public sector
Labour begins bonfire of planning laws, relights plans for two data centres near London
Two planning applications "recovered" as new government wages war on nimbyism and greenbelt building restrictions
UK
Where new technology minister Peter Kyle may focus, as Labour pledges national renewal
Energy, national security both ripe for significant technology investment but DSIT's mandate and regulatory focus are...
public sector
From AI to open source: Tech leaders' recommendations for the new Labour Government
Leading industry figures set out key priorities for Sir Kier Starmer's new government, including employing Chief AI Officers in Whitehall and more open source in the public sector
central government
Ministry of Justice wanted ICT to be nimble and data driven. For now it’s grappling with technical debt and running late
"One of the most outsourced government departments with major contracts to manage"
data
Public sector CIOs must prioritise data compatibility
If you are in the middle of a transformation exercise, how do you ensure data compatibility while you are switching systems?
central government
Can £160 million and the cloud fix the DWP’s dismal contact centres?
One DWP contact centre services provider reported a shocking 173 SLA breaches in a single year....
central government
Job of the Week: Chief Data Officer, HMG
Role up your sleeves, gird your loins, dust off those "outstanding influencing, negotiating and conflict resolution skills"
public sector
Eight years in, £2 billion spent, and nothing to show bar a big fat interoperability hole
Astonishingly the Home Office, already under pressure over interoperability challenges “does not know how many vendors provide" control room systems across 108 service stations...
public sector
Government's Big Beasts join forces in £1 billion ERP "Synergy Programme"
The four departments employ 250,000 end users, over half the entire civil service, and the programme, which aims to separate technology from service centres, is one of HMG’s most ambitious...
Featured
HM Treasury cybersecurity salary triggers fresh outcry
Private sector equivalent in the UK would be triple
Featured
Step up, Sir Humphrey: Why UK govt’s digital failings are a business sponsor problem
CDDO's roadmap risks "petering out" warns NAO.
Enterprise IT
Digital policy veteran Jerry Fishenden: We need our "digital mojo" back
"I want to stimulate debate about how we can rediscover and re-energise" digital ambitions