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Army seeks tech training proposals for recreating combat
Military research unit announces £2.8m competition for ‘disruptive ideas and concepts’
Phone-bots and social-media alerts – Cabinet Office unveils £1bn plan for tech-powered efficiency savings
Specialist unit for assessing spending decisions awards £500k to support central department in use of automation and digital
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As PublicTechnology gathered its audience for our annual summit, senior digital leaders from across the public sector discussed their priorities and challenges, and some of the more unexpected aspects of their work
‘This will define the future of warfare’ – parliamentary committee probes AI weapons
Peers to examine possible uses of autonomous weapons, as well as their legal and ethical ramifications
Pay not the biggest problem in recruiting digital staff, say experts
Senior managers in recruitment and digital profession point to other issues including job descriptions and speed of offers
Government aims to boost fraud skills of thousands of officials
New strategy puts forward plan to upskill experts across Whitehall
AI, blockchain and quantum lead emerging-tech agenda as government aims to expand on ‘pockets of progress’
CDDO head of strategy points to challenges and opportunities created by next-generation technologies
Ex-Whitehall big hitters back commission aimed at reforming government’s centre
Former civil service chiefs and ministers are among those takin part in year-long think tank project which hopes to ‘radically improve’ central units
‘Intense scrutiny’ - Croydon’s tech chief on making the case for digital in tough times
Opama Khan tells delegates that focus must be on outcomes and benefits, rather than the technology itself
We need to work on what’s under the lid, says CDDO boss
Departments need to look at technology underpinning front-end services, Megan Lee Devlin tells PublicTechnology Live
Government Counter Disinformation Unit ‘does not monitor individuals’, minister pledges
Paul Scully responds to ongoing questions following revelations that Army brigade was deployed to assess social posts of UK citizens
Teachers express concern over schools’ readiness for ChatGPT
Study from BCS finds that the majority of computing educators believe that chatbots will create fairness challenges that institutions are not yet equipped to deal with
DWP plans to enable UC claims by prisoners nearing release
Department reveals tests are taking place in 15 institutions
Government breaks ground on Manchester hub to boost plans for north-west ‘cyber corridor’
Hundreds of anti-fraud officials have been moved to Manchester as government talks up technological potential of region
GDS boss: ‘One Login has very strong cybersecurity – and will uphold privacy’
Tom Read discusses ongoing consultation and says that new legislation will not affect commitment to data minimisation
Soon-to-close DIT presses on with hunt for digital transformation expert for £145k ops chief role
Trade agency is shortly to be merged into expanded Department for Business and Trade
‘DWP is moving away from seeing someone as a benefit recipient – and asking how we can respond to their circumstances’
Before appearing at PublicTechnology Live next week, digital delivery director Helen Roberts tells us about the department’s priorities – and why the term ‘digital transformation’ has never been a good fit
Scotland unveils health and care data strategy to ‘empower’ patients
Minister unveils plan and stresses importance of ‘taking people with us’
Consumer watchdog seeks behavioural science guru to analyse firms’ online influence tactics
Competition and Markets Authority advertises role at head of dedicated hub which analyses ‘high-pressure’ sales ops
DWP and software firms exploring retirement savings platforms for self-employed – pensions minister
Laura Trott claims that automatic enrolment remains unsuitable for freelances – but other digital options may have a part to play
Government appoints Angela McLean as first female chief scientific adviser
MoD science chief replaces Patrick Vallance in an appointment the government hopes will ‘inspire women and girls into STEM careers’