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Most civil servants want the government to gain additional powers to promote data policy compliance to ensure better use of data, according to research.

Webinar on blended learning in schools tomorrow Updated: Updated: The keynote speaker will be Saiju Aravind, senior scientist DRDO (Retired). Share Article Central Digital learning and EduBrisk in association with The Hindu In School will be organising a webinar on ‘21st century schools for ubiquitous learning’ and panel discussion will be on ‘Is blended learning in the classroom the panacea’. The webinar will be held on January 30 from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. The keynote speaker will be Sa...

Department for International Trade signs £2.6m deal with Capita Deal will see department deploy a digital platform to distribute grants to small and medium-sized enterprises Share this item with your network: By Published: 25 Jan 2021 11:59 The Department for International Trade (DIT) has signed a three-year, £2.6m deal with Capita to supply a digital grand management platform, GrantIS, that will enable the department to distribute grants to small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs). Th...

Government needs to ‘take stock’ of digital progress, says Reform Think-tank says Covid-19 has shown the importance of a ‘digitally enabled’ public sector, but there is still a long way to go to realise the full potential of technology Share this item with your network: By Published: 21 Jan 2021 11:09 Think-tank Reform has published a report calling on the government to “take stock” and understand the challenges ahead to realise the benefits of digital transformation in the pub...

UKtech50 2021: Vote for the most influential person in UK technology Our judges have picked a shortlist, and now we invite readers to tell us who should be chosen as the most influential person in the UK tech scene for 2021 – submit your vote now Share this item with your network: By Published: 21 Jan 2021 14:04 Computer Weekly has opened voting for the annual UKtech50, our definitive list of the movers and shakers in UK technology – the CIOs, industry executives, public servants an...

The Government Digital Service (GDS) is developing proposals for an ongoing assurance process of Whitehall departments’ digital priorities. It said the move has originated from a round of assurance exercises to support departments’ bids from funds in last year’s Spending Review. It claimed that these helped to make the case for the allocation of more than £600 million over the next year to deal with legacy technology issues. Tom Read (pictured), currently chief digital information office...

Where is the UK’s digital strategy? While the devolved nations press on with their digital plans, the UK government has delayed its digital strategy – yet this is too important for the economy to be put off any further Share this item with your network: By Published: 20 Jan 2021 Today, without a doubt, we are unanimous in our understanding as a population that “digital” is critical to our day-to-day lives and to our economy. It is necessary for our current survival and will be a key ba...

Latest civil service & public affairs moves — January 18 New appointments in the civil service, UK politics, and public affairs, via our colleagues at Dods People Government departments Prime Minister’s Office: UK Delegation to the Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe – John Howell MP appointed as Leader, Martin Vickers MP replaced Roger Gale MP as a member, and Cherilyn Mackrory MP appointed as a substitute member. Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office: Tim Stew has be...

UK government needs a digital reboot The appointment of new digital leadership is a welcome start to what – if the UK is to thrive in a post-Covid, post-Brexit world – must become a wholesale reboot of digital government Share this item with your network: By Published: 14 Jan 2021 It would be an understatement to say this appointment has been a long time coming – it took multiple delays and two rounds of recruitment to find the right candidate. However, the announcement – and with it t...

Optimizing public services: Cities that run their own operating system Watch Now For about a year and a half now, the UK government has been on the hunt for one of the biggest jobs in tech. The Cabinet Office has been recruiting for its next Government Chief Digital Officer (GCDO), a £200,000-a-year role operating at the most senior level of the civil service, to accomplish a seriously daunting task: to lead the public sectors digital transformation.   Now, fifteen months after the GCDOs jo...