Darren Jones: Digital ID will provide foundation for modern public services
11 Mar Digital, Data & Technology

Darren Jones: Digital ID will provide foundation for modern public services

Chief secretary to PM says Digital ID can save tens of millions of pounds each year by reducing need for call centres and paperwork
by Tevye Markson
MoD perm sec pledges anti-fraud performance will improve
09 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
MoD perm sec pledges anti-fraud performance will improve
Government's shared services strategy 'unlikely to reach full potential'
06 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Government's shared services strategy 'unlikely to reach full potential'
Cyber profession plans unveiled
06 Mar Digital, Data & Technology
Cyber profession plans unveiled
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
17 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Government pledges to ‘set requirement to share data across departments’
Reform plan stresses ambition to improve use of tech and data
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
15 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
'No justification' for vaccine passports, MPs say
A vaccine-status certification scheme would be discriminatory, PACAC said
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
03 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
DWP data unit ‘helped 540,000 unpaid carers get early vaccinations’
Department made first bulk data transfer to NHS England in February
Data sharing flagged as challenge to realising integrated defence aims Sponsored
02 Jun 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Data sharing flagged as challenge to realising integrated defence aims
Barriers to realising Integrated Review revealed in exclusive research
Lessons from a digital career: John Fitzpatrick’s journey from a Manchester benefits office to leading MoD’s digital transformation
26 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Lessons from a digital career: John Fitzpatrick’s journey from a Manchester benefits office to leading MoD’s digital transformation
John Fitzpatrick’s civil service career has gone from a Manchester benefits office to playing a key role in the MoD’s digital transformation. He relives the journey with Richard Johnstone
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
25 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Minister pledges Central Digital and Data Office will target ‘elephant in the room’ legacy IT
Newly created entity will also focus on data infrastructure
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
13 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
Responsibility for controls and standards has been taken on by new entity
Better integration could save government £850k per digital service, minister claims
07 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Better integration could save government £850k per digital service, minister claims
Work to ensure tasks are not replicated across different tools could deliver significant financial benefits
HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
07 May 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
HMRC shared 5,000 citizen records with local councils in pilot ‘to analyse vulnerable and overlapping debtors’
Newly published information-sharing register reveals programme took place last autumn
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
22 Apr 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
MPs slam lack of planning and poor data in Covid shielding scheme
Some 800,000 people may have “slipped through the net and missed out on much-needed support”
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
20 Apr 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Civil servants warned of spying link to social media contacts
MI5 says more than 10,000 incidents have been recorded as campaign flags threat from fake business profiles
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
30 Mar 2021 Digital, Data & Technology
Defra seeks leader to realise potential of HR data
Lead sought for transformation programme that aims to make better use of workforce data