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
Delivering change across the public sector Partner Content
27 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Delivering change across the public sector
It’s a bit of cliché, but it’s still true that most change efforts fail. Asking three simple questions can significantly improve the chances of success, argues Subash Viroomal
‘Cutting edge’ or a ‘security nightmare’? Government anti-espionage unit on the tech behind Bond gadgets
21 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
‘Cutting edge’ or a ‘security nightmare’? Government anti-espionage unit on the tech behind Bond gadgets
As No Time To Die smashes box-office records, technical experts from the UK National Authority for Counter-Eavesdropping tell us whether 007’s favourite spy toys are rooted in reality
The civil society data gap matters – and this is how we fill it
19 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
The civil society data gap matters – and this is how we fill it
Civil society is a vital part of our lives, but we know relatively little about the health of the sector. Ed Humpherson makes the case for taking action now to ensure policymakers have the data they need to better support – and work with – civil society in the future
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
15 Oct 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
GDS to build GOV.UK app to access hundreds of services
Smartphone platform will form part of wider One Login programme
Departments told to hand over records of WhatsApp chats used for official business
29 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Departments told to hand over records of WhatsApp chats used for official business
Campaign group hopes evidence will support its call for judicial review into "WhatsApp government"
Queues at airports after Border Force endures ‘systems failure’ of e-passport gates
28 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Queues at airports after Border Force endures ‘systems failure’ of e-passport gates
Home Office claims problem was quickly fixed
Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
24 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government tech chief looks to bring more policy and delivery pros into digital roles
Joanna Davinson says digital function is working with HR colleagues to promote greater movement between disciplines
Government is a ‘tough environment for digital projects’, admit top officials
23 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government is a ‘tough environment for digital projects’, admit top officials
“Brownfield site” of legacy tech poses a particular challenge, civil service chief operating officer Alex Chisholm tells MPs
MoD to probe data breach that 'put Afghan interpreters' lives at risk'
21 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD to probe data breach that 'put Afghan interpreters' lives at risk'
Email error has “needlessly” endangered lives of interpreters who aided the UK, Labour Party says
Multiverse receives “outstanding” following Ofsted inspection Sponsored
20 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Multiverse receives “outstanding” following Ofsted inspection
Ofsted judged Multiverse to be ‘outstanding’ - its top available ranking - in all categories
Home Office law enforcement data failures 'putting public safety at risk'
13 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Home Office law enforcement data failures 'putting public safety at risk'
Fragile technology is limiting policing capability, warns NAO
Study finds government using personal data to target messages
10 Sep 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Study finds government using personal data to target messages
Academics say digital tactics raise legal and ethical questions
Post-Brexit data protection regime to deliver 'common sense, not box-ticking'
30 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Post-Brexit data protection regime to deliver 'common sense, not box-ticking'
Government signals intent for more-business friendly environment as it plans partnerships with the likes of the US, Colombia, India and Kenya
What next for the UK’s data protection regime?
17 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
What next for the UK’s data protection regime?
The EU may have granted its former member state adequacy, but there will be many more issues to resolve in the coming years. Sam Trendall explores
DWP project to ‘address concerns’ over ageing tech in data warehouse
10 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP project to ‘address concerns’ over ageing tech in data warehouse
Department working to update hardware and software
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
06 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister under fire for replacing phone before it was searched in procurement proceedings
Transparency campaigners question why Lord Bethell’s documents cannot be retrieved
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
05 Aug 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MoD offers first-ever bug bounty to find vulnerabilities in defence systems
Department runs 30-day exercise in partnership with ethical hackers
Increasing diversity in the civil service Sponsored
30 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Increasing diversity in the civil service
While surface figures show a diverse make-up in the civil service, there is still work to be done argues Multiverse
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
30 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government analyses social ‘narratives and influencers’ to support Covid response
Contract worth £1.4m signed at the start of the year
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
28 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Legacy tech: Half of government’s £5bn annual IT spend dedicated to ‘keeping the lights on’
Report identifies continued prevalence of ageing tech as one of the major challenges facing the civil service’s digital ambitions
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
27 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
More than three-quarters of people completed census online
National statistician reveals ONS exceeded target for first digital exercise
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
26 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
NAO report finds ‘consistent underperformance’ of government digital programmes over 25 years
Auditors identify pattern of decisions being rushed and ill-informed, while digital leaders lack support
Government urged to review IT policies after phones wiped due to pass code errors
21 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government urged to review IT policies after phones wiped due to pass code errors
Treasury perm sec Sir Tom Scholar among more than 100 who forgot PIN codes and had devices reset
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
16 Jul 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Investigators seize IT equipment in Hancock CCTV probe
Information Commissioner’s Office says inquiry into security footage leaked from Department of Health and Social Care targeted two homes