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WEBDWP investing in telephony-routing as minister acknowledges ‘call waiting times are sometimes longer than we would like’. September 13, 2024. The department’s dedicated minister for transformation has admitted some Child Maintenance Service users are currently waiting too long for telephone support, but has talked up the use of new ...
Scores of GDS staff moved to new Central Digital and Data Office
WEBMay 12, 2021 · The decision to move all these functions out of GDS has, over the last month, seen a large number of staff move from GDS to CDDO. Those that have made the switch include holders of a wide range of job titles such as technology advisor, policy and engagement lead, and user researchers and designers in the areas of standards, assurance, and accessibility.
DWP to launch of improved online Access to Work service
WEBNov 3, 2021 · The Department for Work and Pensions is to launch a new online service through which citizens can obtain support and payments through the Access to Work programme. The scheme provides grants to help cover the cost of “practical support” that can assist people with disabilities or health conditions in their working lives.
Universities unveil tech designed to discover ‘first Earth-like planet’
WEBApr 5, 2024 · The astrocomb laser system developed by researchers from Heriot-Watt and Cambridge Universities has been compared to a distorted guitar and is designed ‘extremely sensitive wavelength measurements’ of the light spectrum. University academics have developed a tool they believe could help discover the “first Earth-like planet”.
Government graduate scheme now more than 50% STEM
WEBNov 1, 2023 · Applications for the 2024 Fast Stream intake opened on 12 October and close on 9 November at noon. The Fast Stream will aim for 50% of its graduate intake to have STEM degrees again in 2024, the Cabinet Office said. As the scheme is open to current civil servants, with or without a degree, the target only applies to external applicants.
Report cites progress all round on National Cyber Strategy
WEBAug 16, 2023 · The government has made progress against all five pillars of the National Cyber Strategy 2022, according to a newly publsihed report. This is the first annual review of progress since the strategy was launched in December 2021. While it celebrates success in areas such as improving cyber education and skills and building resilience across the ...
Integrated Data Service: Twenty projects up and running on new …
WEBFeb 20, 2024 · Migration of hundreds of projects will accelerate as ‘improved data integration and cross sector collaboration… will drive significant uptake’ of new platform in the coming months, according to national statistician The new centralised platform to enable government data experts to securely ac
National Cyber Security Centre hires PwC exec Horne as new CEO
WEBApr 24, 2024 · The National Cyber Security Centre has unveiled PwC senior manager Richard Horne as its new chief executive. Horne – who also served a lengthy stint at Barclays Bank, during which he spent a year on secondment at the Cabinet Office, advising government on its first cross-Whitehall cyber strategy – will become the third person to lead the NCSC since its establishment in 2016.
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.
Government finance pros look to get the most of tech and data in …
WEBDec 28, 2023 · The yearly Permanent Secretaries Roundup published by PublicTechnology sister publication Civil Service World sees government’s senior leaders discuss the experiences of the past year – as well as shedding light on their plans for festive season. Cat Little, head of the government finance function and second permanent secretary to the Treasury, reveals how the department will next year ...