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Government sets out roadmap for modern digital public services

The government has published a roadmap outlining how technology will be used across the public sector to improve services, boost productivity, and make everyday interactions with the state simpler for citizens.

Overcoming challenges in smart city projects

Michelle Supper, Director of The Open Group Open Platform 3.0™ Forum explores why smart city projects should avoid making the city a mirror of big corporations, as value needs to be delivered differently.

Why the UK government is in need of digital transformation

In this piece, Andy Butcher talks us through some of the general technology changes involved in the immense, ongoing machinations of government digital transformation.

Leading digital transformation: The demand for software developers in government

The work of the Government Digital Service in leading digital transformation is discussed here, with a focus on their recently promoted initiative to meet the demand for software developers in government.

How does open source tech transform Government?

The purpose of government should be simple — serve the public — but the manner by which governments deliver services is often a complicated mess.

Helping government bring IT back in-house

OGEL IT discuss the services they provide to help the government bring IT back in-house, in this report.

UK investigates crime-fighting AI for racial discrimination

The globally unique Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation will work with the Race Disparity Unit to examine AI potentially making racially discriminative decisions in crime and justice.

What is AI’s biggest asset in government digital transformation?

In this article, Sascha Giese examines how Hybrid IT and cloud computing will be AI's biggest asset as the government embraces digital transformation.

Blockchain-based identity: A tool for global innovation

Following a year of widespread data breaches and the ongoing threat to online data, it’s no surprise that digital identity has evolved as one of the most important issues facing organisations and consumers on a global scale.

Collaborating for digital transformation success

Digital transformation: it’s a phrase uttered frequently and with much fervour among senior government figures, heads of public sector and tech innovators in the UK

What could GDS and Central Government do better?

Andy Sandford, Director of We are Lean and Agile, answers the question as to what can be learnt from local authorities about processes.

£400,000 awarded to tech companies by UK Government

The UK Government has awarded £400,000 to tech companies to track waste through the economy, after they won the GovTech Catalyst competition.

Enabling effective digital government transformation

With the publication of its Government Transformation Strategy in early 2017, the UK government set out its plans for using digital to transform the relationship between citizens and the state.

Accessibility: The key to making government work better

Joshue O Connor, Head of Accessibility (Interim) at Government Digital Service (GDS) argues that accessibility is the key component of making government work better.

European Commission: Two thirds of public sector services now online

The 2018 eGovernment Benchmark helps European governments improve their public sector digital services.

Over half of government departments are not future-proofing their digital transformation projects

Research commissioned by Zaizi, found over half of government departments are seeing slow or partial progress in digitising their processes, with even less exploring automation

Digital transformation and local government: Asking the right questions

Callum Sherwood, Public Sector Specialist at Freshworks provides insight into the world of digital transformation and local government and ponders if we are asking the right questions in this vein

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