Did the government kill off the Oligopoly or just send it back to the (US) cloud?
The advent of the G-Cloud and a stricter procurement policy sought to break up the original Oligopoly a decade ago. But do the same rules apply to Oligopoly 2.0?
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Politicians will not have their content moderated on social media platforms
Some of the world’s largest social media platforms, including Facebook and YouTube, have said that it isn’t appropriate for them to police what world leaders say online.
The government’s new CDIO role - poisoned chalice or digital saviour?
There is going to be a powerful new digital leader in Whitehall. But what will their remit be? Who will they be overseeing? And who might be the best person for the job?
Boris Johnson makes his Brexit Britain tech pitch at the UN
The Prime Minister gives a cringe-worthy performance regarding the future opportunities for the tech industry in Britain. Unfortunately, they were all a bit pie in the sky...
Will Spark set public sector innovation alight?
Alex Osborne, Senior Director at ServiceNow, discusses the opportunities presented by the government’s new innovation framework, Spark. The key to success will be tackling integration and a platform approach.
Harrow Council gets to 90% resident self-service for problem solving
A new approach to resident communication in the past five years has meant shrinking its old physical contact centre capability has provided opportunity - not issues
Jobs for Bots - Why the UK must grab the automation opportunity
Whilst the media obsesses over how robots are coming for all of our jobs, a new government-backed report claims that we actually have too few robots in the workplace.
GDS and digital government in 2030 - ambitious aims or more of the same?
Alison Pritchard, the interim director general of GDS, says government has end goals in mind for five key pillars.
Turning data into an asset at Birmingham City University
A combination of Business Intelligence and data analytics has automated a key audit process, says its internal Planning Department
GDS seeks to reassure that GOV.UK data gathering is business as usual
Reports that claimed data could be scooped up from GOV.UK to help the Prime Minister’s campaign is not true, say GDS and civil service bosses