Digital, Data & Technology

New UK charity aims to boost innovation and diversity

The wife of former UK civil service head Sir Jeremy Heywood, who died last month, has helped set up a charity in his name to promote diversity and innovative thinking […]

Australia launches Digital Transformation Strategy

Australia has published a Digital Transformation Strategy, setting out its objective of allowing citizens to access all government services digitally by 2025. The goal, it says, is to ensure that […]

Tech expert moves to USA’s General Services Administration

The former chief information officer (CIO) of the Health and Human Services department Beth Killoran has moved to the General Services Administration (GSA) as the new deputy CIO, according to […]

Heiki Loot, Secretary of State, Estonian Government: Exclusive Interview

Estonia’s Secretary of State, Heiki Loot, is leaving government after 15 years at the top of the civil service. As he prepares to return to his legal roots, Matt Ross […]

Australian government to launch digital transformation strategy

The Australian government is to launch a new digital transformation strategy at the beginning of 2019, setting out a roadmap designed to make the country a world leader in digital […]

Citizen Services in the Digital Era – a way forward for Governments

The last few decades have witnessed significant demographic shifts across the globe; emerging economies have seen a substantial growth in their middle class due to increased economic activity. High-speed internet […]

UK satellite data to improve public service delivery

High-resolution satellite images will help the UK public sector tackle issues such as plastic waste and city planning, the government has announced. The UK Space Agency’s Space for Smarter Government […]

French civil servants targeted by Chinese cyber spies, leak reveals

A leaked French intelligence services report has revealed that thousands of the country’s civil servants have been targeted by Chinese spies using fake LinkedIn profiles. Following the leak to leading […]

Beating the jams in France’s journey to electric vehicles

France has ambitious plans to shift to electric vehicles, finds David Whitehouse – but its focus on encouraging big corporates to drive the agenda has proved ineffective: it’s time to […]

UK steps back from Verify ID system

The UK has announced the end of public funding for its digital identity programme, Verify. Last week, the government signed five 18-month contracts with its certified private sector identity partners, […]