MoJ convenes top judges and experts to develop rules for online court proceedings
New committee created to help advise participants in court cases
MPs ask HMRC for answers over summer helpline closure
Chair of Treasury committee expresses concern about impact on citizens and lack of notice
ICO examines use of personal data in government anti-disinformation work
Data watchdog says it will be asking questions of departments following ‘information that has...
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PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of the year
A reminder of the shocks, scandals and success stories that shaped the world of government technology in 2022
Digital function leader picks ‘attracting and retaining top talent’ as biggest challenge
CDDO leader Megan Lee reflects on the issues facing her colleagues in delivering ambitious transformation objectives
ONS looks to ‘overhauled and truly modern population statistics system’
National statistician discusses desire to provide government with census-type data more than once a decade
‘A collective sigh of relief’ – former minister remembers millennium bug panic
Gisela Stuart, whose brief included civil contingencies, recalls the havoc that was expected – and failed to materialise
Government efficiency drive will place ‘greater emphasis on digital technology’
Civil service COO Alex Chisholm reflects on the biggest achievements of 2022 and the challenges of the year ahead
National Archives head: ‘Organisational culture and cohesion is vital in the digital age’
Jeff James reflects on delivering major digitisation work while working in lockdown conditions
‘Like changing an aeroplane engine in flight’ – Met Office boss on delivering a new supercomputer
Penelope Endersby looks back on a year of difficult decisions and extreme weather
IPA chief on how government and industry need to collaborate to transform
Nick Smallwood runs the rule over major projects’ progress in 2022, and looks to the year ahead
DWP seeks £100k leader to help ‘become a truly data-driven department’
Role comes with remit to create vision to ‘transform work’ of government agency
Government chief picks digital skills as biggest challenge of 2023
Cabinet secretary cites need for departments to recruit more people from STEM backgrounds
Scottish officials granted right to switch off outside working hours
New policy stipulates Scottish Government workers should not be asked to answer calls and emails beyond contracted hours
Whitehall digitisation hampered by 30 years of ‘over-optimism’
NAO chief Gareth Davies says that government needs to invest in tech to achieve efficiencies
Government presses on with plans for York hub
Minister reveals site is slated to open in 2027 and will host officials from vetting agency
‘Significant escalation’ – Christmas strikes planned over courts IT system dispute
Legal advisers and court associates vote to take industrial action over controversial Common Platform
Government STEM agencies back industrial action
Bodies including Dstl and the Met Office are among the bodies to indicate most support for potential strikes
Edinburgh creates security hub to support smart-city ambitions
Council leader says that Scottish capital is looking to use tech to become 'more sustainable and data-driven'
‘We’re not a remote-working organisation’ – spending watchdog head
NAO chief Gareth Davies tells MPs that, while auditors now spend less time onsite, in-person fieldwork remains essential
Nearly a third of Defra’s 2,000 applications are past end of life, auditors find
Department must commit a decade of work and three quarters of its IT budget to upgrading ageing kit
Common complaints – why the ICO is considering revamping FOI casework
A ‘perfect storm’ of factors helped create a significant backlog of information-access complaints – but the data watchdog has a plan to improve. PublicTechnology takes a closer look.
Welsh Government considers reducing office space as remote working dominates
Data shows only about one in 10 officials is now in the office on any given day
Publication paused on departments’ annual strategy plans
Agencies will not be required to release documents for the current fiscal year