "come of age", and insists she has never met an obstructive civil servant
Document from Government Commercial Function offers advice on how to best to decouple from monolithic contracts
RAC says plans to introduce clean air zones in cities could be hindered by lack of access to information
Civil Service World brought together a panel of digital leaders to assess how government can make better use of the technology at its disposal to drive innovation in public service delivery. Colin Marrs reports
Government issues edict instructing public bodies to move email and websites to gov.uk and other new domains
Post will also involve creation of analytics tools and platforms for minimising fraud
MPs raise concerns about department’s attitude to science advice after learning its acting chief scientific advisor is an economist
Science and Technology Committee to assess quality and extent of research used in government interventions and early-years policy
Welsh Government “innovation directory” will pull together more timely big data and analysis for economists and policy makers
Civil service race champion said it could take 10 years for progress on racial diversity to match that made on gender
Transition chief tells MPs the department’s “pioneering” work in digital will help boost the low number of British exporters
A government-commissioned study makes 18 recommendations, including asking GDS to help create a scheme to boost public sector use of artificial intelligence
Civil Service World brought together a panel of data experts from across the civil service to look at ways of increasing public safety through the better use of data. Mark Rowe reports
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy was created in July 2016 as part of changes announced when Theresa May became prime minister. Civil Service World met Angie Ridgwell and Jaee Samant, the civil servants responsible for the transition programme from the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills and the Department for Energy and Climate Change, to reflect on the process. By Richard Johnstone
Technology may never replace the need for human civil servants, but our panel of experts recognised a direction of travel. Colin Marrs reports from a CSW round table
Civil servants have access to an unprecedented amount of data, but how can they better use it to improve citizen outcomes? Geoffrey Lyons reports on a recent round table discussion
Study argues that key public sector roles are among the least threatened by new technology
Warren Smith also opens up on how the launch of the Crown Marketplace will reshape central government procurement
The One Team Government movement has big ambitions to reform how Whitehall works by getting different professions and departments to work better together. PublicTechnology meets its co-founder Kit Collingwood-Richardson to find out more
Wireless internet service passes beta assessment and is now available in more than 100 locations across the UK
Study from techUK and Dods shows key obstacles becoming more – not less – entrenched
Institute for Government report also warns of tech challenges facing HMRC as it develops new customs system
New rules mean Whitehall departments will need to think about privacy implications and data protection issues right at the start of policy developments. Here’s how to get ready for the change