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HMRC seeks HR chief to help drive digital skills
Aug 15, 2024 · Tax agency is seeking a chief people officer, a role which comes with a remit to help ensure the organisation has ‘updated skills and capabilities’ to support its digital ambitions. HM Revenue and Customs is offering £170,000 for its next chief people officer, who will deliver an “ambitious programme of workforce transformation”. The ...
UK to introduce digital driving licences – PublicTechnology
Sep 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 ...
How can local government get it right on shared services?
Jun 5, 2020 · 626. Number of local government shared services partnerships across England in 2018/19, according to the LGA. £1.34bn. Cumulative savings delivered by these partnerships – including £200m in FY19 alone. Coventry, Warwickshire, Herefordshire, Solihull, Worcestershire. Local authorities that share the Adoption Central England service.
Emergency meeting: Home Office signs Google Meet deal in case …
Aug 22, 2024 · The Home Office has signed a near-£40,000 deal for the provision of enterprise-grade video technology from Google – to provide an alternative option for officials to hold meetings if Microsoft Teams systems are ever inaccessible. The contract was awarded a month after millions of Microsoft users around the world – including in the UK ...
AI in government: The need for human foundations
Sep 10, 2024 · In recent weeks, the UK government has taken a more bullish approach to artificial intelligence in the public sector. While the King’s Speech initially gave a muted impression regarding its prominence, subsequent statements and actions have made it clear that AI is a priority for the current administration. The parliamentary debate on technology in public services on 2 September highlighted ...
Government commits £4m to equip AI firms with education data …
Aug 28, 2024 · Applications for a slice of this money open on 9 September, and will remain open to March 2025. Alongside the announcement of the AI project, the Department for Education also unveiled the results of tests that demonstrate that “providing generative AI models with this kind of data can increase accuracy to 92%, up from 67% when no targeted data was provided”, according to the government.
DDaT profession: Government maps out digital accessibility career
Feb 11, 2022 · The government has mapped out a proposal for a dedicated career path within the digital, data and technology profession for accessibility specialists. The DDaT Profession Capability Framework was established in 2017 to define the common roles that collectively constitute the profession. The guidance initially contained 38 specified roles, and ...
HMRC signs £250m Capgemini deal to ‘run and change’ key tax …
May 23, 2024 · HM Revenue and Customs has signed a near-£250m deal with Capgemini to support the department’s key tax platform – which houses almost 1,000 discrete services, including more than 100 applications used by citizens. The deal – which follows three other £100m-plus digital engagements announced last week – came into effect on 13 May.
Environment Agency signs £28m deal for new national flood …
Feb 6, 2024 · The Environment Agency has signed a multimillion-pound deal to support the creation of a new national technology platform to deliver flood warnings to citizens, government and the media. On 4 March, the agency, an arm’s-length body of the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, will enter into an initial six-year contract with ...