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More than half of government ICT waste now reused – but landfill creeps up
Annual report identifies opportunity for ‘ethical and more lucrative approach’ to technology disposals
Annual public sector financial report faces delays after problems with Treasury IT system
Department’s new OSCAR II platform encountered ‘capacity issues’ over the summer
‘Nations of innovators’ – Scottish Government looks to deepen Danish ties
New trade facility opened in the capital city of the world’s leading digital government ...
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Fuelling the UK’s digital economy
Ed Stainton, Director of Major Government at BT, on accelerating initiatives to drive growth through responsible, inclusive, and sustainable technology
Service user complaints met with ‘fob-off and brick walls’, watchdog warns
Ombudsman claims that departments see feedback as a nuisance
Ministers urged to demand that officials make ‘a rapid return to the office’
Jacob Rees-Mogg and Steve Barclay ramp up efforts to call time on widespread working from home
‘Chronically underfunded’ – Scotland’s Open University may have to limit student numbers
Mainstay of remote learning provision indicates estimated financial shortfall of £16m
UK announces plans to clean up space junk
Government agency funds companies to remove debris from the Earth’s orbit
DCMS seeks leader for smart device security policy team
Role comes with remit to support regulation and engage with industry
Estonian government invites tech innovators globally to join digital testbed
Estonia says Digital Testbed Framework is an opportunity to trial solutions with one of world’s most digitally-advanced nations
NHSX publishes post-pandemic guidance for digital healthcare
Health secretary Sajid Javid says guidance gives a clear direction to drive NHS tech
Royal Navy uses AI software to track supersonic missiles
Systems designed to help personnel deal with incoming threats more quickly tested during NATO exercise
How are Government employees responding to the challenge of multi-agency collaboration in 2021?
Seven years after the Home Office shared findings from its 'Multi-Agency Working and Information Sharing Project', Huddle asks - where are we today?
Councils organise local computers for remote schooling schemes
Norfolk, Essex, Greater Manchester and West Midlands among authorities setting up local projects
Ben Goldacre to review research use of health data
Head of Oxford University DataLab and ‘Bad Science’ author to report findings in April
Digitisation will help make census safe says ONS
Statistical agency hopes that three-quarters of responses in England and Wales will be digital
Government funds new UK Cyber Security Council
Former DWP chief security officer Claudia Natanson to chair new professional body
Government should aim Catapults higher says Lords committee
Report recommends changes to funding rules to help innovation centres collaborate with universities and industry
Schools adopt range of approaches on digital home learning says Ofsted
Remote schooling provision is ‘patchy’ and has to compete with other technologies says chief inspector
Reimagining Employee Engagement
Studies have shown that an engaged employee is happier, more productive, and more committed to their job. So how can we encourage employee engagement? Trickle suggests innovative solutions
Workspace, Not Workplace: How Agile Working Increases Productivity whilst Driving Engagement and Fostering Inclusivity
2020 has been a year of unprecedented change for the UK public sector. Today’s agile working technology enables you to meet citizen needs in this challenging operating environment by empower your people with the right tools to increase productivity, drive engagement and foster inclusivity, says Six Degrees.
Recruitment of government CDIO ‘still ongoing’, Cabinet Office claims
Applications for newly created perm sec-level position closed more than 10 months ago, since when updates have been scarce
Widespread Whitehall homeworking to continue
Phased return begins but numbers of civil servants returning to the office will be limited
Treasury’s £250m IT deal with NTT Data to be extended into eighth year
Contract came with an initial seven-year potential term but will now run until 2022