DDaT rebranded as Government Digital and Data with ambition to …
WEBNov 29, 2023 — Cabinet Office claims that new brand represents ‘first ever community leading digital transformation in government’ and will help departments recruit leading talent to a workforce that now comprises 28,000 people The newly rebranded ‘Government Digital and Data’ function will help the civil s
UK to introduce digital driving licences – PublicTechnology
WEBSep 21, 2021 — Credit: PA. The UK is to introduce digital driving licences as part of a package of technology and process reforms. The government’s intention is also to reduce – if not eliminate – the use of physical test certificates and provisional licences. The process of obtaining an MOT will also be digitised. Alongside these reforms of transport ...
DWP embarks on six-year modernisation scheme to ‘transform …
WEBNov 17, 2023 — The Department for Work and Pensions is embarking upon a major digital reform programme through which it aims to “transform the customer experience of approximately 20 million” citizens accessing services in a wide range of areas.
Government kicks off £3m two-year project to build …
WEBOct 22, 2020 — Cabinet Office to lead creation of the Digital National Asset Register, which will offer improved information to government property managers and the public Credit: Images Money/CC BY 2.0 The government has kicked off a two-year project to build a comprehensive database of all buildings and land
Government to investigate how local authorities use PSN
WEBSep 16, 2019 — The FN4G scheme now intends to build on this with a “data-gathering exercise to identify what services, applications and systems UK local authorities and councils use to interoperate over the PSN network”. GDS is seeking a supplier to lead this three-month research project, which will involve communicating with representatives of …
MoJ’s adoption of digital pay framework has enabled £22m boost …
WEBNov 30, 2023 — The ministry’s newly published annual accounts for the 2022-23 year reveal that its Justice Digital unit has adopted the Government Digital and Data Pay Framework. The specialist pay structure – known as the DDaT Pay Framework until a rebrand of government’s digital profession this week – is designed to help departments attract and ...
Government seeks £110k leader for Secret IT platform
WEBFeb 21, 2022 — The Rosa system has been in place since 2018 Credit: Mohamed Hassan/Stockvault The government is seeking a new leader for the global IT system allowing officials to access Secret-level documents. The Rosa IT service was implemented 2018; it was developed by the Cabinet Office, working in close
NHS issues warning over ‘potential serious risks to patient safety ...
WEBDec 8, 2023 — The issues with the technology could also create risks for health organisations and individual clinicians. This is exemplified by a reported problem in which referrals for domestic abuse services are wrongly backdated, as are reports from the patient of female genital mutilation, “suggesting healthcare professionals were aware of concerns earlier than they were, and had not taken appropriate ...
GDS and CDDO complete DSIT move as new ‘AI
WEBAug 1, 2024 — GDS employs about 750 people, while CDDO has around 200 staff. The Incubator for Artificial Intelligence – typically referred to as i.AI – was launched in November 2023 “to help departments harness the potential AI”. The unit started with 30 employees and plans to recruit a further 40 were announced earlier this year.
UKHSA signs £900k deal to ‘streamline data operations’
WEBAug 16, 2024 — The UK Health Security Agency has signed a six-figure deal to help bring order to the organisation’s stores data. The public health body – which operates as an executive agency of the Department of Health and Social Care – this week entered into an initial one-year contract with Amazon Web Services, with which the agency signed a £50m cloud-hosting deal last month.
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