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How local government organisations can streamline HR processes
Local governments can improve their sensitive HR processes through efficient self-service systems, potentially bringing reductions in costs and labour and increased employee satisfaction.
Finance, foes and failure: The risks of neglecting data governance
Data governance is a buzzword that we hear thrown around a lot, especially since the implementation of GDPR back in 2018.
Filling the public sector’s digital skills gap through employee empowerment
The public sector has a digital skills gap which requires urgent action – to solve this, employers can advance workplace technology skills through multidisciplinary methods.
The UK Government has rejected gender neutral toilets in public buildings
The UK Government has announced its plan to place separate male and female toilets in all new public buildings – forgoing gender neutral toilets to protect women.
What does the future hold for children’s services?
Kirtpal Kaur Aujla, Partner at Bevan Brittan considers what the future holds for children’s services in the UK.
Consumers would abandon online services with a poor login experience
Marc Power, regional vice president of UKI-MENA at Auth0, discusses what online services should take away from a recent YouGov report about consumers login experience.
More than a quarter of over-50s ‘locked out’ of online services during lockdown
Martin McKay, co-founder and CEO of Texthelp, outlines the results of a recent YouGov report examining the accessibility of online services during lockdown.
Designing public services in a user-centred way in a time of crisis
In order to make transformation more effective and beneficial in the long term, user-centred design must come into play, says Sam Menter, Co-founder and Managing Director of Mace & Menter.
How can local authorities ensure continuity during COVID-19?
Julie Smith, business consultant/project manager and Luke Taylor, programme manager at Entec Si, advise how local authorities can ensure continuity during COVID-19.
Wider Public Sector Legal Services (RM3788)
Mark Jones, Commercial Agreements Manager in Legal Services at the Crown Commercial Service discusses the Wider Public Sector Legal Services (RM3788).
How can the cloud build more innovative public services?
Here, Harold de Neef from Civica describes the 'Uberisation' of services, aka how innovative public services can be implemented by the cloud.
Alison Pritchard becomes interim Director General of GDS
Defra's Alison Pritchard joins GDS as Director General, beginning her first week as the department’s interim chief.
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.
Shaping tomorrow with you: How local government can benefit from document management technology
Andrew Cowling at Fujitsu Scanners explains how local government can benefit from document management technology, as well as his thoughts on GDPR-compliance.
Offering Certainty in an Uncertain World – The future of Agile in Government Services
It’s hard to be Agile in Government. Within an elected government delivery is expected to mirror a published manifesto. Do something different, and the words ‘U-turn’ threaten within the corridors of power.
How can a Service Desk improve Government?
Dave Aspindle, Head of Public Sector at Littlefish explains how getting the Service Desk right can dramatically improve the government’s efficiency.
It goes without saying, that the IT function of any organisation is paramount to its success. For any government department to succeed then an excellent service needs to be...
Welcome to the era of open government
Director, Policy & Community at BCS David Evans provides an expert insight into the world of open government digital services
How the public sector can achieve start-up style innovation
Innovation in the public sector can be slow-moving. Alistair Smith at Contino explains how government services can get the sleek style of a start-up
Although digital innovation has repeatedly been taken up with enthusiasm by various governments and government departments over the past decade or so, attempts to adopt lean,...
What are the prospects for public sector ICT suppliers in 2017?
Rob Anderson, analyst in the public sector team at GlobalData, predicts a buoyant market for public sector ICT this year and in the longer term
In a post-referendum, pre-Brexit world of economic uncertainty, what are the prospects for public sector suppliers in 2017? Theresa May and Phillip Hammond may have...