Government extends digital retraining scheme to help people losing jobs to automation
The Get Help to Retrain service forms part of the National Retraining Scheme, which is being developed to support adults losing jobs to new technologies.
Archive: Digital skills and training
No coherence to Civil Service Academy ‘system’ - more needs to be done to foster learning and development
MPs on the Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee have also criticised the lack of insight into how money is spent on Civil Service learning and development.
Jeremy Wright - ‘Tech sector must help government design new immigration system’
Immigration and skills are huge concerns for business, says Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport
UK’s Tech Nation Tier 1 Exceptional Talent Visa sees 45% rise in applications
Demand for the Tech Nation Visa has risen for the sixth year running, with most applicants coming from the USA and India.
IFS - Local government will need to accept reduced service provision unless more funding found
The Institute for Fiscal Studies paints a dire picture of local government funding, particularly in more deprived areas. This context is important for digital government teams.
Leeds City CDIO - ‘Too many public sector IT leaders are stuck in the past’
Too few technology chiefs understand the power of disruption, says Leeds City Council’s digital executive.
Staffordshire County Council wants to make work “an activity and not a location”
How universal docking is allowing all 4,000 members of Staffordshire County Council’s workforce to work in new ways
Australian government unveils ‘Tech Future’ strategy - strong focus on skills, inclusion and data
The Coalition government in Australia is considered an update to the National Digital Economy Strategy, which was last updated in 2013.
Brexit - Government’s Immigration White Paper to propose scrapping limit on Tier 2 visas, often used by tech industry
The technology industry in the UK has been calling for a scrap on the cap of Tier 2 visas for a while. However, it still isn’t decided whether or not a minimum wage for eligibility will be included.
Professor Dame Wendy Hall - ‘We need to put diversity at the centre of the AI ethics debate’
Dame Wendy Hall helped write the government’s inaugural report on Artificial Intelligence (AI), which led to the creation of the Office for AI. However, she isn’t impressed with the progress one diversity and inclusion.
‘Police forces’ investment in and adoption of new technology is complete and utter mess’, say MPs
MPs on the Home Affairs Select Committee heard that forces are failing in the adoption of technology not because of funding, but because of a lack of coordination and leadership.
MPs propose new immigration system to support UK innovation post-Brexit
There has been growing concern from the tech industry about getting access to talent after Brexit. MPs have made new immigration proposals that should support innovation and science going forward.
Salesforce COO - don’t forget what government digital transformation is meant to be about!
Digital transformation in government needs to be built around delivering better public services to citizens, says Keith Block.