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WEBOct 4, 2010 · Hear from Oliver Norman on the vital digital strategies that build resilience against threats to our healthcare, data, & trust. PublicTechnology ·. 4 Sep. The local transport authority in the Scottish Highlands is supporting trials of self-driving vehicles in Inverness. Story. PublicTechnology ·. 4 Sep.
Whitehall lawyers begin upgrade of ‘out of date and hindering’ …
WEB1 day ago · The result is that “efforts required to keep it fit for purpose are increasing, with diminishing returns in functionality and improvements”. To inform the process of creating a replacement system, a discovery process has already been undertaken “to identify the user needs and the opportunities to improve”.
Refreshing the homepage: Experts discuss the pros and cons of …
WEBAug 30, 2024 · As government’s core digital units relocate from their longstanding base in the Cabinet Office to a new home in DSIT, PublicTechnology talks to sector experts to assess the potential impact When the Government Digital Service was formally unveiled in late 2011, its founding leader Mike Bracke
Minister slams ‘scandal’ of failure to update digital inclusion ...
WEB11 hours ago · The new minister did not offer a specific guarantee in this regard, but did state that “digital inclusion is a key priority for the government and it is shocking that the previous government’s out-of-date digital inclusion strategy was published a full decade ago, despite clear evidence that digital exclusion limits economic growth and harms individuals’ chances to study, work and ...
The top public sector tech trends to look out for in 2024
WEBDec 27, 2023 · The Home Office’s Emergency Services Network – which, even in the best-case scenario, will now deliver at least 10 years late and at more than double the originally expected £6bn cost – aims to identify key technology partners in 2024. Project leaders will hope that doing so incurs no further delays or cost increases.
PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of 2023 – part two
WEBDec 29, 2023 · HMRC picks Deloitte as £100m tech partner for digital Single Trade Window. Just a few days into July came one of the biggest stories of the second half of the year, as we reported that HM Revenue and Customs had signed a £100m deal with Deloitte to serve as the major technology partner for the unified post-Brexit digital system to support all of traders’ interactions with government.
Government backs £40m network to better predict floods and …
WEBSep 4, 2024 · A new publicly funded £40m network will combine the technology with a “huge” data bank to better predict where floods and droughts will strike. The Floods and Droughts Research Infrastructure – funded by the non-departmental government body, the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) – …
Lane Fox and Willmott to chair new panel to shape digital …
WEBOct 1, 2024 · Following its recent establishment as the new ‘digital centre of government’, the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology has named a dozen industry and academic experts to an advisory body Government has set up a panel of 12 experts who will be tasked with helping to “create a 10-y
Researchers claim AI breakthrough in pandemic preparedness
WEBSep 6, 2024 · Artificial intelligence-powered software has revealed “never-seen-before” viral mechanisms, which could help to boost the UK’s future pandemic preparedness, researchers claim. Scientists from Glasgow University have used artificial intelligence to try and uncover mechanisms that can explain how …
PublicTechnology’s biggest stories of 2023 – part one
WEBDec 28, 2023 · The move was revealed via the signature of a £12m contract signed with Capgemini to support the switchover. More details have since emerged about what is pegged as a £50m project, and includes the delivery of a single new departmental IT system for undertaking work classified at Official level.. The department has indicated that the programme of work “will enable better interoperability ...