John Edwards resigns as information commissioner after investigation finds 'case to answer'
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John Edwards resigns as information commissioner after investigation finds 'case to answer'

Edwards says he accepts he has on occasions "exercised poor judgement and made attempts at humour that were inappropriate and caused offence"
by Tevye Markson
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NAO lauds Government Finance Function for ‘strong foundations’ with 2030 strategy
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To manage innovation, governments must fix procurement 
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HMRC set to deliver £700m in efficiency savings this year
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In final PAC appearance, Jim Harra says customer services is "big area" where more efficiency savings can be found
Civil servants invited to join new low-code community
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Home Office seeks data strategy chief to 'deliver culture change' on data capability
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Role can be based in either London or Manchester and comes with a remit to set and deliver organisational data strategy
Spending Review will upgrade ageing tech and fund AI – Vallance
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Why the policy profession must embrace AI
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Award celebrating statistical excellence in civil service opens for entries
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Royal Statistical Society welcomes nominations for projects that demonstrate innovation in the delivery of data
Policy professionals may face a skills gap in AI-augmented future
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The disruption of AI could be positive, but the civil service must be agile enough to adapt
GDS seeks cross-government 'digital and data pay and reward lead'
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Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
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Whitehall must embrace 'fast learning' culture – NAO boss
Gareth Davies also calls for system reform and investment in people to boost productivity in annual speech