All posts tagged "Crown Commercial Service"

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  ‘Tolerating risk, being brave’: Innovation 2026 Bitesize Insights

  As we approach this year’s Innovation conference and exhibition, taking place on 24 and 25 March 2026 in London, we asked the event’s speakers to tell us what innovation-related topics

  • Posted March 2, 2026
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  ‘The reality is: this is happening’: Government tech expert Lord Holmes on building a better state

  As GGF’s sister title Global Government Fintech becomes Global Government Finance, Lord Holmes – a long-standing advocate for public sector fintech use – endorses a ‘timely move’ as governments transform

  • Posted January 12, 2026
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  Public sector fintech moves up a gear as Dublin hosts fourth Global Government Fintech Lab

  Financial technology’s ‘transformative potential’ for public sector transformation has been hailed at Global Government Fintech Lab 2025. The Lab, which was held on 11 June, in Ireland’s capital Dublin, is

  • Posted June 12, 2025
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  DWP hunts ‘strategic supplier’ of open banking tech for Universal Credit 

  The UK Department for Work & Pensions (DWP) has instigated a search for a ‘strategic supplier’ of open banking technology for use on Universal Credit – a high-profile UK social

  • Posted May 20, 2025
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  Australia publishes new government data and digital strategy; UK to accelerate plans to move 22,000 civil service roles out of London: news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s digest of the news you need to know but might have missed. Australian government sets out ‘unified blueprint’ for maximising digital and data capabilities The Australian government

  • Posted December 20, 2023
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  French civil servants set for salary review after Macron win – and Australian officials may be next for post-election pay rise: management & workforce news in brief

  Global Government Forum’s weekly digest of all the news you need to know but might have missed French civil servants set for salary review after Macron win Salary scales for

  • Posted April 28, 2022
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  Procurement 2.0: making the most of tech buying frameworks

  The steep rise in demand for online public services triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic shone a spotlight on just how useful tech buying frameworks can be. At a GGF webinar,

  • Posted January 11, 2022
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  The final lap: an interview with the UK’s open banking champion

  With use of open banking gathering pace in the UK, Imran Gulamhuseinwala tells Ian Hall about the journey so far, the challenges ahead – and open banking’s potential for government.

  • Posted October 15, 2020
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  Slow but sure: exploring open banking’s potential for streamlining citizen services

  Open banking creates super-fast, automated data connections and brings significant possibilities for improving public service delivery, but adoption has so far been slow. Ian Hall investigates the opportunities and obstacles

  • Posted July 23, 2020
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  Case study: driving culture change at the Crown Commercial Service

  “Our vision is to put finance at the heart of decision making – driving the agenda, not just keeping score”, head of the UK government finance function, Mike Driver, said

  • Posted January 23, 2020
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