All civil servants to get AI training
09 Jun Digital, Data & Technology

All civil servants to get AI training

For the latest One Big Thing project, officials will be trained on AI and tasked with assessing how they can use the tech to streamline their own work
by Tevye Markson
Spending Review: DSIT gets £1.2bn boost to fund cross-department digital priorities
11 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
Spending Review: DSIT gets £1.2bn boost to fund cross-department digital priorities
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
10 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
Which tasks do public servants spend too long on? And how can AI help?
DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
09 Jun Digital, Data & Technology
DSIT building 'one-stop tech shop' for public sector procurement
Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
04 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Cabinet Office anti-misinformation unit buys £75k ‘social listening tool’
Rapid Response Unit's deal with software firm gives officials access to "unlimited searches"
DWP accused of 'culture of secrecy' after blocking access to benefit sanctions data
03 Mar 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP accused of 'culture of secrecy' after blocking access to benefit sanctions data
Glasgow study into the link between sanctions and health issues halted after department refused to release data
Foreign Office IT woes still causing 'chaos' as Ukraine war unfolds
28 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Foreign Office IT woes still causing 'chaos' as Ukraine war unfolds
Problems caused by failure to integrate FCO and DfID IT systems slowing down work, insiders say
People at the heart of updating government’s legacy systems Partner Content
25 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
People at the heart of updating government’s legacy systems
Transforming citizen experience requires motivation, close collaboration and communication
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Windrush: Home Office to build central platform to improve data quality and management
Department aims to make good on recommendations of 2020 lessons-learned report
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Wall of secrecy surrounds DCMS's Counter-Disinformation Unit
Department remains tight-lipped on its fake-news-battling operations, in the face of intervention from the Information Commissioner's Office
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
22 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Fears over remote vetting for officials seeking ‘top secret’ clearance
End of automatic face-to-face interviews risks “catastrophic security breach”, former officer claims
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
17 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government chief digital officer post on offer for £190k
Current CDDO head Joanna Davinson is to depart role imminently
Government maps out accessibility career path for digital and data profession
16 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government maps out accessibility career path for digital and data profession
Home Office works with Central Digital and Data Office to put together proposal
Watchdog examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
10 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Watchdog examining ‘serious cybersecurity incident’ at FCDO
Department discloses that it was the target of an attack
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
09 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government must do ‘much more’ to tackle Brexit border issues, MPs warn
Border disruption could get even worse as passenger numbers increase and stricter new EU checks are introduced
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
07 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Black Cabinet Office civil servant receives six-figure pay off amid 'systemic' racism concern
A former civil servant who said he had been racially abused has called for PACAC to investigate the department
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
03 Feb 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Darpa exec named first boss of Advanced Research and Invention Agency
BEIS hires British-born deputy of US organisation Darpa to lead new “high-risk, high-reward organisation”
Can government destroy its legacy?
30 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Can government destroy its legacy?
As much as half of government’s near-£5bn annual spend on IT is dedicated to the maintenance of ageing or unsupported tech. A range of digital leaders tell Sam Trendall about the issues they face with legacy, and how they can be addressed
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
26 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Government testing identifies accessibility issues on 99% of public sector websites
CDDO monitoring found that vast majority of sites did not wholly comply with regulations
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC to close in-house tech firm
19 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Taking more control of IT strategy’ – HMRC to close in-house tech firm
Staff will either become civil servants or move over to commercial providers
Machines advise, people decide Partner Content
18 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Machines advise, people decide
Machine Learning systems could be enormously valuable in government, but carefully managing the development and operation of those systems is crucial to realising their full potential for the benefit of public services
2022: the year the public sector fights back Partner Content
17 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
2022: the year the public sector fights back
Tim Skinner, public sector director at NetApp UKI, discusses the challenges organisations face moving into 2022, and also the ways they can overcome these obstacles
Data watchdog warns civil servants not to delete messages amid party probe
14 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Data watchdog warns civil servants not to delete messages amid party probe
ICO says “erasing, destroying or concealing” relevant information is a criminal offence
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
07 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office appoints panel to advise on 'scientific' ways to verify age of asylum seekers
Ethical concerns have been raised over the plans for medical age assessment
Artificial intelligence without digital discrimination Partner Content
04 Jan 2022 Digital, Data & Technology
Artificial intelligence without digital discrimination
Machine learning has huge potential to address government challenges but it is accompanied by a unique set of risks. Civica explains the challenges involved in deploying this technology in the public sector, pointing to a less hazardous path
How tech defined the biggest stories of 2021
31 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
How tech defined the biggest stories of 2021
Digital and data once again had a starring role in supporting – and, occasionally, hampering – the government’s work this year. Sam Trendall looks back
‘Thriving in the face of unprecedented challenges’: National Archives chief Jeff James on an ‘encouraging’ year
30 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Thriving in the face of unprecedented challenges’: National Archives chief Jeff James on an ‘encouraging’ year
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The National Archives Office chief exec and keeper tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges
‘The pressure has not let up’: Tom Read on leading GDS with honesty and empathy
28 Dec 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘The pressure has not let up’: Tom Read on leading GDS with honesty and empathy
2020 may have been a year like no other, but 2021 was a chip off the old block and relentless from day one. The Government Digital Service chief tells us about 12 more months of dealing with Covid as well as new challenges